Advising Tips
Intent to Graduate
- Students can file an intent to graduate after they have earned 80 hours
- Paper intents are no longer necessary as students can file online via Raiderlink
Senior Audit
- Can be filed one year before expected graduation and/or completion of 90 hours
- Please confirm the correct catalog year on the senior audit request
- When advising, please check with the catalog make sure the student is satisfying university
requirements
- Writing Intensive – 6 hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 hours
- Multicultural requirement
- Technology requirement
- Science Laboratory requirement – 2 hours
- Foreign Language requirement
- 40 credit hours at the JR/SR or 3/4000 level (this cannot include 1/2000 community college hours that are substituting for 3/4000 level TTU courses)
- Submit substitution form with senior audit request and every semester after
- Submit a copy of the advising check sheet with senior audit
Senior Audit Hold
- Students who have completed 100+ hours and have not filed a senior audit will have a hold on their account
- These students will not be able to register for the next term until a senior audit request has been received
Concurrent Enrollment
- Students who will be taking classes at TTU and another institution at the same time will need approval from Savannah
- Students who wish to transfer in credits during their last 30 hours before graduation will need approval from Savannah
- Students must have a valid reason to transfer in credits in their last semester
DegreeWorks
- Running degree audit that you and the student have access to via Raiderlink
- If a concentration is not showing or showing incorrectly, please contact Savannah to update with correct concentration
- In order for substitutions to show, please send a substitution form to Savannah
Red Raider Orientation
- Math Placement Exam
- NOT required for any CASNR majors
- Chemistry Placement Exam:
- Required for students need CHEM 1307
- Score 21-35 correct (60-100%): may enroll in CHEM 1307
- Score 15-20 correct: enroll in CHEM 1301, CHEM 1101-00x, complete ALEKS assessment, or take CLEP test for next term enrollment
- Score 0-14 correct: enroll in CHEM 1301, complete ALEKS assessment, or take CLEP test for next term enrollment
- More CPE information at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/chemistry/departmental/cpex.php
- Credit by Exam
- To view what credit will be given for certain AP, CLEP, IB, SAT or ACT scores view the table at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/testing/uce.php
- TSI Information:
- TSI stands for the Texas Success Initiative. The state of Texas requires a demonstrated
level of competency in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics for all students
enrolled at public institutions of higher education. To demonstrate a level of knowledge
in Reading, Writing and Mathematics, a student must either meet a TSI Exemption requirement
or pass the TSI
Assessment. - More information about TSI at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/tsi/
- TSI stands for the Texas Success Initiative. The state of Texas requires a demonstrated
level of competency in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics for all students
enrolled at public institutions of higher education. To demonstrate a level of knowledge
in Reading, Writing and Mathematics, a student must either meet a TSI Exemption requirement
or pass the TSI
Grading
- X – entered by the Registrar's Office after the term is complete to flag grades that were not turned in
- I – incomplete coursework and requires an incomplete form
- CR – used as a place holder for internship, study abroad, etc. courses that are not completed by the time final grades are due
- Please view the Letter Grade Explanations document in Informative Documents folder for more information on grades entered
Department of Plant and Soil Science
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Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2838 -
Email
psstechsupport@ttu.edu