Getting Credit for EAP Courses at Berkeley

Departmental Policies on Earning Credit Abroad

College Clearance Requirements

Your Major and EAP

Current as of Fall 2004

Department Name: African American Studies

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Lindsey Herbert

Office Location: 664A Barrows Hall

Email Address: lherbert@berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-3419

Fax: 642-0318

Departmental Website: http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/as/

1. Is there a specific time frame in which students are required to declare a major in your department? If yes, when?

NO.

2. Does the Undergraduate Adviser (staff) sign the Education Abroad Program academic planning form, or must a faculty adviser (professor) sign?

UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT CAN SIGN

3. Should we advise students to make an appointment to have their academic planning form signed in your department? If so, do they need to bring a transcript or any other supplemental materials with them to their appointment?

APPOINTMENTS ARE GOOD, BUT NOT REQUIRED. UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS ARE HELPFUL.

4. What is the maximum amount of major credit given for courses taken during the education abroad program? Is this maximum calculated by number of courses or by units of credit? Please explain.

WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A MAXIMUM.

5. Are students in your department able to undertake senior honors theses the semester following EAP participation or are there restrictions? Please explain.

YES, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.

6. Does your department calculate EAP grades into the departmental GPA?

YES, IF THEY ARE USING COURSES TOWARD THE MAJOR.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

YES, IF THEY ARE GOING TOWARD THE MAJOR.

8. If you represent a department which teaches foreign language, does your department award major credit for the courses taken during the Intensive Language Program (ILP) portion of the EAP program? If so, please explain.

N/A

9. Does your department distribute a special information sheet for your majors which includes advice on how to articulate participation with EAP with the major?

NO.

10. If yes, do you also provide this information on your departmental website? What is the URL?

N/A

11. Finally, most EAP students are required to officially declare their major before departure. Returning EAP students who attempt to register through Tele-BEARS from abroad need adviser codes to pre-enroll for courses. What is your departmental policy on releasing advisor codes (AC's) to EAP students?

IF THE STUDENT IS DECLARED, WE WILL RELEASE AND ADVISOR CODE VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE.

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