Dr. Barbara Chiarello:
Carlisle Hall 210
Email

Advising Hours:

Dr. Camille Adkins:
Carlisle Hall 209
Email

Advising Hours:

Although the advisors try their best to keep these hours, sometimes they are unable to because of mandatory advising meetings, other essential university obligations, or for personal reasons such as illness. If possible, these changes are posted online. In cases where this is impossible, the English department staff is usually aware of any last-minute changes. Please keep this in mind, especially if you have to make a special trip to come to UTA, in which case you might want to call the department first.

When should I contact an advisor?

The undergraduate English advisors help English majors as well as potential majors at several decision-making junctures.

If you are contemplating becoming an English major but have not yet decided to do so, English advisors are available to help you with your decision-making process. If you are an English major and need assistance in planning your academic program, English advisors can help you explore your options within the major. At this time we can discuss your academic and career goals that may include teacher certification. We can also generate an informal degree plan that indicates your remaining coursework so that you can map out your required courses semester by semester.

After you have earned a total of 60 hours (transfer and/or UTA), and at least a 2.0 GPA in your UTA hours, we can file a formal degree plan. This is a requirement for graduation. The Graduation Office suggests that you file a formal degree plan at least one semester before graduating to make sure that you can meet all the requirements for graduation the following semester.

In a semester when you are struggling with academic problems, you should see your English Advisor for suggestions--before small problems become major ones. We encourage you to get in touch with us whenever you have any questions at all concerning your college career.

How do I contact an advisor?

We are available for general advising at 817-272-5694. If no one responds, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. The current semester's advising schedule appears to your left. In addition, Dr. Chiarello can be contacted via email at chiarello@uta.edu. Dr. Adkins can be contacted via email at adkins@uta.edu.

Tips:

Transfer students might want to pay special attention to numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5, as well as the following note:

In order to encourage students to graduate in a generously timely manner, there is a rule called the "floating 45 hour" limit.  What this means is that students who take classes after they have completed minimum hours on their degree plans + 45 hrs will be charged out-of-state tuition.  All hours attempted (W's, F's, Z's, NP's are included) from any public higher education institution including a community college, a junior college and a four-year college will count.

All students who begin Fall 2006 or after will have a floating 30 hrs beyond which they will have to pay out of state tuition.

This is important for those of you who think that there aren’t any consequences to making a habit of withdrawing from classes since it doesn’t affect your GPA.