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The Academic Advising Center advises Liberal Arts majors
(excluding the Fine & Performing Arts) from 0-60 credits
depending on major. Students may visit an advisor on a walk
in basis or by appointment
Make sure to check your UTEP email often!
Additional assistance provided at the AAC :
Major Advising
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Advising
Signing of Veteran’s Affairs Forms, Consortium Agreement
Forms (EPCC/UTEP Dual Enrollment), Course Drop Forms and
I-20 Letters
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Core Curriculum
Resources
Building a Schedule
Reference Guide
How Long is a Term?
Academic Policies
Progression to Degree
Degree Plan Review
Future Advising
TSI/Course Placement
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What would you do if….
You have family and/or medical issues?
You have transportation issues?
You feel your schoolwork is slipping?
You start a new job or working full time?
Answer:
COME SEE YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR!!!
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Academic Advisor
Campus Computer Labs
Instructor/TA/Peer Leader
Course Materials
Syllabus (extra credit if available)
Classmates
UTEP Directory (www.utep.edu/search)
AAC Reference Guide (in your packet)
Blackboard/Moodle
To disclose a physical, mental and/or learning disability
please contact CASS
Their office may be able to assist you or offer certain
accommodations but you must contact them BEFORE classes
begin to benefit from their services each semester
Center for Accommodations and Support Services
Union East Room 106 ~ 747-5148
www.sa.utep.edu/cass
Were you adopted?
Were you ever in Foster Care
or a dependent/ward of the court?
Do you lack fixed, adequate or regular
housing?
Contact your FHAR advisor at the Academic Advising Center
University of Texas at El Paso
915 -747- 5290
Overall GPA less than 2.0
Overall GPA greater or
equal to 2.0
Overall GPA less than 2.0
1 semester, 1 year, 2 years
GRADE REPLACEMENT POLICY
Students can replace a grade of a “D” or “F” by attempting the
class a second time.
Only Freshman and Sophomore level courses (courses that start
with a “1” or “2”) such as HIST 1301 or POLS 2310 can be grade
replaced.
Grade replacement at UTEP can only be completed with courses
taken at UTEP.
COURSE REPEAT POLICY
Courses attempted a third time will not grade replace, UNLESS
one of the previous attempts was a “W” (Withdraw).
If a student attempts the same course for a third time, there will be
an extra $100.00 fee PER CREDIT HOUR to retake the course.
WITHDRAW LIMIT POLICY
Students are limited to only 6 class withdrawals during their
undergraduate career.
Courses dropped before Census day do not count against the
limit.
Seventh and subsequent course drops will be recorded with
grades of “WF.”
This includes student and faculty initiated drops and courses
dropped at other Texas public institutions (i.e. EPCC).
An academic hold will prevent registration after 3 drops.
AAC
Areas
Core
Major
Minor – varies per major – choose asap!
Foreign Language – not all Majors
Block Electives – not required
AAC
In addition to required classes for your
major, we recommend you enroll in:
Math
UNIV 1301
English (RWS 1301)
See your Fine & Performing Arts Advisor
for more information on required classes
for your major
AAC
Go to degreeplans.utep.edu to see specific
major/minor requirements
Look up your intended major to review
degree requirements and find out if you
need to select a minor or a specific
concentration
State mandate designed to ensure students have basic academic skills
to be successful in college
Assess skills in math, writing, and reading prior to enrolling in college
TAKS, STAAR, ACT, SAT and TSI Assessment used to determine
placement
Students who do not meet college-level score standards are required to
enroll in developmental courses
Developmental course placement = TSI Hold
Passing a developmental course or placing into a college-level course
in Math, Writing, and/or Reading will meet the TSI requirement for that
section
TAKS
ACT
SAT
CPEN or
CPMA
STAAR
• English and Language Arts = ≥2200 & 3 or 4 essay
• Math = ≥2200
• Composite Score = ≥23 and
• English = ≥19 and/or
• Math = ≥19
• Total Scores = ≥1070 and
• Verbal = ≥500 and/or
• Math = ≥500
• College Preparatory English completion
• College Preparatory Math completion
• English III = Level 2  ≥2000
• Algebra II = Level 2  ≥4000
Scores Expire 5 years from test date
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Must retest if scores expire and no course credit is earned
Highest score determines course placement
College Prep Course – Math & English
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Expires after 1 year from high school graduation
