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ADVISING FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
Welcome! Most of this information can also be found in the Course Description
Booklet. (see the link on the English homepage). Here you can find out:
I. FAQ's
1. Where do I Add or Drop a class?
Go to CLV 103 for help; check "Registration and Advising Handbook"
for 3 deadline dates per semester.
2. How do I figure out what classes are still available? What if a class
I want is already full?
See www.csus.edu/scheduler for class availability. E-mail or phone
the course instructor to ask about a waiting list; attend the first class
meeting to find out the result
31. What are the requirements in my major? Do I need a Minor?
See the Course Description Booklet for requirements. No minor is required;
check with your Adviser about useful courses outside English
4. Who is my Adviser? How do I meet with him/her?
Every student is assigned a faculty Adviser when they declare an English
Major, or when they transfer into CSUS.To change your assigned Adviser,
use the "Change of Adviser" form in CLV 103. For urgent questions,
e-mail the On-line Adviser, antalocy@csus.edu or contact Zahara Seals,
CLV 103, 278-6586. Current adviser assignments: BY CLV 104. See your Adviser
each term; NEW/TRANSFER MAJORS: SEE YOUR ADVISER BEFORE YOU REGISTER for
next term.
5. When, or in what order, should I be taking the Required courses
or electives?
See the "Road Map for English Majors" below
6. What should I do to have the courses I completed at another school?
See your Adviser in your first semester at CSUS for help on submitting
a "Petition for Substitution"
7. What jobs can I get with my English Major?
See "Career Paths for English Majors" below
II. Road Map for English Majors
Freshmen and Sophomores:
Finish lower-division courses. OK to take an upper division course near
the end of lower courses. Take G.E. courses. Advice on GE: Academic Advising
Center, 278-6351
Juniors:
Take the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE. Sign up for a Workshop to prepare:
CLV 111, 278-6409
If you transferred to CSUS, see your adviser soon to complete a "Petition
for Substitution" (CLV 104) to
have your previous courses counted in your CSUS English major.
Take English 120 A as soon as possible (WPE is Prerequisite)
Select an "Area of Interest" in the major, and plan electives
in English and other fields.
A year before you plan to graduate:
With your Adviser's approval, complete and turn in a Graduation Petition
(available online:
Juniors/Seniors:
Make Career plans: see the next section
Take an Internship (English 195A or 195C), a Service Learning course,
or do volunteer work,
to get career experience BEFORE you graduate!
III. Career Paths for English Majors
English Majors are evenly divided on the directions they take after their
B.A. See these advisers for information on career possibilities and training
in each:
Teaching: Advisers: Credentials:Prof. Dunstan 278-5269; TESOL: Prof. Heather,
278-6197
Community College: Prof. Glade, 278-6870
Graduate School Advisers: CSUS, Prof. Madden; Literary Studies: Profs. Buchanan,
278-6492, Toise, 278-6404
Creative Writing: Profs. Doug Rice, 278-5435, Joshua McKinney, 278-6386,
Peter Grandbois, 278-278-3696
Careers in English Advisers: Profs. Antalocy, 278-6436, Phillips, 278-6560;
Debra Marcus, Careers Center, Lassen 2000, 278-6231
Real jobs and Internships that English majors have held recently: Nightclub/restaurant
reviewer, University fundraiser, Business communications writer, Software
instructions writer, Book editor and marketer, Public relations officer
(YMCA), Political events coordinator and speechwriter, and more.
See the "Internships" link on the English homepage.
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