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Advising

  • Associate Department Head

  • Dr. Dudley M. Marchi
  • Withers 319
  • Telephone: 919.515.9283
  • dmm@unity.ncsu.edu

(Note: The Director of Undergraduate Advising and the Associate Department Head are available to answer any questions you may have).

Materials All FLL Majors Should Have:

Communication with Our Advisees

We are now able to communicate with all our students through e-mail and we post important advising information and notices from career planning. It is important to check your Unity e-mail account frequently. Remember that all NC State students have Unity accounts. Your user-id is your first initial, middle initial, and the first six letters of your last name. Your password is your social security number (unless you have changed your password). Should you have any problems accessing your account, please call University Computing Services at 515-4357.

Tips For Registration

  • You will be contacted by Dr. Marchi about advising prior to the beginning of the advising period.
  • Advising in the fall is mid-October; in the spring it is mid-March.
  • Review the suggested sequence of courses and cycle of courses in the "Handbook for Foreign Language Majors" before planning your schedule.
  • You will be able to register after you have completed your Plan of Work and your advisor releases your registration hold.
  • Students now have access to their curriculum degree requirements and automated degree audit [ADA]. on NC State's Records and Registration homepage. Before consulting with their advisor, students should access their degree requirements and ADA and complete a Plan of Work for at least one semester.

Student Portfolios

All majors will submit a copy of a major research paper during the semester in which they are to graduate; it will go in the student's portfolio.   The paper should be representative of the student's best work. In the final semester of  the student's senior year, the portfolio paper will be read by foreign language faculty who will evaluate it for grammatical correctness, writing style, interpretive skills, and cultural knowledge.  The anonymity of each student is carefully protected in the evaluation of student portfolios, which are used to monitor our major programs, and to help define curriculum goals as part of the on-going assessment of our programs. Evaluations of the portfolios do not affect the g.p.a. or a student's standing in the department.

Graduating Seniors

You need to see Dr. Marchi during the first two weeks of classes of the semester in which you intend to graduate. He will verify that you have fulfilled the necessary requirements, prepare your graduation file, and forward it to the Dean's office.

Study Abroad

The department encourages all students to participate in a study abroad program. Study Abroad Office, 2118 Pullen (515-2087) is the place to go. Also consult your academic advisor. Remember that it is important to plan early and to do careful research in order to take the best advantage of the numerous options that are available for students wishing to go abroad. Most important, make absolutely sure that all the necessary forms for study abroad are completed before you begin your travel away from the university. You will need to see Ms. Navey-Davis [Spanish] or Dr. Marchi [all other languages] who will pre-approve your courses.  Before doing so, please consult the Checklist for Students Intending to Study Abroad.

Policy on the transfer of foreign language study abroad credit to our major programs

  1. Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in a course for the credit to transfer.
  2. Students may apply up to five courses from a foreign university toward the major.  The limit on study abroad transfer hours applied toward the major does not apply in the case of NC State's own programs.
  3. Dr. Marchi or Ms. Navey-Davis will review course materials upon the student's return from abroad and process transfer credit.
  4. Students requesting study abroad credit in other disciplines must seek the approval of the appropriate department(s), or in some cases of the Dean's office, and abide by their limits and guidelines.

University Career Center

Located in 2100 Pullen Hall (515-2396), the center offers students career counseling, on-campus interviews, a career/employer research library, access to internship information, workshops on job-search topics including resume and cover-letter writing as well as interviewing techniques. Mr. Woody Catoe assumes special responsibilities for students majoring in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Visit the center early in your university career to become familiar with the resources available.

Extracurricular Activities

The department supports and promotes the study of language and culture outside the classroom through numerous clubs and honor societies. Speak with your faculty advisor for more information. Also, check the information about Language Clubs and Honor Societies on the FLL Homepage.