DE classes prepare students for college-level courses
Start with a ‘0’ (MATH 0311 & ENGL 0312)
Do not count towards degree requirements or GPA
Courses are worth 3 credit hours & impact part-time vs full time status
Only an advisor can register students into these classes
Enrollment is recommended every semester until complete
Cannot drop DE courses without seeing advisor
Developmental Courses
College Level Courses
Math
Options
ABE
ABE
NCBM M031
(4 weeks)
MATH 0311
(12 weeks)
OR
DE
MATH 0311
(16 weeks)
MATH
1508*
MATH
1411
MATH
1320
MATH
2301
MATH
1320
STAT
1380
MATH
1319
MATH
1312
MATH
2313
Developmental Courses
ABE
ABE
NCBE E021
(4 weeks)
ENGL 0312
(12 weeks)
College Level Courses
Writing
Options
RWS
1301
OR
RWS
1601
DE
ENGL 0312
(16 weeks)
COMM
1611
RWS
1302
Developmental Courses
ABE
ABE
NCBE E021
(4 weeks)
ENGL 0312
(12 weeks)
OR
College Level Courses
Reading
Intensive
Options
HIST
1301
HIST
1302
POLS
2310
DE
ENGL 0312
(16 weeks)
POLS
2311
PSYC
1301
SOCI
1301
Core Curriculum
42-semester credit hour core curriculum required
Specific core courses required depending on
major
Must earn ‘C’ or better
Texas Common Core – will transfer to any Texas
public institution
6 credits total
Students whose secondary education was in English
 RWS 1301 – Rhetoric and Composition I
 RWS 1302 – Rhetoric and Composition II
 *RWS 1601 - Rhetoric, Composition & Communication
 *COMM 1611 – Written and Oral Communication
* Not recommended for most majors: RWS 1302 may be a pre-req
for other courses
Students whose secondary education was not in English
 ESOL 1311 – Expository English Composition-Speakers ESL (C)
 ESOL 1312 - Research & Critical Writing Speakers ESL (C)
3-5 credits (choice of one class depending on major)
MATH 1319 – Math in the Modern World
MATH 1320 – Mathematics for Social Sciences I
MATH 1508 – Pre-calculus
MATH 1411 – Calculus I
Most Liberal Arts majors
except PSYC and CRIJ
Business, PSYC B.A.,
CRIJ and Pre-Nursing
Science, Engineering, PSYC B.S., and
Education 4-8 Math
MATH 2301 – Math for Social Sciences II
Business
MATH 2326 – Differential Equations
STAT 1380 – Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
STAT 2480 – Statistical Methods
Education: Grades 4-8
English & Social
Studies & EC-6:
Generalist, Bilingual &
Special Education
6 credits total – 2 lectures and 1 lab required
 ASTR 1307 Elementary Astronomy
 ASTR 1308
 ASTR 1107
 ESCI 1301
 ESCI 1101
 ESCI 1102
Introduction to Environmental
Sciences
 BIOL 1203 Introductory/Human Biology
 BIOL 1103
 BIOL 1204
BIOL 1104
Thesecourses
have math pre-requisites
 GEOG 1306
Physical Geography
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BIOL 1305
BIOL 1107
BIOL 1306
BIOL 1108
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BIOL 2311
BIOL 2111
BIOL 2313
BIOL 2113
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General/Organismal Biology
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GEOL 1211
GEOL 1111
GEOL 1212
GEOL 1112
 GEOL 1230
 GEOL 1231
Principals of Earth Science
Blue Planet/Natural Hazards
Which science to take?
Introduction to
 GEOL 1313
Human Anatomy/ Physiology I & II
GEOLfulfill
1103 corePhysical/Historical Geology
Six (6) credithours
 GEOL
requirements,
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on major some
 GEOL 1104
students will need to take more
Fund. Of Nutrition/ Wellness
 HSCI 2302
CHEM 1305 General Chemistry I & II Sequence and
Dynamics
for specific
 labs
HSCI are
2303required
CHEM 1105
majors- see advisor
CHEM 1306
 PHYS 1403
General Physics I & II
CHEM 1106
 PHYS 1404
Introductory
Two (2) non-related science courses
can be taken IF
see
advisorMechanics/
 CHEM1407 Introductory Chemistry the major allows PHYS
2420
 CHEM 1408 I & II
 PHYS 2421
Electromagnetism
3 credits (choice of one class)
Recommended for
ENGL 2311 - British Literature to late 1700s
ENGL/CRWI with
ENGL 2312 - British Literature late 1700s to present
Secondary Ed minors
ENGL 2313 - Introduction to American Fiction
ENGL 2314 - Introduction to American Drama
The pre-requisite course
for these courses is RWS
ENGL 2318 - Introduction to American Poetry
1302
FREN 2322 – The Making of the “Other Americas”
HIST 2301 - World History to 1500
Recommended for HIST
HIST 2302 - World History since 1500
and Social Studies majors
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
Recommended for PHIL &
PHIL 2306 – Ethics
BUSN majors
RS 1301 – Introduction to Religious Studies
SPAN 2340 – Seeing & Naming: Conversations about
Latin American Culture
 WS 2300 – Introduction to Women’s Studies
Almost all courses in the
Humanities Core block are
 WS 2350 – Global Feminism
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sophomore level. Wait
until you are a sophomore
to take these.
