English Advising via Zoom
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All CUNY students, faculty, and staff have access to free CUNY Zoom accounts - set up yours at https://cuny.zoom.us/ (using first.last##@login.cuny.edu address, where ## = last two digits of EMPLID).
For one-on-one advising with a faculty member, please ZOOM with us on the days/times listed below. Zoom advising hours are drop-in hours, with no need for appointments, and are meant for checking in on how your semester is going, planning for the next semester, and obtaining course permissions for courses you need to graduate. Thanks for patience when you're in the Waiting Room!
| ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ADVISING SCHEDULE | |||
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We try our best to respond to permissions/requests at english.advising@lehman.cuny.edu within 48 hours during regular (Fall and Spring) semesters. During Winter and Summer Sessions, we respond on CDAD days. ENGLISH ADVISORS ARE ON ZOOM! During our advisement hours, click on this link and an advisor will meet with you: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82416930030?pwd=VHgwU3p4Rzh1aVZUdFNRWXp4Q3lPUT09 | |||
| UNDERGRADUATE CDAD ADVISING HOURS - SUMMER 2022 | |||
| Date | Time | Advisor | |
| Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | O'BOY | |
| Tuesday, May 31 | 2:00PM - 6:00PM | O'BOY | |
| Tuesday, June 7 | 10:00AM -4:00PM | MANEY | |
| Tuesday, June 21 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | MANEY | |
| Tuesday, June 28 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | EURE | |
| Tuesday, July 5 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | BRYANT | |
| Tuesday, July 19 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | MANEY | |
| Tuesday, July 26 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | BRYANT | |
| Wednesday, July 27 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | BRYANT | |
| Tuesday, August 2 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | DURHAM | |
| Wednesday, August 3 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | MANEY | |
| Tuesday, August 9 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | BRYANT | |
| Wednesday, August 10 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | BRYANT | |
| Tuesday, August 16 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | EURE | |
| Wednesday, August 17 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | EURE | |
| Tuesday, August 23 | 12:00PM - 6:30PM | O'BOY | |
| Wednesday, August 24 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | O'BOY | |
| GRADUATE CDAD ADVISING HOURS - SUMMER 2022 | |||
Graduate Advising Hours take place on the same days/dates at the same hours as Undergraduate Advising Hours (above), using a unique Zoom Meeting link (below): Deirdre Pettipiece is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Graduate Advising Meetings Meeting ID: 978 5145 0549 |
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ADVISING CONTACT INFORMATION:
For General English Undergraduate Advising, email english.advising@lehman.cuny.edu
For First-Year Composition (including Placement and ESL), email Composition Director Wyckof or Composition College Assistant Ashley Ortiz at steven.wyckoff@lehman.cuny.edu and ashley.ortiz@lehman.cuny.edu
For English Honors Program (EHP) advising only, email Professor Castillo Planas at melissa.castilloplanas@lehman.cuny.edu
For English Graduate Advising, email Professor Pettipiece at englishgrad.advising@lehman.cuny.edu and deirdre.pettipiece@lehman.cuny.edu
Course Schedules & Descriptions
We are tremendously excited to be launching our new English curriculum, which decenters European-based Literature courses while foregrounding courses that reflect the diversity and complexity of our literary and cultural traditions - and which also features newly configured specializations in Creative Writing and Professional Writing. Thanks for your patience as we transition from our old curriculum/major to our new one. Our advisors are on hand EITHER to help you finish out the old curriculum, if you choose to remain with it (as rising seniors may choose to do) OR to (re)declare your major in the new curriculum (as rising juniors may choose to do). We've done our best to provide courses for both degree options. Our advisors are available for one-on-one sessions to help you complete your BA in as smooth and timely a way as possible.
- Click here to obtain SUMMER 2021 Course Schedule and FALL 2021 Course Schedule.
- Click here for At-A-Glance Information about the the new English BA, all English courses (ENG and ENW), and a chart comparing old and new English requirements.
- Click here for NEW English Major worksheets (Literature, Creative Writing, Professional Writing) for the NEW English BA. Click here for OLD English Major Worksheets(Literature, Creative Writing, Professional Writing) for the OLD English BA.
- Click here for Fall 2021 English Graduate courses. (Open with approval to undegraduates with 90+ credits and 3.5+ GPA for BA/MA degree credit.)
- Click here for English GRADUATE Worksheets for Literature, Writing and Rhetoric, and Creative Writing tracks.
For permissions, email your name, EMPLID, and course-requests to english.advising@lehman.cuny.edu. (EHP students should email the EHP Director at english.honors@lehman.cuny.edu. Graduate students should email the MA Director at englishgrad.advising@lehman.cuny.edu. See below for full English Advising information.)
To register for courses (once you have permissions), log into CUNYfirst (and ScheduleBuilder) and search for courses in English literature (ENG) and English writing (ENW).
English majors and minors are encouraged to take HUM 470 to get academic credit for an internship while burnishing their pre-professional knowledge and skills and planning for the next step in their professional or academic career. For guidance and permissions, contact City and Humanities Director Joseph McElligott at joseph.mcelligott@lehman.cuny.edu.
English Advising - General Information
Permission is not advising! You must meet with an advisor one-on-one in video-conference to discussion Transcript Reviews, iDeclaration of Major or Minors, Transfer Credit Evaluations, Program Planning and Major Worksheets, Graduation Audits, Signatures, and General Advising needs. Be prepared! Have your EMPLID ready. If you are seeking transcript evaluation, have course descriptions on hand.
Waitlists, Open Seats, and (No) Overtallies: Prior to the start of classes each term, waitlisted students are added to courses in order as seats become available. Once classes begin, waitlists end and students may register only for courses with available seats. Keep your eye open for emerging seats on CUNYfirst during Late Registration! The English Department does not do overtallies.
English Advising provides advisement and permissions for English Majors and Minors, Professional Communications Minors, English Graduate Studies, and all students taking Lehman English courses. (Students seeking advisement and permissions for FYI Composition courses should direct inquiries to fyi.office@lehman.cuny.edu.)
Most of our ENG/ENW 100/200-level courses meet General Education and/or Writing Intensive requirements. Students who take a 200-level ENG or ENW course need only three more courses to complete an English Minor in Literature, Creative Writing, or Professional Writing. Several departments outside English require majors to take a 300-level literature or a creative/professional writing course in the English Department.
Several of our professional writing courses, including ENW 300, ENW 305, ENW 307, ENW 345, ENW 318, and ENW 320, are required for majors in other departments. Students who take ENW 201 (Writing Essentials) or ENW 217 (Editing Essentials) + one ENW course related to their major are already halfway to a Minor in Professional Communications.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Why do "Companies Scoop Up English Majors" - Wall Street Journal?
- What is the English Honors Program (EHP) and how can I apply?
- How will Lehman's English M.A. Program prepare me to become a professional or technical writer, teacher or college professor, or novelist or poet?
- What skills and knowledge does Lehman English aim to have students acquire, develop, and master?
- What online guides does Lief Library provide for English students?
- What resources does Lehman provide for experiential learning and career exploration?
- How do I ask professors for a recommendation letter?
- How do I write a personal statement (for an internship, graduate program, scholarship, or job)?
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