Department Advising for Majors

The English Department offers academic advisement to students interested in a major in English.   Advisors try to work closely with students to guide them through their years at MTSU. Students are expected to meet with their advisors at least once a semester, shortly before or during pre-registration.

Advisors will help students select courses, plan schedules, and make other academic decisions. The advisor can be a mentor who will assist student with career planning and even provide guidance on other matters. Advisors are provided with information about university resources, deadlines etc.

Students are assigned advisors by the Upper Division Office. New majors and prospective majors should contact the Upper Division Office (615-898-2576) to be assigned an advisor. For continuing students, the name of the advisor will be on the student's Raidernet information.

Department Advising for Majors

• What to bring when you visit your advisor
• Upper Division Curriculum
• List of Upper Division Courses Offered

Tips for New Students

• Introduction
• The First Day of Class
• The First Six Weeks
• The Second Six Weeks
• The last Few Weeks and the Exam Period
• Year by Year Checklist

Meet Our Advisors

All the English department advisors have been chosen not only for their knowledge of the program but for their willingness to work with students.

The program advisors for the 2012-13 Academic year are:

Dr. Jimmie Cain, Director of Advising, English [link to e-mail]

Dr. Elvira Casal, Director of Upper Division English [link to e-mail]

Dr. Ron Kates, Academic Advisor [link to e-mail]

Dr. Robert Petersen, Academic Advisor [link to e-mail]

Dr. Kathleen Therrien, Academic Advisor [link to e-mail]

 

 

If you have any questions about advising or the English program that have not been answered above, please don't hesitate to contact the

English Upper Division Office PH 323 (615-898-2576).

Minor Advising

Information about the different minors may be found in the "Minors and Programs" section (see navigation bar to the left of the screen).

The advisor for the English minor is the Director of Upper Division, Dr. Elvira Casal [link to e-mail]

The advisors for the three interdisciplinary programs housed in the department are:

Film Studies - Dr. Robert Holtzclaw [link to e-mail]

Great Books - Dr. Michael Neth [link to e-mail]

Writing - Dr. Ron Kates [link to e-mail]