ACADEMIC ADVISING Advising Information Major Advising Information Advising Contacts ADVISING INFORMATION What is the Academic Advising Center? The Academic Advising Center (AAC) is dedicated to student success. The AAC provides students with academic advising, guidance, and support during their first two years at UTEP enabling them to make well informed decisions. Professional Advisors and student peer advisors help UTEP students with course selection, program requirements, and goal-setting. Please call or visit us at: AAC Building - 1st Floor M-F 8:00 am - 6:00 pm 915-747-5290 How do I know if I am required to get advised each semester? Not every major requires advising. Prior to each semester students should review the Major Advising Information and Contact (pp. 2-9) or visit my.utep.edu. You can then click on Goldmine, click on Student Records, and to View Holds. Students will also receive an email a month prior to registration with a list of his/her holds. How do I know what courses to take? Students may review degree plans at degreeplans.utep.edu or run a degree evaluation using CAPP. For instructions on running a degree evaluation visit utep.edu/advising and click on Student Resources. Students should meet with their department advisor or AAC advisor to clarify questions about courses. How do I change my major? A student planning to change majors should visit his/her (current) major department and obtain a change of major form. Then the student will take the form to the department of his/her desired new major. What is TSI? The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) ensures that students entering a Texas public college or university are prepared for college-level math, writing, and reading-intensive courses. Entering students must take the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA), Accuplacer, or other approved alternative prior to enrolling in any college or university. In accordance with Texas law, all non-exempt full-time or part-time freshmen in certificate programs or degree programs that enter public institutions of higher education must complete TSI assessment prior to enrollment at the university. What does it mean to be TSI required? To satisfy the Texas Success Initiative requirements at UTEP, entering students are encouraged to take Accuplacer, which also serves as a placement test for Math, English, and reading-intensive courses. Non-exempt students who don’t pass one or more sections of the test will be advised by the Academic Advising Center into an appropriate developmental course according to UTEP’s Developmental Education Accountability Plan. Academic Advising 2012 1 How do I complete TSI? Students complete the Texas Success Initiative when they have passed the Reading, Writing, and Math sections of THEA, Accuplacer, or approved alternative; OR when they receive a “C” or better in a college-level writing, math, and reading-intensive course. Reading-intensive courses include HIST 1301 and 1302, POLS 2310 and 2311, SOCI 1301, and PSYC 1301. Education majors should consult an advisor in the College of Education regarding THEA requirements for acceptance into teacher certification program. If I passed one or more sections of the TSI at another institution, will my TSI status transfer to UTEP? Yes. The Admissions Office evaluates TSI status when they evaluate transfer coursework. Are