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Variant Courses

Developmental Courses

Unless exempt, a student who fails an approved TSI exam must register for the appropriate developmental course as part of a co-requisite model. It is the student's responsibility to provide official scores to the Office of Admissions in order to qualify for an exemption prior to enrollment or expiration of those scores. Additional information concerning TSI, or a list of further exemptions, may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Registrar.

No student may withdraw from a developmental course unless the student is withdrawing from the University. Students will be permitted to withdraw from these courses only if they retake and pass the appropriate TSI section during the semester. Students who fail any portion on the second attempt may be permitted to enroll in a course approved by the Coordinating Board in an attempt to earn a grade of "C" or better. Students who earn a "C" or better in appropriate course will be considered to have satisfied the TSI requirement.

The following are approved courses which are used for meeting TSI requirements (Identified by TCCNS):

• Writing: ENGL 1301 (Composition I); or ENGL 1302 (Composition II).
• Reading: HIST 1301, 1302 (U.S. History); ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323 (British Literature); ENGL 2331, 2332, 2333 (World Literature); ENGL 2326, 2327, 2328 (American Literature); PSYC 2301 (General Psychology); or GOVT 2301, 2302, 2305, 2306 (American Government).
• Mathematics: MATH 1314 (College Algebra); MATH 1332, 1333 (College Mathematics); or a more advance mathematics course for which any of the above are prerequisites.

Courses numbered 0301, 0398, 0399, 0400 are developmental in content. These courses may be required of students who do not pass all portions of the TSI exam or whose institutional placement test scores indicate a need for developmental preparation. Developmental courses do appear on the student's transcript, but do not provide credit toward a degree. Students receiving financial aid should consult the Office of Student Financial Aid concerning the effect of developmental coursework on academic progress.
The TSI rules and regulations shown in this catalog are those in effect when this catalog went to print. TSI rules and regulations are subject to change due to action by the Texas Legislature.

Placement Testing

There are three areas tested for proper placement into course: chemistry, math, and writing. Tests are used for students who are TSI exempt.

• Chemistry: Students who plan to take CHEM 1311/1111 (Science, Nursing, and Engineering majors) must take the chemistry diagnostic test which is available only on this campus in the Testing Center. The test takes about 1 ½ hours to complete.
• Math: Students are placed into math classes based on a combination of their high school class percentile and SAT or ACT scores.
• Writing: Students are placed into English classes based on the results from the Directed Self Placement Test (DSP).

Freshmen are required to take the assessment instrument before they may register. Students whose assessment scores are not high enough must register for remedial courses in the area they did not meet the standard score. For additional information contact the PASS Office at 432-552-2630.

Auditing Class (Non-credit course registration)

UT Permian Basin allows a person who does not desire course credit to register for classes on a noncredit basis. This is known as auditing a course. Students auditing classes are permitted to attend classes and participate in the course discussions, studio, and laboratory work and other class activities but are not required to complete work outside the classroom or sit for exams. The fee for auditing a course is $35 per credit hour plus any applicable lab fee. This fee covers course participation, library use, and computer use privileges similar to those of students. It does not cover parking or provide access to student services covered by the student service fee or the medical services fee. No credit is earned through auditing the class and a student may not earn credit through examination for audited courses. Student may not audit contract study, self-paced, thesis, and research or practicum courses. Students applying only for the purposes of auditing a course are not required to meet all admission requirements.

However, students that have been denied admission are not eligible to enroll to audit. For further information on admissions for auditing purposes, contact the Admissions Office. Registration for auditing courses can occur only during the late registration period. It is on a space available basis only and requires the instructor's permission. Students should contact the Office of the Registrar for audit enrollment forms and procedures.

Independent Study (Contract Study)

Several types of independent study are available at UT Permian Basin. These are referred to as Contract Study Courses, which include readings, special problems, selected topics, library research, and certain other learning activities. Before students may register for these courses, plans for the proposed study showing the objectives, procedures to be used for evaluation, and other plans must be written and approved by the appropriate instructor and by the Department Chair or Dean. Contract studies are not intended to substitute, by content, for courses listed in the catalog.

Lifetime Sports

Every student is encouraged to enroll in lifetime sports. A maximum of four credits may be applied as electives toward requirements for a bachelor's degree. Some programs have additional limitations on the use of lifetime sports credit. Please see major requirements for details.

Self-Paced Instruction (SPI)

Self-paced instruction (SPI) is often referred to as personalized instruction in master learning. Self-paced courses are designed to permit students to complete courses as rapidly as they are capable, or to take more time if needed to master them. SPI usually requires no formal class meetings, although in many courses the instructor meets once a week with a group of students desiring additional interaction or discussion. Most student-instructor contact in SPI is on an individual basis. Students enrolled in SPI courses are expected to interact with the professor either individually or in a group situation at least once each week or as often as a given course requires.

Self-paced courses are offered in many fields or degree programs. Students in SPI courses are provided with a course outline including instructions for study, activities to complete, sources of information, and other necessary instructions. Students may visit the instructor as often as needed to discuss and clarify the course material and to answer questions. When students believe they have mastered a unit within a SPI course, they may take the appropriate test.

If students pass at the prescribed level, they proceed to the next unit. In some courses, if students do not pass the unit, they may restudy it until they pass the test. Each unit must be passed in sequential order, so when all units and tests are successfully completed, students should have mastered the course material.

Since students may not need to attend class in SPI courses, they may begin such courses at any time up to four weeks prior to the end of the semester. Established deadlines for adding or dropping courses published in the course schedule refer to courses taught only on a conventional basis and not to courses taught on an SPI basis. SPI courses may not be dropped during final examination week. Although students have the option of continuing a SPI course into a succeeding semester, they are encouraged to complete it during the same semester for which they register. Students who do not complete the course in one semester's time may receive a grade of Z (satisfactory work in progress) and must reregister during a subsequent semester when the course is offered and pay tuition for the course if completion is desired. Partially self-paced courses are administered on the same basis as regular courses. The registration, drop/add, withdrawal, course completion and grading for partially self-paced courses are administered as all other conventional classes.