New Student Orientation

SCESchool of Science and Computer Engineering

Academic Advising Office

Bayou Building 3611 281-283-3711

sceadvising@uhcl.edu

Advisors Available

Monday through Thursday

10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Times occasionally change due to meetings and events that require advisor participation. Call 281-283-3711 to verify advisor availability.

www.uhcl.edu/sce/advising

Staff

Kialyn YendellAdvising Coordinator/Advisor

Beryl RicardAcademic Advisor

Becky MortonSecretary

Chris BakerReceptionist

281-283-3712

281-283-3713

281-283-3715

281-283-3711

yendell@uhcl.edu

ricard@uhcl.edu

mortonv@uhcl.edu

bakerc@uhcl.edu

three advisors , two staff members, to serve 1,800 students

Academic Advising Office

UHCL - Overview

SCE School of Science & Computer Engineering

BUS School of BUSiness

SOE School Of Education

HSH 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.

DANGER!!!What is true for your friend

often is NOT true for YOU.

MAJORS within SCE

Have different policies about• Admission• Foundation courses• Degree plans (CPS) • Grade requirements.• Changing majors

Getting Advice: Too many choices!

SCE Faculty Advisor - see Web for personal offices• Finalize your degree plan (CPS)• Selecting degree electives• Anything else involving the content of your degree plan. • Career possibilities

SCE Academic Advisor 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

UG Transfer Academic Advisor 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

Advising Center: for Freshmen ONLY Bayou 1408• 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

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

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

Candidate Plan of Study

Graduate CPS

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 e-mail 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.

Candidate Plan of Study

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

You may e-mail sceadvising@uhcl.edu to request corrections to the DPR, but you are not required to do so.

• If the DPR is different from your CPS, FOLLOW YOUR CPS.

Graduate Foundation Waivers

• 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.

Waiver requests: all degrees except Computer Science and Computer Information Systems

Graduate Foundation Waivers

• 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.

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.

Technical Writing or Scientific Writing

No Waivers

WRIT 3135(3315) Technical Writing or you may choose to take:

BIOT 5035 Scientific Writing - or - 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.

Graduate Foundation Waivers

Registration for GraduatesFIRST SEMESTER

GRADUATE STUDENTS

• Academic Advisors do not advise graduate students which classes to take.

• 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

• 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

REGISTER DURING EARLY REGISTRATION

Track your progress on your CPS. When you complete a class, fill in the grade on your CPS.

• Follow your CPS when you select classes each semester

• Contact your faculty advisor about selecting or changing electives.

• Take a CPS Change form to your faculty advisor to document the changes. Turn in the form to B3611

• 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 for AllSUBSEQUENT SEMESTERS

Registration – Full Classes

Contact the SECRETARY in the division office for the class either by E-mail or face-to-face

Math/Statistics Patty Gibson Bayou 3521gibson@uhcl.edu

Natural Science Maria Winters Bayou 3531winters@uhcl.edu

Computer Science/ Information Kim Edwards Delta 161

edwardsk@uhcl.edu

Engineering Janet Brecheen Delta 151

engstudentreg@uhcl.edu

Provide the following information:1. Your name, student ID and major2. The semester, class, section number, class date and time

Example: Fall 2014, Biology 3333, section 01, TTH 1:30-2:503. Reason you have to take the class at this time.

Registration - Controlled Classes

Controlled Classes

Certain graduate and undergraduate classes require you to obtain special permission to register.

• 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

Master’s Degree MS, MA, MBA, etc.

Upper-level: Junior and Senior Level

Lower-level: Freshman and Sophomore

5000-6000

40003000

20001000

Graduate Level

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 CSCI 5233

The other digits don’t mean anything

Undergraduate Level

Grades & Grade Point Average

READ

COMPLETE DETAILS

CONCERNING

UHCL GRADES

• In your Catalog• Online• On your CPS

You are responsible for knowing the rules

Grade

Requirements

Graduate CPS

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)

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.

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)

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

ProbationUndergraduate 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.

SuspensionIf, 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

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.

Requests to Change Major Graduate Students

Campus E-Mail

• 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

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.Faculty advisors cannot remove any holds

HOLDS

And,

Finally……

Study Hard

Stay Focused

Enjoy !!!!!!!!