there any exemptions for TSI? TSI exemptions: 1) minimum scores on SAT, ACT, or TAKS, 2) earned associates or bachelors degree, 3) transfer credit or TSI completion at another institution, 4) active or non-active military, and 5) non-degree seeking. If you think that you qualify for any exemptions please check with the Admissions Office at 747-5890. MAJOR ADVISING INFORMATION AND CONTACT Code Major Location Phone Required Advising Kathy Otero (by appointment) kotero@utep.edu BUSN 219 747-7764 no Contact College of Business Administration - Undergraduate Majors ACCT Accounting (60+ hours) BBA Declared Business Majors other than Accounting (60+ hrs) BBA Advisor BUSN 104 747-5174 no Pre-Business (0-59 hours) Professional Dev Ctr David Sterling Margie Marinovic Sacnite Ramos BUSN 104 BUSN 104 BUSN 104 BUSN 104 747-5174 747-5174 747-5174 747-5174 yes 0-30 yes 0-30 yes 0-30 yes 0-30 PBUS College of Business Administration - Graduate Majors ACCT Master of Accountancy MAcc Advisor (by appointment) BUSN 102 747-7753 no BSAD Master of Business Administration Graduate Coordinator BUSN 102 747-7753 no IBUS International Business/PhD Ph.D. Program Director BUSN 102 747-7753 yes Contact Location Phone Required Advising Code Major College of Education - Undergraduate Majors ED87 Pre-Education (0-45 hours) Pre-Education (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Advising, Recruitment, and Career Ctr AACB 1st Floor EDUC 412 747-5290 747-5571 yes no TED Teacher Education Advising, Recruitment, and Career Ctr EDUC 412 747-5571 no Ed Leadership/Foundations Dept EDUC 501 747-5300 yes College of Education - Graduate Majors EDAD Educational Administration/MED Academic Advising 2012 2 EDLA Ed Leadership & Administration/EDD Ed Leadership/Foundations Dept EDUC 501 747-5300 yes EDMA Education/MA Mr. Alejandro Ortiz EDUC 207 747-5475 no EDUC Education/MED Mr. Alejandro Ortiz EDUC 207 747-5475 no Educational Diagnostician/MED Dr. Helen Hammond Dr. Robert Trussell Dr. Lawrence Ingalls Dr. Gita Upreti Dr. Beverley Calvo Dr. Deborah Reed EDUC 711 EDUC 712 EDUC 710 EDUC 706 EDUC 713 EDUC 702 747-7642 747-7520 747-7583 747-7643 747-5266 747-8661 yes yes yes yes yes yes GUID Guidance & Counseling/MED Dr. Merranda Romero Marin Dr. Steve Johnson Dr. Roberto Gonzalez Dr. Martin Guo Dr. Melinda Haley EDUC 704 EDUC 707 EDUC 709 EDUC 705 EDUC 703 747-7581 747-7584 747-7640 747-7609 747-7496 no no no no no INSP Instructional Specialist/MED Mr. Alejandro Ortiz EDUC 207 747-5475 no READ Reading Education/MED Mr. Alejandro Ortiz EDUC 207 747-5475 no SPED Special Education/MED Dr. Helen Hammond Dr. Robert Trussell Dr. Lawrence Ingalls Dr. Gita Upreti Dr. Beverley Calvo Dr. Deborah Reed EDUC 711 EDUC 712 EDUC 710 EDUC 706 EDUC 713 EDUC 702 747-7642 747-7520 747-7583 747-7643 747-5266 747-8661 yes yes yes yes yes yes Code Major Contact Location Phone Required Advising DIAG College of Engineering - Undergraduate Majors CE Civil Engineering Dr. Marshall ENGR A214 747-5765 no CS Computer Science Computer Science Dept COMP 234 747-5480 yes EE Electrical Engineering Electrical/Computer Engineering Dept ENGR A325 747-5470 yes IE Industrial Engineering Ind., Mfg., and Sys. Engineering Dept ENGR A130 747-6927 yes ME Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Dept ENGR A126 747-5450 yes MT Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Dr. Stafford ENGR M-201 