Advising

Advising Appointment Update

In alignment with the campus directives regarding precautions surrounding COVID-19, the Voorhies Administrative Advising offices are now physically closed. Our Advisors remain available and will be offering academic advising appointments to students through Zoom, phone and email. Should you schedule an appointment, please follow the following directions:

If your appointment is with Lynda Jones, the online appointment system will give you directions.

If your appointment is with Francis David, the online appointment system will give you directions.

Major Advising

Lynda Jones, Undergraduate Counselor
177 Voorhies Hall (not available for in-person appointments)
(530) 752-7646
lmjones@ucdavis.edu
M-F 8:00-12:00, 1:00-5:00 Appointments Available!

Francis David, Undergraduate Counselor
179 Voorhies Hall (not available for in-person appointments)
(530) 752-8312 (Voicemail @ this # is regularly monitored)

M & W 8:00-4:45 (30 minute lunch) Appointments Available!
T 8:00-11:30

Peer Advisors

This years peers advisors include: Alyssa, Helena, Jenny and Tanya!

To get in touch with a peer advisor, pelase email: Englishpeeradvisors@ucdavis.edu

Mandatory Advising

All 2nd & 4th year students, along with 1st & 2nd year transfer students are required to meet with a Major Advisor. Holds will be released once the student has met with the Advisor. Students are encouraged to make an appointment. Students will be notified when a hold is placed for mandatory advising.

Please read over and familiarize yourselves with the following documents prior to your meeting with the Major Adviser:

Academic Advising Syllabus for English.pdf

Quick Resource PDF.pdf

Students are encouraged to visit our Year At a Glance page, to view a complete list of course offerings for the 2020-2021 year. All upper division courses also note which category the courses satisfy toward our Major Requirements.

English Major 3 Year Study Plan (Sample)

Upper Division Writing Requirement
All students must meet the Upper Division Writing Requirement by coursework, or by exam. See links below for the UWP upper division courses and composition exam that may satisfy this requirement.

Upper Division Composition Exam

UWP Upper Division Courses

Resources & Advising

Food/Nutrition

Aggie Compass: student community space where you can find fresh fruits and vegetables during Fruit & Veggie Up!, get CalFresh enrollment assistance and find resources to help you find stable housing and financial assistance.

Memorial Union, M-F, 9a-5p https://aggiecompass.ucdavis.edu/

Fruit and Veggie Up: Mondays and Friday, 11am-12:30pm at the Memorial Union (MU) https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/nutrition-services/fruit-and-veggie-up
The Pantry: M/Th 11:30a-6:30p, T/F 10a-5:30p, Wed 10a-6:30p, Memorial Union 154 https://thepantry.ucdavis.edu/
Student Health cooking class: offered quarterly

https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/health-and-wellness/nutrition-and-food/teaching-kitchen

Healthy Aggies: nutrition/wellness peer counseling and support. MU Aggie Compass desk

M-F various hours https://healthyaggies.com/

UCD Farmer’s Market: Fall (the 6 weeks before Thanksgiving) & Spring, noon hour on the Quad

https://healthy.ucdavis.edu/food-nutrition/farmers-market

Student Farm weekly produce box: approx. $235/quarter http://asi.ucdavis.edu/programs/sf/eat-our-produce
Davis Farmer’s Market: Year-round: Saturdays, 8a-1p. March-Oct: Wednesday evenings. Reduced cost produce at the end of the market
CalFresh: state benefits for food http://www.benefitscal.org/
Other Food Resources in the community: https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/services/nutrition-services/food-resources-around-davis-ca

Academic Assistance

Writing Across the Curriculum (Grad Writing Program tutors): offers individual consultations http://writing.ucdavis.edu/wac/consultations and writing workshops http://writing.ucdavis.edu/wac/workshops
Student Academic Assistance & Tutoring Centers: offers one-on-one tutoring and support https://tutoring.ucdavis.edu/

Health and Mental Health Care

UCD Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS): offers crisis and ongoing counseling; individual and groups; suicide prevention; sexual health, etc. Counseling referrals from SHCS can be made to a Sacramento location. https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/counseling-services