3 credits (choice of one class)
 ART 1300 – Art Appreciation
 ARTH 1305 – History of World Art to 1500
Recommended for
Art majors
 ARTH 1306 – History of World Art since 1500
 MUSL 1321 – Introduction to Music History
 MUSL 1324 – Music in Western Societies
Departmental Approval
Required – check with
Music Advisor
 MUSL 1327 – Jazz to Rock
 DANC 1304 – Dance Appreciation
 FILM 1390 – Introduction to the Art of Motion Picture
 THEA 1313 - Introduction to Theatre Arts
6 credits (both classes are required)
 HIST 1301 – History of the U.S. to 1865
 HIST 1302 – History of the U.S. since 1865
These are reading intensive courses!
6 credits (both classes are required)
 POLS 2310 – Introduction to Politics
 POLS 2311 – American Government and Politics
These are reading intensive courses!
3 credits (choice of one class)
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ANTH 1301- Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Recommended for
ANTH majors
ANTH 1302- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
CE 2326- Economics for Engineers & Scientists
COMM 2350 – Mass Media and Society
Recommended for ENGR majors
ECON 2303 - Principles of Economics
ECON 2304 - Principles of Economics
Recommended for Social Studies and
ANTH/SOCI 1310- Cultural Geography
HIST majors with Secondary Ed minor
EDPC 1301 – Introduction To Educational Psychology
EDU 1342 – Action Research in Classrooms ECON recommended for BUSN majors
ANTH/ENGL/LING 2320 – Introduction to Linguistics
LING 2340- Language Inside and Out: Select Topics
Recommended for LING majors
PSYC 1301- Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 1301- Introduction to Sociology
Recommended
for PSYC intensive
majors
These are reading
Recommendedcourses!
for SOCI majors
6 credits (choice of two classes)
 BUSN 1301- Introduction to Global Business
Recommended for
BUSN majors
 COMM 1301 – Public Speaking
 COMM 1302 – Business and Professional Communication
 CS 1310 – Introduction to Computer Programming
Recommended for
Computer Science majors
 CS 1320 – Computer Programming Science/Engineering
 SCI 1301 – Inquiry in Math/Science & the Process of Learning
 UNIV 1301- Seminar Critical Inquiry
Recommended for most other
majors – take first semester
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Most Fine and Performing Arts students take 1-2
core courses each semester
The Big 3: Math & English (RWS1301), UNIV
1301 (recommended your 1st semester)
Follow the core curriculum and your degree plan
Enroll in 15 credit hours
Pay Attention to class start dates
Pay Attention to on-line, hybrid and lecture
course formats
Avoid time conflicts: work schedule and other
outside responsibilities
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Course detail information is for illustration purposes only
CRN
Subject and Course
Number
Credits
Days
Time
Building and Room
Number
12295
RWS 1301
3
TR
9:00-10:20 am
LART 301
15698
UNIV 1301
3
TR
10:30 – 11:50 am
EDUC 201
14587
MATH 0311
3
MWF
9:00 – 9:50 am
EDUC 302
15789
HIST 1301
3
MWF
10:00 – 10:50 am
UGLC 206
16879
FILM 1390
3
MWF
11:00 – 11:50 am
LARTS 209
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Are you pending any AP, Dual Credit, or IB
course credit?
Make note of possible courses for which you are pending
credit and inform your advisor
DO NOT REGISTER for any of these courses or for any
courses in the corresponding sequence
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Most degrees require approximately 120 credit hours…
when will you graduate?
Year One:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Total
15 hrs.
15 hrs.
30 hrs.
Year Two:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Total
15 hrs.
15 hrs.
60 hrs.
Year Three:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Total
15 hrs.
15 hrs.
90 hrs.
Year Four:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Total
15 hrs.
15 hrs.
120 hrs.
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Regular Terms
Summer Terms
Maymester
Wintermester
These are the most common, check Goldmine for other types of terms.
Academic Advising Center
Don’t forget to see your advisor for
Spring 2016
Paydirt Pete
When do you start to advise?
Academic Advising Center
Most start in early
October! :)
Paydirt Pete
Great! What are their office hrs.?
Academic Advising Center
Call your departments because advising
availability is different for all majors
You can visit the UTEP website at www.utep.edu to
find department contact information!
Paydirt Pete
TTYL