1. What is Happening Today?
Welcome 
Introductions
Rules of our Graduate Programs
Q&A
Meet Other Students / Drinks and Refreshments

2. Goals of our Graduate Programs
Provide a good education
Enabling students to find a good job (after graduation)
Provide a good learning environment (you, the other students, the department, UH, the city of Houston,…)
Getting students involved in challenging research projects
Supporting personal growths
Assisting students through financial support
Raising the quality of the students that are admitted into our graduate programs

3. Enjoy your Stay In Houston

4. Enjoy your Stay In Houston 2

5. 2. Introductions Janell Pursoo (Admission,…)
Amanda Vaughan (Current graduate students,…)
Christoph Eick (Director of Graduate Studies)
Stephen Huang (Chairman) …

6. 3. Problems with Rules of Our Graduate Programs
Not knowing the rules of “your” graduate program
3.0 GPA rules and 4C rules
Academic honesty violations
Not taking or not passing prerequisite courses
Trying to drop courses in the last minute
Not filing petitions or filing petitions late
Emergency situations

7. 4. Q&A

8. 5. Refreshments and Socializing