Advising for Undergraduate Students

Advising update

Effective Monday, March 16th, 2020, the Department of Modern and Classical Languages is temporarily suspending scheduled in-person student academic advising. ALL student advising will be conducted by email/phone, there will be no in-person advising at this moment.  Students will be able to schedule in-person advising as soon as courses resume in classrooms on campus.

Please email the undergraduate academic advisor, Ms. Xi Chen xchen8@gmu.edu if you have any questions and/or would like to schedule a phone advising appointment.  

You might also use Degree Works in Patriot Web. It is a "virtual advisor" that will show you what requirements are missing from your degree plan. Please check https://registrar.gmu.edu/students/degree-evaluation/degree-works/ to see how to use degree works. 

Helpful Links:

• If you need to declare or change a major/minor, please download the appropriate form from https://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/. Complete and sign the form, scan it, and email it as a PDF to xchen8@gmu.edu.

• If you have foreign language waiver and/or placement test questions, please check https://mcl.gmu.edu/placement-testing

• Student campus support information is available at https://advising.gmu.edu/mason-advisors/mason-resource-list/ 

• Keep updated with campus announcements about Coronavirus/COVID-19 at https://www2.gmu.edu/coronavirus

Modern & Classical Languages advising Q&A PPT presentation

Download the file: Advising_Q&A PPT

the Major Concentration Sheets

Arabic : https://advising.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/CHSS-FRLN-ARAB-19-20-combined.pdf

Chinese : https://advising.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/CHSS-FRLN-CHIN-19-20-combined.pdf

French : https://advising.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/CHSS-FRLN-FREN-19-20-combined.pdf

Korean : https://advising.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/CHSS-FRLN-KORE-19-20-combined.pdf

Spanish : https://advising.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/CHSS-FRLN-SPAN-19-20-combined.pdf

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Academic Advising in the Modern and Classical Languages Department program at George Mason University is an integral part of the educational process. Academic advising helps you to plan educational goals and work to achieve them throughout a liberal arts education. The elements of that education include classes, co-curricular activities, work, and personal experiences. With interests and goals in mind, academic advisors will help formulate academic plans.  Advisors are dedicated to creating an atmosphere in which students can discover their potential, set and reach individual goals, explore and plan appropriate academic study, and prepare for success after graduation. Please use the links below for more information about advising in our department.

• Advising Syllabus (PDF)

• Concentration in Chinese (PDF)

• Concentration in French (PDF)

• Concentration in Spanish (PDF)

Advising Appointments

If you have not formally declared a Foreign Language Concentration as your major, you need to contact Xi Chen to schedule an appointment.

• Visit https://gmu.campus.eab.com/ to access GMU SSC Campus.
• Log in using your GMU NetID and password.
• Submit and confirm your password sharing preference before clicking on "Accept."
• Once logged in, select the "Get Advising" button and schedule your appointment.

For questions, configuration concerns, and feedback on your SSC Campus user experience, please contact SSCHelp@gmu.edu.

If you encounter difficulties, accessing any of the resources offered through this office, please contact the Language Department (703) 993-1220. For more information about Mason's commitment to accessibility, please visit Accessibility@Mason.