Can I Minor in Communication?
No.
How Do I Apply to the Communication Major?
Please check the Admission page. You may meet with Ms. April Tidlund, Secretary to the Undergraduate Director. The Undergraduate Studies Office is open from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Where Do I Get Advice on Course Selection if I'm NOT Yet a Major?
For General Education, Global Education, and general course selection during pre-registration, see an advisor in Pre-Major Advising Services, 615 Goodell, Tel: 545-2191. For selection of appropriate Communication courses during registration or add-drop, see the Communication department's Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Dr. Kenneth L. Brown in Machmer 415. You may sign up for an appointment to see Dr. Brown on an appointment sheet outside Machmer 415.
Who Can Advise Me on Course Selection if I'm a Comm Major?
For advice on course selection, see your assigned academic advisor in the Department of Communication. This faculty member is assigned to you when you are admitted to the department. You can find your advisor's name and contact information in your SPIRE account (go to Menu > Academics > Advisors).
When Can I Start Registering for Classes for the Next Semester?
The date when you can start registering for classes is called your "Enrollment Appointment". You can find it on the first page when you log in to SPIRE.
How Do I Find out about College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirements?
For information on College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Global Education requirements--and to declare or change your Global Education option--see an advisor in the Global Education Advising Office, Machmer E-20, 577-1057.
How Do I Get Comm Credit for Courses Taken in Other Departments or at Other Schools?
For advice on course substitutions and waivers, prior approvals, course equivalence during national and international study programs, and transfer of COMM courses taken at other universities, see Dr. Kenneth L. Brown, the Chief Undergraduate Advisor, in Machmer 415, or contact Dr. Carolyn Anderson (Machmer 308, 545-3455). (You can download a "Request to Substitute an Outside Course for a Departmental Requirement" as a .pdf form here.) To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Brown, use the sign-up sheet outside his office, Machmer 415. To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Anderson contact Ms. April Tidlund in Machmer 417 (Tel: 413-545-3539) between the hours of 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Am I on Track to Fulfill Requirements and Graduate?
Requirements for the Communication Major:
Obtain the tan sheet entitled UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS, which is available from the rack outside Machmer 417, and check your progress toward degree requirements on SPIRE. As of Fall 2003, the SPIRE audits are accurate except that they do not yet include courses substituted into the major from other departments or universities.
Requirements for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Check SPIRE, and if you have further questions, visit the Global Education Advising Office in Machmer E24 (577-1057).
Requirements for the University:
Check SPIRE, and if you need further advising, set up an appointment with Dean Brown or Dean Wikander in the Arts and Sciences Advising Office, Macher E-24, 545-2192).
How Do I Find out about Career Planning?
For questions regarding career planning and placement in Communication, see Mr. Tommie Joyner of the Career Services, in Machmer E27 (Tel: 577-0417).
Where Do I Find a Dean?
For any academic matter requiring a dean's approval (e.g. late adds, late drops, late changes in grading basis, W-drops, approval to enroll in more than 18 credits, petitions for reinstatement from dismissal or suspension), arrange to see a Dean such as Richard Wikander or Sandra Pirrello in Machmer E-24 by calling 545-2192.
