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March 2016

University College Advising Center Newsletter

ImportantDates

UCACContactInformationLocation:UAC120Phone:512-245-2218

Hours:Monday-Friday,8am-5pmEmail:ucadvising@txstate.edu

TheCounselingCenterprovidesservicesforstudentswhomaybeexperiencingavarietyofpersonalandadjustmentissuesthatrequireassistancebeyondwhatfriendsandfamilycanprovide.Counselingservicesarefree,confidential,andprovidedbytrainedprofessionalstocurrentlyenrolledTexasStatestudentswhileclassesareinsession.CounselingCenterServicesinclude:

• Briefindividual,group,andcouplescounseling• Consultationandcrisisresponse• Workshopsaboutcopingwithstressandothermental

healthtopics

TofindoutmoreinformationabouttheCounselingCenterandtheirservices,pleasevisittheirwebsite:http://www.counseling.txstate.edu/

March1stMcCoyPresentationSeries:“InterviewSkills:TheGood,TheBad,andtheUgly”

March8thNonprofit&SummerJobFair

March11thGraduationApplicationDeadline

March13th-20thSpringBreak–NoClasses

March21stRegistrationforSummerandFall2016begins

March29thLastDaytoDropaClass/AutomaticWDeadline

Resource of the Month: Counseling Center

Call or come by to schedule an advising appointment to discuss your Summer/Fall schedule! Registration begins March 21st!

Summer Registration: March 21st - May 30th * Fall Registration: March 21st – August 11th

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MajorsinEnglishprepareundergraduateandgraduatestudentstopursuefurthereducationand/orcareers;tothink,write,andspeakclearly;toproduceauthoritativescholarshipandinspiringcreativework;toreadwithpleasure,skill,andunderstanding;andtoappreciatethepowerandsubtletyofdiscourseinvariousmedia.FacultyintheDepartmentofEnglishteach,conductresearchin,andadvancethedisciplineofEnglishStudies,includingrhetoricandcomposition,creativewriting,technicalcommunication,filmandmediastudies,literatureandlanguage.SamplejobtitlesincludeCopywriter,Paralegal,CommunityRelationsDirector,Author,andResearcher.

TheundergraduatemajorsareEnglish(literature),EnglishwithSecondaryTeacherCertification,EnglishwithaCreativeWritingemphasis,andEnglishwithaWritingandRhetoricemphasis.Thedepartment’sfiveminorsincludeEnglish(literature),Writing,MedievalandRenaissanceStudies,MediaStudies,andSouthwesternStudies.

ForthisandmoreinformationaboutEnglishmajorsandclasses,visithttp://www.english.txstate.edu/about.htmlandcheckouttheUndergraduateCatalogathttp://www.txstate.edu/curriculumservices/catalogs/undergraduate/catalogs.html

CheckouttheWhatCanIDoWithThisMajor?websitetofindoutmoreinformationonjobtitlesandworksettings:http://www.careerservices.txstate.edu/resources/onlinepublicationsandresourcescenter/whatcanidowiththismajora-z.html

Course Examples ENG3306WritingforFilm

ENG3319TheDevelopmentofEnglish

ENG3329Mythology

ENG3342Editing

ENG3386AdolescentLiterature

ENG3388WomenandLiterature

March 2016

Major of the Month:

ENGLISH