Getting Credit for EAP Courses at Berkeley

Departmental Policies on Earning Credit Abroad

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Your Major and EAP

Current as of March 21, 2007

Divisional Name: UGIS

Major Name: Cognitive Science

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Carol Snow

Office Location: 359 Campbell Hall

Email Address: casnow@uclink.berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-2628

Fax: 642-4607

Departmental Website: http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/cogsci/

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

Students may declare at any time.  They can also submit pending declaration forms when they’ve enrolled in their final prerequisites.

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

I sign the forms.

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?

Students who are not declared should allow for a possible return visit. No appointments necessary but some students come on the deadline day which isn't ideal.

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.

No restrictions other than course suitability for major program.

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

There are no program restrictions but students must find individual mentors for thesis projects in cognitive science; i.e., there is no class.  If they plan to graduate one semester after being abroad, they may not have enough time.

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

Yes, for those courses accepted in completion of major requirements.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

Yes, same as above.

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?

It's all taken care of by email.

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