In most cases it is to the student's advantage either to double major in the two areas or to commence graduate work. Petitions must be submitted prior to the second semester of the junior year. Petitions must contain a complete program proposal, including the student's objectives in pursuing the double-degree program, a full statement of completed and proposed courses, and intended date of graduation. Academic Advising The Academic Advising system of the University is organized to enhance the traditionally close relationship between students and faculty. Willamette is vitally interested in the intellectual, social, moral, religious, cultural, and emotional growth of each student and views advising and counseling as integral parts of the total educational process.
All undergraduate students work directly with a faculty advisor.
The student and the academic advisor, in mutual consultation and agreement, devise an academic program that meets the student's interests and needs and the University's requirements. While the student is ultimately responsible for ensuring that all graduation requirements are met, the academic advisor stands ready to lend assistance, offer information, and check programs. The student and the academic advisor, meeting together at least once every semester, plan both the immediate semester program and the total four-year program with the major aim of building a coherent liberal arts experience. The academic advising function is an important responsibility of every full-time faculty member of the College of Liberal Arts and is one which faculty members take very seriously. Because most entering freshmen do not yet know what their major will be, the student and the advisor will usually plan a program for the first two years that supports progress in the General Education Program and introduces the student to the broad liberal arts spectrum.