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For guidance on where to go for assistance, students may consult the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate in addition to the following information.

The Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre (PIC) is the overall headquarters for undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Arts. The key objective of this office is to connect students with whatever academic assistance that they require.

In addition to housing the Associate Deans for Students and for Interdisciplinary Programs, the PIC is the specific home to:

• the Faculty’s Cooperative Education Program
• the Arts and Science Honours Academy
• the Faculty’s Interdisciplinary Programs
• a Student Help Desk

Location: Social Sciences Building, Room 110
Phone: 403.220.3580
E-mail: artsads@ucalgary.ca
Website: http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support-program-resources

Degree advisors in the Student Success Centre (SSC) assist undergraduate students in planning their overall degree programs. For example, they provide advice for students on:

• Contextual (big-picture) questions about the Major Field and honours programs
• Graduation checks and confirmation
• Changes of Program
• Letters of Permission for study at other institutions
• Degree Navigator assistance
• After-degree program evaluation
• Honours applications and admissions
• New student registration
• Graduation Guarantee

The SSC also provides broad educational planning, learning support, assistance with academic difficulties, academic program guidance, writing support, success seminars, and peer support.

Location: Taylor Family Digital Library, 3rd Floor
Phone: 403.220.5881
Email: success@ucalgary.ca
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/ssc/

Subject advisors in Department Offices deal with more specific inquiries related to courses and course content within a student’s major. For example, these advisors assist students with:

• Course-related questions
• Details about the Major Field
• Details about honours programs
• Transfer-credit assessment
• Overloads
• Course time conflicts
• Credit by special assessment
• Course audits
• Initial grade appeals
• Prerequisite waivers

Note that the Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre provides subject advising on the topics listed above for the interdisciplinary programs within the Faculty.

Contact information is provided for each Major and Minor program under 4. Program Details and a contact list is provided on the Faculty of Arts website: http://www.arts.ucalgary.ca.

Enrolment Services helps with registration issues and problems, fee payments, awards, financial aid, admissions questions, visiting and exchange students, open studies, transcripts, deferred exams, etc.