747-6930 yes LDCE Lower Div Civil Engineering Dr. Marshall ENGR A214 747-5765 no LDEE Lower Div Electrical Engineering Electrical/Computer Engineering Dept ENGR A325 747-5470 yes LDIE Lower Div Industrial Engineering Ind., Mfg., and Sys. Engineering Dept ENGR A130 747-6927 yes LDME Lower Div Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Dept ENGR A126 747-5450 yes LDMT Lower Div Metallurgical & Materials Dr. Stafford ENGR M-201 747-6930 yes PREE Pre-Engineering Engineering Student Services Office CRBL C001 747-5460 yes Academic Advising 2012 3 College of Engineering - Graduate Majors CE Civil Engineering/MS Dr. Nazarian ENGR A207 747-6911 yes CENG Civil Engineering/PhD Dr. Nazarian ENGR A207 747-6911 yes CS Computer Science/MS Computer Science Dept COMP 227 747-5480 yes CSCI Computer Science/PhD Computer Science Dept COMP 227 747-5480 yes EE Electrical Engineering/MS Electrical/Computer Engineering Dept ENGR A325 747-5470 yes EECE Computer Engineering/MS Electrical/Computer Engineering Dept ENGR A325 747-5470 yes ELCE Electrical/Computer Engineering/PhD Electrical/Computer Engineering Dept ENGR A325 747-5470 yes ENEN Environmental Engineering/MS Dr. Nazarian ENGR A207 747-6911 yes ENGR Engineering/MS Dr. Ferregut ENGR A145 747-6921 yes IE Industrial Engineering/MS Ind., Mfg., and Sys. Engineering Dept ENGR A130 747-6927 yes IT Information Technology/MS Computer Science Dept COMP 227 747-5480 yes Materials Science & Engr/PhD Dr. Murr ENGR M-201 747-6929 yes Mechanical Engineering/MS Mechanical Engineering Dept ENGR A126 747-5450 no MFGE Manufacturing Engineering/MS Ind., Mfg., and Sys. Engineering Dept ENGR A130 747-6927 yes MME Metallurgical/Materials Engr/MS Dr. Murr ENGR M-201 747-6929 yes Systems Engineering/MS Ind., Mfg., and Sys. Engineering Dept ENGR A130 747-6927 yes Phone Required Advising 747-5450 no Location Phone Required Advising MASE ME SE Code Major Contact Location Center for Environmental Resource Management ESE Environmental Sci & Eng/PhD Code Major Dr. Choudhuri Contact ENGR A126 College of Health Science - Undergraduate Majors CLIN Clinical Lab Science Clinical Laboratory Sciences Dept HSSN 418 747-8396 yes HPRO Health Promotion Dept of Public Health Sciences HSSN 403 747-8214 yes CHS Student Support Center Kinesiology Department HSSN 200 HSSN 449 747-7280 747-7245 yes yes KIN Kinesiology Prior to enrollment in KIN 1303: After completion of KIN 1303: Academic Advising 2012 4 PCHS Pre-College of Health Sciences CHS Student Support Center HSSN 200 747-7280 yes PCLS Pre-Clinical Lab Science CHS Student Support Center HSSN 200 747-7280 yes P-OT Pre-Occupational Therapy CHS Student Support Center HSSN 200 747-7280 yes PPHR Pre-Pharmacy CHS Student Support Center Pharmacy Program HSSN 200 HSCI 705 747-7280 747-8519 yes yes PSHL Pre-Speech/Language Pathology CHS Student Support Center HSSN 200 747-7280 yes SOWK Social Work (0-60 hours) Social Work (61+ hours) CHS Student Support Center Social Work Office Dr. Lusk Dr. Lucas HSSN 200 HSSN 431 HSSN 433 HSSN 434 747-7280 747-5095 747-8588 747-5453 yes yes yes yes CumGPA <= 3.25: CumGPA > 3.25: College of Health Science - Graduate Majors INHS Interdisciplinary Health Sci/PhD Dr. McKee-Lopez Ms. Acosta HSSN 316 HSSN 366 747-7234 747-7256 yes yes KIN Kinesiology/MS Dr. Dorgo HSSN 447 747-7222 yes MOT Occupational Therapy/MOT Dr. Capshaw HSCI 302 747-7269 yes PH Public