The University of Texas
of the
Permian Basin
Dual Credit Academy
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UTPB Dual Credit Academy
• UTPB dual credit courses are $150 per course per student except for English 1301 and 1302
courses which are $200 each per course. (compared to $812.44 per course for traditional
students)
• $500 SPUR Scholarship awarded to all dual credit students who complete a dual credit course
with a 70 or better (one per semester). SPUR Scholarships can be used after a student graduates
from high school (one per semester) and can be applied toward any UTPB course for tuition,
textbooks, or fees for courses online or on campus.
• UTPB provides the Texas Success Initiative Assessment-Accuplacer (TSI) at no charge to the
Home School student.
• House Bill 505 allows 9th-12th grade students to begin taking up to 15 hours per semester.
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• The University of Texas of the Permian Basin provides grades every 3-4 weeks to help monitor
academic performance.
• UTPB Dual Credit Academy staff are located in the Mesa Building MB 4207.
• UTPB students have access to the success center on campus or by way of online.
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Resource Center
Dual Credit Coordinator
Services Provided
Liason between ISD and Higher Education Institution. Assist schools with registration. Assist
students with support services such as: tutoring, SI tutors, online writing center, online library,
early alert and provide grades to counselors. Provide assistance with TSI testing.
Contact Information
Dual Credit: Heather Cress
Phone #: 432-552-2106
cress_h@utpb.edu
Room #: MB 4218
Continuing Education/Outreach Office
Supervise all Dual Credit and Early College High School Activities. Assist students with support
Director: Rey Lascano
services such as: references to SI tutors, online writing center, online library or any student issues
Phone#: 432-552-2555
that may arise.
lascano_r@utpb.edu
Room#: MB 4218
Success Center
Online Writing Center (OWL)
OWL is an online paper critiquing service by email. The student may go to UTPB.edu and type
OWL in search box for instructions. http://ss.utpb.edu/success-center/online-writing-lab-owl/
Phone #: 432-552-3350
Room #: MB 2215
OWL@utpb.edu
Success Center
Supplemental Instruction
J.Conrad Dunagan Library
Early College High School Senior Program Coordinator
Specialized tutoring in math, science and English classes and note taking skills.
http://www.utpb.edu/academics/undergraduate-success/success-center
Director: Dr. William Harlow
Library services on campus or online such as the Library Catalogue, Databases A to Z, E-journals A
to Z and Reference Pages.
Room #: MB 2215
Librarian: Bobbie Williams
Phone #: 432-552-2407
Room : LLC 134
Liaison between ISD and higher education faculty and staff. Assist schools with registration.
Assist students with support services such as: tutoring, SI tutors, online writing center, online
library, early alert and provide grades to counselors. Provide assistance with TSI testing.
Tutoring in various subjects through online chats and emails.
Smarthinking
Online Tutoring
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Phone #: 432-552-3103
Room: MB 4267
Use your Blackboard credentials to login onto your smarthinking account at
Provides assistance to students enrolled in on line classes 24/7.
Submit ticket on line through blackboard or contact by phone at 1-877-633-9152.
Testing, ADA services (Students must Self Identify Disability Accomodations), Fill out forms
online at http://www.utpb.edu/academic/undergraduate-success/pass-offce
Director: Leticia Madrid
Provides assistance in setting Proctor accounts and distributing testing units for TSI Assessment.
TSI Services
ECHS: Dr. Lillian Porter
https://www.smarthinking.com.
Help Desk
PASS Office/Literacy Center
Phone #: 432-552-3350
Phone #: 432-552-2630
Room #: MB 1160 (Mesa Courtyard)
Administrative Assistant: Jhaby Fernandez
Phone#: 432-552-2557
Fernandez_j@utpb.edu
Room: MB 4207
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Student Expectations
 All students are encouraged to attend supplemental instruction as needed to ensure
their academic success (tutoring, etc.)
 All students will be expected to comply with all university policies, procedures, guidelines
and rules.
 In order to be successful, students must devote appropriate time for studies. Using time
effectively while in “supplemental instruction” can reduce some of this requirement.
