Getting Credit for EAP Courses at Berkeley

Departmental Policies on Earning Credit Abroad

College Clearance Requirements

Your Major and EAP

Current as of March 21, 2007

Department Name: College of Natural Resources

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Donna L. Symon

Office Location: 260 Mulford Hall

Email Address: dsymon@nature.berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-0542

Fax: 643-3132

Departmental Website: http://nature.berkeley.edu

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

STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES MUST DECLARE A MAJOR BY THE END OF THEIR SOPHOMORE SEMESTER.

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

THE DEPARTMENT MAJOR ADVISOR “SHOULD” ALWAYS SIGN OFF ON THE PLANNING FORM. FACULTY ADVISORS DO SIGN, HOWEVER, THE STUDENT SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT THEY NEED TO GET THE MAJOR ADVISOR’S INITIALS ON THE FORM.

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?

YES, STUDENTS SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY DON'T NEED TO BRING A TRANSCRIPT, JUST THE PROGRAM PLANNING FORM.

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.

CNR STUDENTS CAN USE NO MORE THAN 8 UNITS TOWARD MAJOR. THIS MAXIMUM IS CALCULATED BY UNITS OF CREDIT. THE MAJOR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT CNR STUDENTS @ UC BERKELEY ARE ACHIEVING THEIR DEGREE THROUGH COURSES TAUGHT ON THE BERKELEY CAMPUS.

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

DEPENDS ON THEIR PROGRAM OR MAJOR, AND ON NUMBER OF UNITS TOTAL.

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

IF THE EAP PROGRAM IS A BERKELEY PROGRAM AND IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO OVERALL GPA, THE ANSWER IS YES. MAJOR GPA, IT DEPENDS ON THE ARTICULATION.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

NO

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?

THE COLLEGE HAS NOT DEVISED A HANDOUT ON INCORPORATING EAP INTO THE MAJOR PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE CNR MAJOR ADVISORS DO PROGRAM PLANNING WITH THE STUDENT AND THEY DO FACTOR IN EAP IF NECESSARY.

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

N/A

12. 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?

CNR STUDENTS MUST BE DECLARED PRIOR TO GOING ON EAP. THE COLLEGE HAS AN ADVISOR CODE RELEASE FORM THAT WE GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE ON THE EAP PROGRAM.

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