Health/Master Dr. Weigel HSSN 368-O 747-8308 yes PT Physical Therapy/Doctor Dr. White HSCI 308 747-8148 no SOWK Social Work/Master Dr. Berger Dr. Moya Dr. Schmidt Dr. Villalobos HSSN 429 HSSN 437 HSSN 430 HSSN 440 747-5737 747-8493 747-8397 747-7292 no no no no SPLP Speech-Language Pathology/MS Dr. Mueller HSCI 415 747-8221 yes Contact Location Phone Required Advising Code Major College of Liberal Arts - Undergraduate Majors ANTH Anthropology (0-45 hours) Anthropology (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Anthropology/Sociology Department AACB 1st Floor MAIN 108 747-5290 747-5740 yes yes ART Art Art Department Ms. Bauer FOXA A350 FOXA A456B 747-5181 747-7840 no no BLAS Latin American & Border Studies (0-45 hrs) Latin American & Border Studies (46+ hrs) Academic Advising Center Dr. Abarca AACB 1st Floor CIABS 747-5290 747-5003 yes yes CHIC Chicano Studies (0-60 hours) Chicano Studies (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Dr. Bixler-Marquez AACB 1st Floor GRAH 104 747-5290 747-5462 yes no Communication Studies (0-45 hours) Communication Studies (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Harrison Mr. Garcia AACB 1st Floor COTT 205 QUIN 101A 747-5290 747-7367 747-5310 yes yes yes Criminal Justice (0-60 hours) Criminal Justice (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Garcia AACB 1st Floor LART 116 747-5290 747-7943 yes no CMST CRIJ Academic Advising 2012 5 CRWI Creative Writing (0-60 hours) Creative Writing (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Pimentel Chacon AACB 1st Floor WORR 114 747-5290 747-6810 yes yes DANC Dance Dept. of Theatre & Dance FOXD D371 747-5146 yes DMP Digital Media Production (0-45 hours) Digital Media Production (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Harrison Mr. Garcia AACB 1st Floor COTT 205 QUIN 101A 747-5290 747-7367 747-5310 yes yes yes ENAL English & American Lit. (0-45 hours) English & American Lit. (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Mr. Mullins AACB 1st Floor HUDS 222 747-5290 747-6253 yes no ENGL English Lang Arts (0-45 hours) English Lang Arts (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Mr. Mullins AACB 1st Floor HUDS 222 747-5290 747-6253 yes no FREN French (0-45 hours) French (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Dr. Evans AACB 1st Floor LART 126 747-5290 747-7029 yes yes HIST History (0-45 hours) History (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center History Department AACB 1st Floor LART 320 747-5290 747-5508 yes yes LING Linguistics (0-45 hours) Linguistics (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Linguistics Faculty AACB 1st Floor LART 137 747-5290 747-5767 yes yes MDST Multidisciplinary Studies Julio Rogers KELLY 213 747-5151 yes MEDA Media Advertising (0-45 hours) Media Advertising (46-59 hrs) Media Advertising (60+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Harrison Mr. Garcia Ms. Mitchell AACB 1st Floor COTT 205 QUIN 101A COTT 304 747-5290 747-7367 747-5310 747-6292 yes yes yes yes MILS Military Science LTC Tracy L. Hankins MILS 747-5621 yes MMJ Multimedia Journalism (0-45 hours) Multimedia Journalism (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Harrison Mr. Garcia AACB 1st Floor COTT 205 QUIN 101A 747-5290 747-7367 747-5310 yes yes yes MUTH Music Theatre Dept. of Theatre & Dance FOXD D371 747-5146 yes CMUS MUSG MUSP MUST