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UTPB Dual Credit Academy
Admissions Requirements
A.
1. To enroll in dual credit
courses, the students must
be in compliance with the
Texas Success Initiative (TSI).
B.
For any non-math courses, students must pass the reading
and writing portion of the TSI.
For math courses students, must pass the math portion of
the TSI.
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) –
Minimum Placement Scores
Reading
351
Math
350
5 or 4 (with 363
multiple choice)
Writing
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Exempting TSI-Scores
 One of the following standardized test scores in the box below may
be substituted to satisfy TSI requirements.
Texas Success Initiative - Exempting Scores
ACT
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SAT
English
19
Verbal
500
Math
19
Math
500
Composite
23
Combined
1070
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TSI Assessment in Reading
The TSI in Reading is a multiple-choice test that covers the four content areas listed below.
 Literary Analysis measures your skill in identifying and analyzing ideas in elements of
literary texts.
 Main Idea and Supporting Details measures your skill in identifying the main idea of a
passage; comprehending explicit textual information in a passage.
 Inferences in a Text or Texts measures your skill in synthesizing ideas by making a
connection or comparison between two passages; making an appropriate inference about
single passages.
 Author’s Use of Language measures your skill in identifying a author’s purpose, tone,
organization or rhetorical strategies and use of evidence; determining the meaning of
words in context.
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TSI Assessment in Writing-Multiple Choice
The multiple-choice section of the TSI in Writing measures your skills in the four content areas listed below.
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Essay Revision measures your ability to provide coherence, organization and good word choice; to
achieve rhetorical effectiveness and use evidence.
• Agreement measures your ability to perform subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement and
determination of verb tenses.
• Sentence Structure measures your knowledge on topics like comma splices and run-on sentences;
improper punctuation; fragments and parallelism; subordination and coordination.
• Sentence Logic measures your ability to correctly place modifying phrases, clauses, and the ability to use
logical transitions.
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TSI Assessment in Writing-Essay
The essay section of the TSI in Writing requires you to demonstrate clear focus, logically develop ideas in
well-organized paragraphs, and use appropriate language that indicates your purpose.
 Purpose and Focus: The extent to which you present information in a unified and coherent manner clearly
addressing the issue.
 Organization and Structure: The extent to which you order and connect ideas.
 Development and Support: The extent to which you develop and support ideas.
 Sentence Variety and Style: The extent to which you craft sentences and paragraphs demonstrating control
of vocabulary, voice and structure.
 Mechanical Conventions: The extent to which you express ideas using Standard English.
 Critical Thinking: The extent to which you communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned
relationships among ideas.
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UTPB General Education Requirement
Communications
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ENGL 1301
ENGL 1302
Transferable Courses in the Texas Common Course
Inventory
ENGL 1301
ENGL 1302
History (U.S. History)
6
HIST 1301
HIST 1302
HIST 1301
HIST 1302 or 2301
Language, Philosophy
and Culture
3
COMM 1301,
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
MATH 1314, 1324, 1332, 2412, 2413
MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1333, 1350, 2412
Mathematics
The University of Texas
of the
Permian Basin
2015-2017
Texas Common Core
Undergraduate Catalog
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SCH
3 or 4
UTPB Course Number Catalog
Life and Physical
Sciences
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BIOL 1306,1307, 1308
CHEM 1311,1312
GEOL 1301,1302
PHYS 232, 2326
BIOL 1306/1106, 1307/1107,1406,1407,1408,
1409,1413,2401,2402
CHEM 1311/1111, 1312/1112, 1411, 1412
GEOL 1403,1404
PHYS 2325/2125, 2326/2126
Political Science
(U.S., State of Texas and Local
Government)
6
PLSC 2305, 2306
GOVT 2301, 2302
Creative Arts
3
ARTS 1301
DRAM 1310
MUSI 1301, 1301
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312
DRAM 1310, 1351, 2361
MUSI 1306, 1311, 1370, 1371
Social and Science
Behavioral
3
ECON 2301,
PSYC 1301
SOCI 1301
LEAD 1301
ECON 2301,
PSYC 2301
SOCI 1301, 1306
Component Area
Component Area
Option
3
3
COMM 1315
BIOL 1106, 1107,1108
CHEM1111,1112,
1311,1312
COMM 1115
DRAM 1310
ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328
GEOL 1101, 1102
HIST 2322
MUSI 1301
PHYS 2125, 2126
PSYC 1301
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Online Dual Credit courses
UTPB dual credit courses meet and exceed academic expectations from the Texas Education Code. The Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS) are embedded within the UTPB dual credit courses. UTPB dual credit courses are taught by UTPB dual credit faculty. All online
or on-campus dual credit courses may be made available upon request.
