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So Now You Are an English
Major...
- Subscribe to the English
department Listserv. Details of how to do this are
on the English
Department website, which you should look at on
a regular basis.
- See Ann Wainwright for graduation information, progress checks,
to enroll in the department Honors Program, for information
about Independent studies, to find out about working
as a Research Assistant in the department, to discuss
problems with grades or coursework, to discuss graduate
school, to plan English coursework, or to find out
about internships.
- Keep copies of all
official documentation from UCSB, including new student
profiles, petitions etc.
- Keep all the papers
you get back from your professors/instructors. Use
the written comments as guidelines for future papers.
E.g. did someone write, "Where is your thesis?" beside
your introductory paragraph? Make it crystal clear
next time.
- Go and see your professors/instructors
during their office hours, even if it is just to say
"Hi". They like to know who is in their classrooms
and it will be important when you need to ask for
letters of recommendation. Do not worry if you don't
know what to say because (trust us!) they will be
able to keep the conversation going. See department
website for faculty
and graduate
student office hours and location.
- Consider a specialization.
Check out the department
website, or see Ann
to find out what classes you need to take in order
to graduate with a degree in English with a specialization
in Early
Modern Studies, American
Cultures, Literature
and the Culture of Information, Literature and the Environment, or Literature and the Mind.
- Juniors (84-134 units):
Get a progress check with the College of Letters and
Science (Cheadle Hall, Room 1117) to make sure you
have taken, and are planning to take, the right classes.
The College of Letters and Science checks general
education and unit requirements and it is important
to make sure your records are correct. E.g. did you
get credit for that class you took in the summer?
Was that grade-change recorded?
- Think you have what
it takes to be an honors student? If you have completed
at least two quarters of your Junior year with a minimum
GPA of 3.5 (overall and/or in the major) and would
like to work towards an Honors degree in English,
see Ann Wainwright .
Follow link for information about the College
of Letters and Science Honors program.
- If you think you might
want to go to Graduate
school, start planning in your junior year. Begin
researching where you want to go and choosing classes
that give you a depth of knowledge in an area. Study
for the GRE exam and go and see Ann Wainwright , the Program Adviser in the English Department
for help.
- Seniors (135+ units):
Get a progress check at the Registrars office (SAASB
room 1105).
- Before the Fall quarter
of your senior year, plan when you will take your
senior seminar course, English 197, because professors
usually only teach one of these courses each year.
Therefore, if there is a professor with whom you particularly
want to work find out which quarter he or she will
be offering the seminar. See course
offerings on department website.
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