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If you have any questions for our advising staff or would like to schedule a Zoom meeting, please contact us:
- Undergraduate Students (Literature): Virtual Advising Center (Zoom appt instructions on the "Meet with Advisor" page)
- Undergraduate Students (Study of Religion): Virtual Advising Center (Zoom appt instructions on the "Meet with Advisor" page)
- Ph.D. Students: Email us at litgrad@ucsd.edu.
- MFA Students: Email us at mfawriting@ucsd.edu.
We appreciate your flexibility, and we hope everyone stays healthy. If/when we are able to re-open in-person advising, we will update you.
Students are always welcome to schedule a Zoom meeting to speak with staff with any questions, big or small, or to seek advising or guidance on administrative matters. To schedule a meeting, please email staff in the address indicated above with your availability for a meeting; you will receive a response within 3 working days. If your request is urgent, please indicate this in your email and we will aim to respond more quickly than that.
Welcome to the UC San Diego Department of Literature
Unique among similar departments in the UC system and across the country, the Department of Literature is a community of scholars, critics, and writers working in a comparative, global, and interdisciplinary context.
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