Dual Credit Course Listing:
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ENGL 1301:
ENGL 1302:
ENGL 2322:
ENGL 2323:
ENGL 2327:
ENGL 2328:
HIST 1301:
HIST 1302:
MUSC 1301:
PSYC 1301:
SOC 1301:
ART 1301:
COMM 1315:
CRIM 2336:
MATH 1314:
MATH 2412:
MATH 2413:
SPAN 1411:
SPAN 1412:
SPAN 2311:
SPAN 2312:
Composition I
Composition II
British Literature to 1800
British Literature since 1800
American Literature to 1865
American Literature since 1865
US to 1877
US since 1877
Jazz, Pop, and Rock
Intro to Psychology
Intro to Sociology
Art Appreciation
Intro to Public Speaking
Intro to Criminology
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Calculus I
Beginning Spanish I
Beginning Spanish II (Spring)
Second Year Spanish I
Second Year Spanish II (Spring)
Texas Education Agency C022 Data Standards:
03220300
03220300
03220400
03220400
03220400
03220400
03340100
03340100
03155600
03350100
03370100
03501700
03241400
13029200
03102500
03101100
03102500
03440300
03440300
03440400
03440400
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UTPB Dual Credit Academy
 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin’s Dual Credit Program’s website
includes information regarding the application process, dual credit courses,
textbooks, and TSI. For more information, the link can be found at:
http://www.utpb.edu/admissions/apply-now!/utpb-academy---dual-credit
 The dual credit application can be found at:
https://general.utpb.edu/dualcredit/
 All applications and required documents may be scanned and emailed to
dualcredit@utpb.edu or admissions@utpb.edu .
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Sample
Dual Credit Application
(pg. 1)
Online application can
be found at
https://general.utpb.ed
u/dualcredit/
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Sample
Dual Credit Application
(pg. 2)
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What is UTPB?
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is dedicated to students and
academic success. We are among the top Texas public universities and rank
#6 for graduates who get jobs in Texas or go on to Texas graduate schools
within a year of graduating. US News and World Reports most recent ranking
of UTPB is #4 in the nation for lowest tuition. UTPB is recognized by US News
and World Report for superior student achievement. UTPB is a full service
university, offering programs both on campus and online.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
 UTPB offers Petroleum and Mechanical with an emphasis in Nuclear Physics all
programs are ABET-Accredited. The Engineering Program strives to educate and
train engineers to formulate and solve the problems of today and tomorrow. It is
expected that students who apply themselves will not only be technically
prepared but also broadly educated, and thus, ready to make a significant
contribution. 1 of every 10 students at UTPB are enrolled in engineering.
 Aerodynamics Engineering is the most recent strand offered to UTPB students.
This program attempts to educate in designing and conducts basic and applied
science to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and
manufacture.
 The Industrial Technology Program at UTPB offers students a broad based general
Industrial Technology education. Graduates of the program will be equipped to
meet the new and emerging challenge of a modern high technology society.
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Contact Information
Rey Lascano
Special Assistant to the President,
Director of Continuing Education/Outreach
lascano_r@utpb.edu
(432) 552-2556
Heather Cress
Dual Credit Coordinator
MB 4218
cress_h@utpb.edu
(432) 552-2106
Jhaby Fernandez
Administrative Assistant
MB 4207
(432) 552-2557
fernandez_j@utpb.edu
Karla Olivas
Assistant
MB 4207
(432) 552-2555
olivas_k@utpb.edu
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762
P: (432) 552-2555
F: (432) 552-2109
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