Advising
Janis Smith
Chief Departmental Advisor
jksmith@odu.edu
BAL 5006
757.683.4036
Welcome to the Department of English advising information.For your convenience we have 3 different sections below:current Old Dominion University students wishing to declare their majors; current Old Dominion University students wishing to declare their minors; and, transfer students who wish to declare either major or minor.If you do not find the information you need in the sections below, please contact Janis Smith.
In the Department of English, all majors have 28 hours of core courses and then 15 hours of concentration in emphasis.There are 6 emphasis areas from which students will choose:Creative Writing, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Professional Writing, and, Teaching.Students who choose teaching will also be advised in the College of Education.
ODU students wishing to declare their majors as English.
Once you have successfully completed English 110C and 111C, we encourage you to declare your major.You may do so by filling out the Major Declaration Form below.Once that is completed, please e mail Janis Smith and make an appointment for initial advising.After this appointment, you will be assigned to a faculty member for advising prior to the beginning of each new semester.
Major Declaration Form
ODU students wishing to declare their minors as English.
You may minor in any of the emphasis areas described above, or you may have a general minor. In any case, you will have 5 classes at the 300/400 level with at least one 400 level. Once you have successfully completed English 110C and 111C, we encourage you to declare your minor. You may do so by filling out the Minor Declaration Form below. Once that is completed, please email Janis Smith and make an appointment for initial advisement.
Minor Declaration Form
Transfer students wishing to declare English as a major or minor.
If you have not yet been admitted to Old Dominion, you will find admissions information here:http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php.
Once you have been admitted to Old Dominion, please fill out the appropriate form below-either major or minor declaration-and e mail Janis Smith to make an appointment for advising.The advising appointment will be most productive once your final transcripts from other colleges and universities have been received.If you wish to see an initial assessment of what will and will not transfer to Old Dominion, please use this link:http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=TRANSFERmation
For directions to Old Dominion, please see this link:
http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=directions.To reach Parking Services and obtain a visitor's parking permit for your advising appointment, add these directions to what you see on the link:if you are traveling from the north, you will proceed on Hampton Blvd and turn right on 43rd Street.Parking Services is located at 4310 Elkhorn Ave. If you are traveling from the south, you will proceed on Hampton Blvd and turn left on 43rd St.
Once again, welcome to the Department of English at Old Dominion University!We look forward to working with you as you achieve your educations goals.
To declare an English major, students must see the English departmental advisor, Janis Smith. Ms. Smith will assign each major to a faculty advisor. Students in the Secondary Education Endorsement Program will also have an advisor in the Darden College of Education. All English majors are required to have a conference with their advisor(s) before each semester (preferably during preregistration). Ms. Smith will hold periodic group meetings with English majors to keep them fully informed.
Undergraduate Advising Sheets
Current Advising Sheet for 5 English Emphases
Current Advising Sheet for the Teaching Emphasis
(PDF files arranged by emphasis and catalogue year)
Creative Writing
Journalism
Linguistics
Literature
Professional Writing
Teaching
Graduate Advising
(PDF files arranged by degree and emphasis; MFA students and MA in Linguistic students should contact their GPDs for advising sheets)
For advising appointments, Literature graduate students should contact Dr. Edward Jacobs; Professional Writing graduate students should contact Dr. Julia Romberger; Rhetoric and Composition graduate students should contact Dr. Kevin DePew; Teching graduate students should contact Dr. Bridget Anderson; Creative Writing graduate students should contact Dr. Luisa Igloria; and Linguistics graduate students should contact Dr. Joanne Scheibman.