Commercial Music Music - General - Teacher Certification Music - Performance Music - Theory & Composition ORCC Music Department FOXM M301 747-5967 yes yes yes yes Organiz. & Corp. Comm (0-45 hours) Organiz. & Corp. Comm (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Harrison Mr. Garcia AACB 1st Floor COTT 205 QUIN 101A 747-5290 747-7367 747-5310 yes yes yes Philosophy (0-60 hours) Philosophy (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Dr. Luciana Garbayo AACB 1st Floor WORR 102 747-5290 747-6809 yes yes POSC Political Science (0-60 hours) Political Science (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Dr. Webking Dr. Rocha Mr. Gutierrez AACB 1st Floor BEND 210 BEND 305 BEND 201 747-5290 747-7982 747-7977 747-5164 yes yes yes yes PSYC Psychology (0-60 hours) BA and BS Psychology (61+ hours) Academic Advising Center Jessica Armendariz psychologyadvisor@utep.edu AACB 1st Floor PSYC 206 747-5290 747-8061 yes no Sociology (0-45 hours) Sociology (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Sociology Department AACB 1st Floor MAIN 108 747-5290 747-5740 yes yes PHIL SOCI Academic Advising 2012 6 SPAN Spanish (0-45 hours) Spanish (46+ hours) Academic Advising Center Ms. Tabuenca-Moyer AACB 1st Floor LART 224 747-5290 747-7033 yes yes THEA Theatre Dept. of Theatre & Dance FOXD D371 747-5146 yes THTR Theatre Arts Dept. of Theatre & Dance FOXD D371 747-5146 yes Dr. Shepherd LART 326 747-6805 no COMM Communication/MA Dr. Riccillo QUIN 211 747-6515 yes CRWR Creative Writing/MFA Dr. De Pierola WORR 113 747-6322 yes ENAL English & American Literature/MA Dr. Yothers HUDS 212 747-5886 yes ENRH English: Rhetoric & Composition/PhD Dr. Smith HUDS 215 747-5542 yes Dr. Smith HUDS 215 747-5542 yes College of Liberal Arts - Graduate Majors BLHI Borderlands History/PhD ENWR Engl Pro Writ & Rhetoric/MA HIST History/MA Dr. Schiavone-Camacho Dr. Arenson LART 316 LART 325 747-7054 747-6277 yes 18hrs yes 18hrs INSS Intel Nat’l Security Studies/MS Mark Gorman KELLY 411 747-6180 yes LAB Latin American & Border Studies/MA Dr. Abarca CIABS 747-5003 yes LEST Leadership Studies/MA Steve Telless KELLY 215 747-8580 yes LING Linguistics/MA Dr. Amastae LART 227 747-6803 yes MAT Teaching English/MAT Dr. Meyers HUDS 320 747-5276 yes MUSE Music Education/MM Dr. Ross FOXM M239 747-7827 yes MUSP Music Performance/MM Dr. Ross FOXM M239 747-7827 yes PBAD Public Administration/MPA Jana Renner KELLY 216 747-5879 yes PHIL Philosophy/MA Dr. Jules Simon WORR 304 747-7912 yes POSC Political Science/MA Dr. Taeko Hiroi BEND 312 747-7983 yes SOCI Sociology/MA Dr. Campbell MAIN 209 747-6525 yes SPAN Spanish/MA Dr. Garabano LART 219 747-7035 yes Contact Location Phone Required Advising BELL 124 747-5761 yes Code Major College of Science - Undergraduate Majors APMA Applied Math Mathematical Science Department Academic Advising 2012 7 BIOL Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Department Biosciences Bldg 2.120 747-5844 yes CBCH Cellular & Molecular Biochem Biological Sciences Department Biosciences Bldg 2.120 747-5844 yes CHEM Chemistry Dr. Becvar Dr. Gunn Dr. Noveron (non-majors only) Dr. Saupe (non-majors only) PSCI 409 PSCI 207 PSCI 121B PSCI 121D 747-7563 747-7566 747-7572 747-7559 yes yes yes yes ESCI Environmental Science Joel Gilbert Dr. Serpa GEOL 207A GEOL 101 747-5554 747-6085 yes yes GEOL Geological Sciences Dr. Langford GEOL 101 747-5968 