1. The University of Texas at El Paso Roberto Avant-Mier, PhD Stacey Sowards, PhD Associate Professors / Research Fellows at the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies at the University of Texas–El Paso

2. Overview Introduction to UTEP ‘Contact hours’ Grading students Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) Accessing transcripts ‘Grading Window’

3. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’

4. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’

5. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’ U.S.A. México

6. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’ é UTEP is on the international border between the U.S.A. & México. The University serves a binational, bilingual, and bicultural student population. 23,000 students enrolled (Fall 2012)

7. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’ é UTEP is on the international border between the U.S.A. & México. The University serves a binational, bilingual, and bicultural student population. 23,000 students enrolled (Fall 2012) 70% ‘Mexican’ (Mexican-American & Mexican national) Many UTEP students are first in their family to go to college.

8. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’ é UTEP is on the international border between the U.S.A. & México. The University serves a binational, bilingual, and bicultural student population. 23,000 students enrolled (Fall 2012) 70% ‘Mexican’ (Mexican-American & Mexican national) Many UTEP students are first in their family to go to college. UTEP = ‘The First University in the U.S. with a 21 st Century demographic’

9. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’ é UTEP is on the international border between the U.S.A. & México. The University serves a binational, bilingual, and bicultural student population. 23,000 students enrolled (Fall 2012) 70% ‘Mexican’ (Mexican-American & Mexican national) Many UTEP students are first in their family to go to college. UTEP = ‘The First University in the U.S. with a 21 st Century demographic’ UTEP = Access & Excellence

10. Introduction to UTEP UTEP = The Univ. of Texas – El Paso ‘Texas Western College’ ‘Harvard On The Border’

11. Grading Undergraduate Grades vs. Graduate Student Grades Standardized vs. Non-standardized systems Grading Criteria

12. Contact Hours U.S. system: 1 class = 3 credit hours = 45 contact hours or ‘face-to-face’ hours (e.g., 3 hours per week for 15 weeks of the semester)

13. Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) Undergraduate Grading Scale A= 90 – 100 B=80 – 89 C=70 – 79 D=60 – 69 F=59 (or below) 4.0 gpa 3.0 gpa 2.0 gpa 1.0 gpa

14. Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) Graduate Grading Scale A= 90 – 100 B=80 – 89 C=70 – 79 D=60 – 69 F=59 (or below) 4.0 gpa 3.0 gpa 2.0 gpa 1.0 gpa

15. ‘The Grading Window’ The window for inputting grades = 2 weeks Late grades = I or N grades

16. Accessing Transcripts From the UTEP faculty contact person From my.utep.edu (account must be set up in advance)

17. QUESTIONS ?