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This page contains general tips for English majors and answers to frequently asked questions. The
questions have been divided into the following categories. If you
do not find an answer to your question here, please contact the
department office.
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General Tips for English Majors (back to
top)
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Register as early as possible to avoid major courses being
cancelled because of low enrollment.
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Meet all campus deadlines. The "No Record Drop"
deadline, the "Add" deadline, and the financial aid
application deadline are particularly important. See the
calendar in the front of each quarter's Schedule of Classes,
or go to the University
FAQ for students.
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Check your CSULA e-mail account daily for updates and
policy changes. (Please note that the university and
department will use your CSULA e-mail account to distribute
important information.)
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Apply for department scholarships through the Financial Aid
Office; check
their website for deadlines (usually early in Winter
quarter).
Please be aware that the following policies have changed as of
Fall 2009.
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Reinstatement/readmission after disqualification is
limited.
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"W" withdrawals from classes are limited to 27
units maximum beginning in Fall 2009 (i.e., not inclusive of
previous quarters).
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No late adds will be allowed.
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Retroactive drops are extremely limited.
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The Arts and Letters (AL) 301 requirement is indefinitely
postponed.
See the FAQs and policies on the University
and Arts
and Letters' college websites for details.
- Graduating seniors will be given priority in adding classes
with those graduating in the current quarter given highest
priority. Students must have grad checks on file in the
English Department Advisement Office to receive priority
status.
- English minors must wait until after the grad check period
to see an adviser; they may acquire the minor program(s) in
the English Department Advisement Office at any time.
- Students who have a record of "no shows" for
advisement appointments (2 or more within a given quarter)
will not be given any more in-person advisement appointments
that quarter.
- If time allows, e-mail and telephone advisement queries will
be answered in the order received, depending on the complexity
of the query. Priority must be given, however, to students
with appointments.
- English 499 proposals, prepared and submitted in accordance
with current guidelines, will be approved only if all of the
following three conditions apply: 1) the student needs the
course to meet an English major program requirement; 2) the
students needs the course to graduate within two quarters and
has a grad check on file in the English Department Advisement
Office; 3) all other courses that would satisfy the program
requirement are completely full.
Transfer Students
If I am a new transfer
student, what courses should I take?
Transfer Students
If I am a new transfer
student, what courses should I take?
Click here to the
roadmaps to graduation designed by the department. Please note that these documents are
maintained on the College of Arts and Letters web server.
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