yes GEOP Geophysics Dr. Velasco Dr. Serpa GEOL 101 GEOL 101 747-5101 747-6085 yes yes MATH Mathematical Science Mathematical Science Department BELL 124 747-5761 yes MICR Microbiology Biological Science Department Biosciences Bldg 2.120 747-5844 yes PHYS Physics Dr. Hagedorn Dr. Incera Dr. Manciu (Med Physics concentration) PSCI 221B PSCI 209A PSCI 215E 747-7540 747-5715 747-7531 yes yes yes PRES Pre-Science Advising Office BELL 113 747-8027 yes College of Science - Graduate Majors BINF Bioinformatics/MS Dr. Leung BELL 225 747-6836 yes BIOL Biological Sciences/MS Dr. J. Johnson BIOL B214 747-6984 yes BIPA Biological Sciences/PhD Dr. Walsh BIOL B216 747-5421 yes CHEM Chemistry/MS, PhD Dr. Michael PSCI 121E 747-5240 yes CPS Computational Science/MS Dr. Velazquez BELL 322 747-6768 yes ESCI Environmental Science/MS Dr. Gill Tina Carrick GEOL 401A GEOL 317 747-5168 747-5440 yes yes GEOL Geological Sciences/MS, PhD Dr. Gill Tina Carrick GEOL 401A GEOL 317 747-5168 747-5440 yes yes GEOP Geophysics/MS Dr. Gill Tina Carrick GEOL 401A GEOL 317 747-5168 747-5440 yes yes INSC Interdisciplinary Studies/MSIS Dr. Serpa Joel Gilbert GEOL 101 GEOL 207A 747-6085 747-5554 yes yes MATH Mathematical Sciences/MS Mathematical Sciences Department BELL 124 747-5761 yes MATM Mathematics/MAT Mathematical Sciences Department BELL 124 747-5761 yes MATS Sciences Teaching/MAT Dr. Serpa GEOL 101 747-6085 yes Academic Advising 2012 8 PHYS Physics/MS Dr. Hagedorn Dr. Incera Dr. Manciu (Medical Physics program) PSCI 221B PSCI 209A PSCI 215E 747-7540 747-5715 747-7531 yes yes yes STAT Statistics/MS Mathematical Sciences Department BELL 124 747-5761 yes Contact Location Phone Required Advising Code Major School of Nursing - Undergraduate Majors NURS RN-BSN Fast-Track Traditional (5th-6th semester) Traditional (7th-8th semester) Phillip Borschow David Villalba Phillip Borschow David Villalba HSSN 200 HSSN 200 HSSN 200 HSSN 200 747-8337 747-8337 747-8337 747-8337 yes yes yes yes PNUR Pre-Nursing (0-45 hours) Pre-Nursing (46+ hours) Pre-Nursing (2nd Bachelors) Pre-Nursing (LVN-BSN) Pre-Nursing (RN) Academic Advising Center Phillip or David Phillip or David Phillip Borschow Phillip Borschow AACB 1st Floor HSSN 200 HSSN 200 HSSN 200 HSSN 200 747-5290 747-8337 747-8337 747-8337 747-8337 yes 0-45 yes yes yes yes School of Nursing - Graduate Majors HCLM HealthCare Leadership Mgmt Cert Dr. Beeman HSSN 381 747-8319 yes 0-6hrs NDEG Non-Degree Nursing/GR Ms. Galvan HSSN 378 747-7204 yes 0-6hrs NEDU Nursing Education Grad Certificate Dr. Monsivais HSSN 377 747-8209 yes 0-6hrs NRED Nursing Education/MSN Ms. Galvan HSSN 378 747-7204 yes 0-6hrs NRPR Nursing Practitioner/MSN Ms. Galvan HSSN 378 747-7204 yes 0-6hrs NSM Nursing Systems Management/MSN Ms. Galvan HSSN 378 747-7204 yes 0-6hrs PMSN Post-Master’s Nursing Certificate Ms. Galvan HSSN 378 747-7204 yes 0-6hrs Code Major Contact Phone Required Advising Location Undergraduate Studies - Undergraduate Majors ABIT German Abitur Program Academic Advising Center AACB 1st Floor 747-5290 yes GENS General Studies Academic Advising Center AACB 1st Floor 747-5290 yes IASH Prog Interamericano Estudiantil Academic Advising Center AACB 1st Floor 747-5290 yes STRT START Program Academic Advising Center AACB 1st Floor 747-5290 yes UTAU UT Austin Coordinated Admission Academic Advising Center AACB 1st Floor 747-5290 yes Academic Advising 2012 9