Academic Advising Office
Bayou Building 3611
281-283-3711
sceadvising@uhcl.edu
Advisors Available
Monday through Thursday
10:00 am – 5:30 pm
www.uhcl.edu/sce/advising
Times occasionally change due to meetings and events that require advisor participation.
Call 281-283-3711 to verify advisor availability.
Academic Advising Office
Staff
Kialyn Yendell
Advising Coordinator/Advisor
281-283-3712
yendell@uhcl.edu
Beryl Ricard
Academic Advisor
281-283-3713
ricard@uhcl.edu
Becky Morton
Secretary
281-283-3715
mortonv@uhcl.edu
Chris Baker
Receptionist
281-283-3711
bakerc@uhcl.edu
three advisors , two staff members, to serve 1,800 students
UHCL - Overview
SCE
BUS
SOE
HSH
School of Science & Computer Engineering
School of BUSiness
School Of Education
School of Human Sciences & Humanities
BIG CHANGE:
Now we offer all 4 years of the bachelor’s degree
Getting Advice
SCHOOLS
Have different policies about
• Admission
• Foundation courses
• Degree plans (CPS)
• Grade requirements.
MAJORS within SCE
Have different policies about
• Admission
• Foundation courses
• Degree plans (CPS)
• Grade requirements.
• Changing majors
DANGER!!!
What is true for your friend
often is NOT
true for YOU.
Getting Advice: Too many choices!
Advising Center: for Freshmen ONLY
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Help for your first semester
Help you select a major
Review what classes will transfer
Select classes for your FIRST semester.
May refer you to an SCE Academic Advisor
UG Transfer Academic Advisor
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SSB 1202
Help for your first semester
Help you select a major
Review what classes will transfer
Select classes for your FIRST semester.
May refer you to an SCE Academic Advisor
SCE Academic Advisor
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Bayou 1408
Bayou 3611
University rules and policies
SCE rules and policies
Draft your official degree plan (CPS)
Updated CPS for Financial Aid and VA
Updated CPS for International documents
Holds for excess credit or probation
Reinstatement from suspension
SCE Faculty Advisor - see Web for personal offices
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Finalize your degree plan (CPS)
Selecting degree electives
Anything else involving the content of your degree plan.
Career possibilities
Candidate Plan of Study
The single most important document for your successful graduation is your
INDIVIDUAL
Degree Plan.
At UHCL, the degree plan is called the
Candidate Plan
of
Study
Candidate Plan of Study
Your
CPS specifically states:
• Exactly which classes you must take to graduate
• The number of credit hours you must earn to graduate
• The minimum grades you must make to graduate
Graduate CPS
Candidate Plan of Study
You will get your CPS
DURING your first semester.
You will not get it now.
Sometime mid-semester, you will be notified in your campus email that your CPS draft is ready.
You will meet with your faculty advisor to finalize your degree plan.
A copy of the final plan will be e-mailed to you.
CPS vs. DPR
CPS
Faculty approved
Individualized
Includes foundations
Includes U.S. transfer credit
Official document
Used to determine graduation
DPR
E-Services
Generic
Does NOT include foundations
Does NOT include U.S.
transfer credit
Is NOT an official document,
Is NOT used for graduation
CPS vs. DPR
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If the DPR is different from your CPS, FOLLOW YOUR CPS.
You may e-mail sceadvising@uhcl.edu to request corrections to the DPR,
but you are not required to do so.
Graduate Foundation Waivers
Waiver requests: all degrees except
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
• First Semester
Your first semester at
UHCL, do NOT register for any assigned
foundation courses for which you believe you have
completed equivalent class work with grade of C or
better.
• Faculty advisor
When you meet with your
faculty advisor, take class descriptions and syllabi
for any courses for which you wish to request a
waiver.
• Waiver committee
If your faculty advisor
declines to waive a class and you do not agree,
you can appeal to the waiver committee.
Graduate Foundation Waivers
First step for
Computer Science /Computer Information Systems
Final appeal for all other majors. Do this ONLY if you
faculty advisor has refused a waiver and you feel you
have grounds for an appeal.
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Fill out Waiver Request Form (available in B3611)
Attach all supporting documentation
Make a copy for yourself
Submit to Academic Advising Office B3611
Do not take the class until you have a final answer
from the waiver committee.
Graduate Foundation Waivers
Technical Writing or Scientific Writing
No Waivers
WRIT 3135(3315) Technical Writing
BIOT 5035 Scientific Writing
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or you may choose to take:
- CSCI 5035 Technical Writing
• These classes are assigned IN ADDITION to the other degree
requirements.
• They DO NOT count as electives toward the degree.
• The DO COUNT toward the GPA.
Registration for Graduates
FIRST SEMESTER
GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Academic Advisors do not advise graduate students which
classes to take.
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Your first semester it is best to register for assigned WRITING
classes (if required), for any foundation classes which you do not
plan to question, and for standard core classes for your degree
program
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If you are not sure if you first semester classes are appropriate, or
if you must register for an elective, be sure to contact your faculty
advisor prior to or during the first week of class, when you can still
add and drop.
Registration for All
YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR COMPUTER TO REGISTER EARLY
Registration for All
SUBSEQUENT SEMESTERS
Track your progress on your CPS. When you complete a class, fill
in the grade on your CPS.
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Follow your CPS when you select classes each semester
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Contact your faculty advisor about selecting or changing
electives.
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Take a CPS Change form to your faculty advisor to document
the changes. Turn in the form to B3611
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Check the 2 year schedule to plan but consult your faculty
advisor if you have questions about class availability. The 2
year schedule WILL change in Fall 2014.
Registration – Full Classes
Contact the SECRETARY in the division office for
the class either by E-mail or face-to-face
Provide the following information:
1. Your name, student ID and major
2. The semester, class, section number, class date and time
Example: Fall 2014, Biology 3333, section 01, TTH 1:30-2:50
3. Reason you have to take the class at this time.
Math/Statistics
Patty Gibson
gibson@uhcl.edu
Bayou 3521
Natural Science
Maria Winters
winters@uhcl.edu
Bayou 3531
Kim Edwards
edwardsk@uhcl.edu
Delta 161
Janet Brecheen
engstudentreg@uhcl.edu
Delta 151
Computer Science/
Information
Engineering
Registration - Controlled Classes
Controlled Classes
Certain graduate and undergraduate classes require you to obtain
special permission to register.
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Senior Projects(undergraduate)
Research Project and Seminar(graduate)
Research Methods(graduate)
Others as requested by faculty
You must e-mail the instructor to receive a permission number
which will allow you to enroll.
Class Numbering System
The first digit is the LEVEL:
CSCI 3311 or CSCI 5233
Undergraduate: The SECOND digit is CREDIT HOURS CSCI 3311
Graduate:
The THIRD digit is CREDIT HOURS
The other digits don’t mean anything
Graduate Level
50006000
Master’s Degree
MS, MA, MBA, etc.
Undergraduate Level
4000
3000
Upper-level: Junior and Senior Level
2000
1000
Lower-level: Freshman and Sophomore
CSCI 5233
Grades & Grade Point Average
READ
COMPLETE DETAILS
CONCERNING
UHCL GRADES
• In your Catalog
• Online
• On your CPS
You
are responsible for knowing the rules
Graduate CPS
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Graduate Students
• Must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
• Grades of C- will NOT count toward the degree.
• No more than 2 grades of C or C+ will count toward the degree,
excluding foundations and writing class (SCE rule).
THESE GRADE REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED ON YOUR CPS
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Cumulative GPA
The average of the grades earned in
ALL
of the classes* for which you have earned
credit at UHCL.
*If a class is repeated, the last grade replaces
the first grade in the GPA calculation.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Cumulative GPA includes:
• Foundation classes for graduate students
• Writing Class for graduate students
• All
classes (except repeated classes),
whether they count toward your degree or not
Even if you change your major, the classes that do
not apply to your new major still count in your UCHL
cumulative GPA.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
SEMESTER GPA
The average of all the classes you take
at UHCL in a single semester. This is
only important if you are on probation or
suspension.
Probation and Suspension - Graduates
Probation
Undergraduate students whose Cumulative GPA drops
below 3.00 are placed on probation.
While on probation, the semester GPA must be 3.00 or
better every semester until the cumulative GPA rises to
3.00, at which time the student is removed from probation.
Suspension
If, while on probation, a student earns a semester GPA of less than
3.00, the student is placed on suspension, cannot attend UCHL for one
semester, and must request reinstatement.
A second suspension is for one year.
A third suspension is forever.
Be aware of UHCL’s +/- grading system:
BEWARE! The grade of
B- is only 2.667 points
Requests to Change Major
Graduate Students
1. SCE Graduate students may request to change your major once, and only once, in
an academic year.
2. There will be a window of time each semester when SCE Advising will accept
graduate student requests to change majors. The window to change majors opens at
the beginning of Open Registration.
3. If you request and are accepted to a new major, you forfeit the opportunity to be
accepted back to your former major.
5. Allow 4-6 weeks for a decision on acceptance to a new major. If denied, you will
remain in your current major and there will be no change in your status.
Campus E-Mail
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Secure
Private – keep it private! Do not share
your log-in!
Mandatory
Can be forwarded to an outside address
RARELY captured by the SPAM filter
http://www.uhcl.edu
HOLDS
Many departments have the authority to put holds
on students which will prevent you from registering.
Examples include overdue library books, unpaid
parking tickets, unpaid fees.
Academic Advisors CANNOT help you with any of
these holds
HOLDS
The only holds Academic Advisors control are:
• Probation holds for graduates or undergraduates
• Excess hour holds for undergraduates only
See your ACADEMIC advisor ONLY for one of these two holds
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Faculty advisors cannot remove any holds
And,
Finally
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Study Hard
Stay Focused
Enjoy !!!!!!!!