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Hone your writing skills while deepening your appreciation of literature. Through discussion and close personal attention, you’ll develop analytical, critical reasoning, and communication skills highly sought after by employers in many fields. These skills will also provide you with an excellent foundation for graduate study.
Degree Offered: B.A.
Offered on the Augusta and Bangor campuses
Academic and Career Advising is a developmental process of combining your career goal with your academic plan. By taking your career goal into consideration, this provides you with the tools to make appropriate academic choices.
Academic Advising - Helping students navigate their educational experience. Providing advice regarding: program curriculum, FAQ, workshops, policies, academic standing, etc.
Career Advising - Assisting students with exploring career areas, creating career goals, choosing a major, and developing job search skills.
Testing and Assessment - Offering assessment of prior learning via academic placement testing, CLEP, DANTES, departmental challange exams, and the portfolio assessment process.
For more information, call 621-3144.
Career Advising services at UMA are designed to help students focus and implement their career goals. Students may seek assistance in choosing a major or exploring career fields for employment after graduation. Assistance with the job search process is also offered. A variety of resources are available, including workshops, assessment tools, computerized resources, and individual appointments with a career advisor.
For more information on these services, click on the following options:
The Academic and Advising Center coordinates and administers the academic placements tests, CLEP, DANTES, departmental challenge exams and the portfolio assessment process. Placement testing is also available at the Bangor campus. For students beginning their academic endeavor, academic placement testing assists students and advisors to determine appropriate course selections. For continuing students, other testing programs assist in evaluation of what you may have learned outside of the classroom setting.
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Augusta |
Bangor | |
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| Staff |
Sheri Fraser, Director |
Marcia Mower, Assistant Director of Advising & Student Services Stephanie Graves, Staff Associate |
| Address |
Student Center The University of Maine at Augusta |
114 Lewiston Hall UMA Bangor |
| Phone | (207) 621-3149 | (207) 262-7808 |
| Office Hours | Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm and alternate times by appointment. | Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4 pm and alternate times by appointment. |
For career assistance at your local University College Center, please contact:
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UC at Bath/Brunswick |
Lisa Whitney, Student Services Coordinator |
1-800-696-2329 |
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UC at East Millinocket |
Deb Rountree, Director |
1-800-498-8200 |
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UC at Ellsworth |
Bonnie Sparks, Director |
1-800-696-2540 |
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UC at Houlton |
Jean Henderson, Coordinator of Student Services |
1-800-585-0874 |
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UC at Norway/South Paris |
Nikki Abbott, Director |
1-888-677-3377 |
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Dagmar Moravec, Coordinator of Student Services |
1-800-286-1594 |
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Rosmond Hodge, Student Services Associate |
1-800-696-1103 |
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Wendy Goodwin, Coordinator of Student Services |
1-800-696-3391 |
Academic Advising at the University of Maine at Augusta has been designed to enhance, facilitate, and promote student success. Whether you are changing your major, setting goals, or seeking resources, we are available to assist you.
General Education Requirements
Navigation Electronic Software Systems (Degree Progress, Blackboard, MaineStreet, etc)
