Dear Graduate Students,
I wanted to call your attention to some dates in the QC/CUNY calendar,
because I know there's been some confusion. Next *Thursday, September 5,
follows a Monday schedule*. That means if you have a Monday class (this
applies to ENGL 636, 726, and 781-02), just for next week (for your first
class) you'll be meeting on Thursday instead of Monday (because of Labor
Day). And that means if you have a Thursday class (i.e., ENGL 719, 729,
781-03), you will *not* be meeting next Thursday.
Other important dates to keep in mind:
- Monday, Sep. 2, is the last day to add a course OR to drop a course
for a 75% tuition refund.
- Monday, Sep. 9, is the last day to drop a course for a 50% tuition
refund.
- Monday, Sep. 16, is the last day to drop a course for a 25% tuition
refund.
- No classes on Sep. 30-Oct. 1, Oct. 8-9, Oct. 14, and Nov. 28-30.
- Wednesday, Oct. 16, follows a Monday schedule.
- Thursday, Dec. 12, is the last day of classes.
You can find the full calendar on the QC website
<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/pages/calendar.aspx>. Hope your first week of the
fall semester is off to a great start!
Best,
Caroline
--
Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD
Associate Professor of English
Director of Graduate Studies (English MA)
Queens College, CUNY
Klapper Hall 604
caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu
*she/her/hers*
Dear Graduate Students,
Fall 2019 officially begins on *Tuesday, August 27*. Please find attached
(and pasted below) some important beginning-of-the-semester announcements.
Please read them carefully. Our regular office hours begin next week, and
please don't hesitate to email us in the meantime if you have any questions
or issues.
For info and policies specific to the English MA program, please see our
most recent handbook, attached here. For info regarding Queens College's
general academic policies and procedures, please consult the Handbook for
Graduate Students
<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GradStudies/Documents/Graduate-Handbook.p…>
.
Hope you're enjoying these last days of summer, and wishing you a wonderful
fall semester!
Best,
Caroline & Bill, Directors of Graduate Studies in English
--
Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD
Associate Professor of English
Director of Graduate Studies (English MA)
Queens College, CUNY
Klapper Hall 604
caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu
*she/her/hers*
*--*
*QC English MA Program*
*Fall 2019 Announcements*
*CALENDAR*
The Fall 2019 semester begins on *Tuesday, August 27*. You can find the
academic calendar with important dates and deadlines at
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/pages/calendar.aspx.
The last day to DROP classes for a 100% tuition refund is *Monday, August
26*. The last day to ADD classes is *Monday, September 2*.
*OFFICE HOURS*
Prof. Caroline Hong, Director of Graduate Studies (English MA)
Office: Klapper Hall 604
Email: caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu
Fall 2019 office hours: Wednesdays 2:30–4:30pm, and by appointment
Prof. Bill Orchard, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies
Office: Klapper Hall 637
Email: worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu
Fall 2019 office hours: Tuesdays 4:00–6:00pm, and by appointment
We recommend scheduling an appointment ahead of time if possible, even
during regular office hours. Walk-ins are always welcome, but students with
appointments have priority. Email is the quickest way to reach us.
For routine inquiries (e.g., for faculty contact info and office hours),
please consult the English Department website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/
or contact the English Department Office (Klapper Hall 607, 718-997-4600,
english(a)qc.cuny.edu)
*CHECK (AND DOUBLE-CHECK) YOUR SCHEDULE*
Before the semester begins, please take a moment to log-in to your
CUNYfirst account and check that you’re registered for your courses. Every
semester, one or two students belatedly discover that they’re not
registered for courses when they thought they were, or that their
registration has been canceled by the Bursar’s office. It’s much easier to
sort out the bureaucratic tangle if issues are caught early and before the
start of the semester.
Then, in the first week of classes, double-check your schedule again to
confirm class times and classrooms. Occasionally classroom assignments can
change right before classes begin.
*ADDING A COURSE / REQUESTING AN OVERTALLY*
If you’re looking to add a course, there are still several with open seats,
including ENGL 719 on Multilingual Anglo-Saxon England with Prof. Michael
Sargent (class code 27930); ENGL 781-01 on Global Arab Lit with Prof. Ala
Alryyes (code 27940); ENGL 781-02 on Urban Drama with Prof. Hillary Miller
(code 27941); ENGL 781-03 on Digital Rhetoric with Prof. Marco Navarro
(code 27943); and ENGL 781-04 on Central America with Prof. Bill Orchard
(code 27944). Course descriptions are available on the English Department
website at
http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/current-graduate-courses/.
Please confirm current availability by checking the Schedule of Classes on
CUNYfirst.
If you wish to overtally into a class that is already closed, please email
the course instructor and ask for their permission to overtally and/or to
be placed on the course waiting list. Keep in mind that instructors have no
obligation to overtally you into classes once they’re full and that all
instructor decisions are final.
*QC HUB*
The QC Hub is a centralized location where you can get answers to questions
or resolve any issues related to financial aid, registration, student
records, and other bureaucratic matters. The QC Hub is located in the
Dining Hall, room 128. To make an appointment and find their hours and
other info, see
https://www.qc.cuny.edu/studentlife/services/qchub/Pages/default.aspx.
*QCARD*
If you haven’t yet obtained a QCard, please do so ASAP. You can no longer
enter the library or other secure locations on campus without a QCard. For
more info, see
http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/online/qcard/Pages/default.aspx.
