| Student Services
The Academic Center, located in room 129 of University
West, offers writing assistance, subject-area
tutoring, testing services, instructional handouts (both in print
and online), and a grammar tip of the week to UHV students.
Writing Assistance
The Academic Center has staff available to review student papers, faculty publications,
university documents, and other written work. During sessions with the tutors,
individuals may discuss a paper that is in progress. Tutors will offer a
critical response to a draft and make suggestions for revision. Students
may have their papers reviewed by Academic Center personnel in either a face-to-face
session or an online
session. A
Mini-Tutorial: Viewing and Printing Tutor Comments is available online
for students submitting documents to online tutors.
Subject-area
Tutoring
The Academic Center provides subject area tutoring if
requested by students and/or faculty in areas such as biology, mathematics,
psychology, and computer science. During sessions with
the tutors, individuals may discuss concerns related to courses
that are in progress.
Testing Services
The Center provides academic testing services. Students can schedule correspondence
exams throughout the year by contacting the Academic
Center Secretary. Faculty
can also refer students to the secretary for
makeup exams, which are provided on an appointment basis to students located
at UHV. The
Academic Center’s staff provides standardized testing for students enrolling
in college or completing their certification: The THEA Quick Test (formerly
Quick TASP) is offered prior to the beginning of each regular semester, and
the TExES test is provided
on
the four test administration dates set by National Evaluation Systems. Students
also can take practice TExES exams through the Center.
Information Resources
The Academic Center provides a number of instructional handouts that may assist
you with both your academic and professional writing. The handouts are organized
into various groups or "centers," including business
and professional communication, documentation
style, grammar and
punctuation, English as
a foreign language, research
paper, and writing and
learning across
the curriculum.
Workshops and
Presentations
The Academic Center may offer face-to-face workshops and
presentations each semester. Additionally, the center offers
online workshops or presentations that can be worked through or
viewed at your convenience. These workshops or presentations may
be web-based or Power Point presentations. Power Point
presentations may contain audio.
Grammar Tip of the Week
Grammatically Correct is a grammar tip of the week created
by Academic Center Peer Writing Tutors at the University of Houston-Victoria.
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