Student Support and Services
Academic Support
Writing Center
The Center for Student Success provides free writing assistance and writing resources to UHV students. Face-to-face or online, the Center staff review class papers for students.
During sessions with writing consultants, individuals may discuss a paper or document in progress. Trained tutors review these documents, discuss techniques for analyzing and revising assignments, and assist students to devise solutions to writing problems. Writing consultants also provide a similar service online. UHV students may make an appointment for face-to-face tutoring through Penji.
Peer Tutoring
The Center offers a free peer tutoring program for a wide variety of subjects. Though the exact list depends on tutor availability, generally the Center offers tutoring in math, history, science, and computer science. Please visit the Student Success Center (SCC) for a current schedule. Most peer tutoring occurs on a drop-in basis with no appointment necessary, but feel free to schedule an appointment with Penji!
Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a program that offers weekly review sessions for certain core classes that freshmen often find challenging. SI is offered through the SSC in collaboration with key faculty members. In SI, a tutor “takes” a course he or she has already passed with an A or B and creates review sessions based on course content.
Workshops
The Center for Student Success offers various workshops in a presentation-style format every semester to enhance student note-taking, reading, studying, and exam-taking skills.
Examples include: Canvas Basics, Understanding the Syllabus, Finding Balance, Readjusting to in-person learning, Goal Setting, Procrastination, Notetaking, Effective Communication, Exploring your goals, Learning Style, and Final Exam Study Tips.
Student Success Coaches and Success Advisors
Student Success Advisors are here to assist incoming freshmen students and returning students with less than 45 credit hours. Students are provided with academic advising and registration, degree planning, TSI assistance and information, ways to improve effectiveness in and out of the classroom, create a balance and develop stress management, boost self-confidence and develop goals for the future. Students also receive information on how to connect with the campus community.
The goal of the Student Success Advisors is to help students acquire the skills and confidence necessary to succeed by providing support and connecting them to resources.
Although upper-division advisors reside in their academic colleges, they work closely with the Center for Student Success through the Advising Council.
Testing Services
Students are provided testing services in Victoria. The Testing Center on the Victoria campus is located in Jaguar Hall, Suite 1129.
Victoria Campus Services:
- Makeup Exam Proctoring
- Testing for Students with Disabilities
- Correspondence Exam Proctoring
- Standardized Exams:
- Nelson-Denny Reading Assessment
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Licensing Exams (TCEQ)
- Texas Educator Certification Testing (TExES/ExCETs)
- Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA 2)
- Comprehensive Exam Proctoring
Makeup Exam Appointments
Faculty can refer students to Testing Services for makeup exams, which require an appointment. Testing Services must receive a makeup request from the instructor before an appointment is scheduled.
To schedule a makeup exam, students must contact the Testing Center at least seven (7) business days before the exam. Space is not guaranteed after this deadline. Exception would be in cases where the instructor has not given sufficient advance notice of quiz/exam (See Testing Policies and Procedures below).
Students must inform their instructor about their appointment date and time. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the Testing Center receives the exam materials.
Students are expected to arrive on time for their appointment. Students who are more than fifteen (15) minutes late may forfeit their testing appointment and will have to reschedule at the instructor's discretion. Students must bring a valid photo Identification Card, Driver’s License, government-issued ID or UHV ID to establish positive identification prior to taking the test. Students will not be allowed to test without presenting a valid ID.
Testing for Students with Disabilities
Accommodations for students with disabilities are provided through Testing Services. Students with a documented disability must have testing accommodations approved through the Office of Disability Services. Once approved, the student should contact Testing Services as soon as possible, preferably within the first two weeks of the semester, to schedule exams.
Appointments must be made at least seven (7) business days before the test date. Final exams need to be scheduled three (3) weeks prior to the start of finals. