Undergraduate Advising
English, Medieval & Early Modern Studies
Tracy Falk, Lead Undergraduate Academic Advisor
- 171 Voorhies Hall
Please make an appointment: https://appointments.ucdavis.edu/ - choose English
Monday - Remote 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday - Remote or in-person 10:00am-12:00pm
Thursday - Remote or in-person 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday - Remote 1:00pm-4:00pm
When to see Tracy:
- 30-minute academic advising (by appointment only)
- help with academic challenges and concerns
- course articulations and substitutions for all undergraduate programs the VAU supports
- Incomplete Grade advising
- internship and career guidance
referrals to UC student support services
FALL 2026 Drop-In Peer Advising:
Monday - Thursday 1:00pm-4:00pm in 179 Voorhies Hall
- Zane Coutts, Undergraduate Peer Advisor Major(s): English, Philosophy | Minor(s): Professional Writing
- Abhinaya Kasagani, Undergraduate Peer Advisor Major(s): English, Cinema & Digital Media | Minor(s): Education, Professional Writing
- Sarah Najibi, Undergraduate Peer Advisor Major: English with Pre Health/STEM focus
Contact: [email protected]
When to see Peer Advisors:
- Mandatory Advising (hold removed after 24 hours)
- academic planning and major requirements
- curriculum information
- community support
- campus resource referrals
- minor and change of major guidance
Voorhies Academic Program Administration:
- Anita Rodriguez in 177 Voorhies Hall for program assistance. (remote Tuesday and Thursday)
- Contact Anita for: Voorhies room reservations, events, contests and prizes, Faculty and TA support
- Brandy Fleming, Program Supervisor
- 169 Voorhies (Monday - Friday)
- Voorhies teaching and course scheduling, undergraduate employment, curriculum changes, program management
- [email protected]
Important Advising Announcements:
Upper Division Writing Requirement:
All students must meet the Upper Division by coursework or by exam. See below for a list of English, Comparative Literature, and UWP upper-division courses that may satisfy this requirement as well as a link to the Composition Exam. Please note that further courses may be added to this list soon, so keep checking back.
Students must have completed 84 units for the course to count towards the upper division English composition requirement.
Upper Division English Composition Writing Requirement Courses:
• English (ENL) 110A** or 110B*
• University Writing Program (UWP) 101, 102 series, 104 series
• Comparative Literature (COM) 139*, 146*, 166A*
*effective fall 2023 **effective winter 2024
Upper Division Composition Exam
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