To become an English major, you must go to the Arts and Sciences Advising Center in Gardiner Hall and formally declare the major. Students can also apply on-line at this website http://louisville.edu/a-s/advising/forms/. At that point, your records will be sent to the English Department and we will establish a file for you. We will contact you by mail to notify you of your acceptance into the major and to request that you make an initial advising appointment with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in English, Dr. Beth Willey. Call 852-6801 to schedule your appointment.

NEW ADVISING PROCEDURES FOR ENGLISH MAJORS

In an effort to improve the Major and respond to student concerns, the English Department is changing the advising procedures for all English majors. These new procedures are designed to make the advising relationship more productive, continuous, and expeditious for English majors. All advising will be handled by one of two advisers. Meeting with only one of two advisers will ensure that most students will have the same adviser for their career as English majors.

The advisers for 2008-2009 will be:

More importantly, we are implementing an “Advising Hold” on registration for Spring semester for all English majors. The hold will be lifted when you discuss your registration plan for Spring 2009 with your assigned adviser.

The “Advising Hold” is meant to ensure good communication between advisers and majors, not to be yet another obstacle in registering for classes. To keep it from becoming a burden, we are encouraging English majors to handle their consultations about Spring Registration via e-mail. You need only to send an e-mail message to your adviser with a detailed plan of the classes you intend to take in the Spring semester. Your adviser is also more than happy to meet with you face- to- face to discuss any academic questions you might have.

Please plan ahead and make arrangements to either e-mail or meet with your adviser well before early registration for Spring semester, October 29-November 12. If you have any questions about the new advising procedures, feel free to contact either of the two advisors.

We hope that these new procedures will help improve student satisfaction with the English Major and we look forward to getting your feedback.

Dr. Beth Willey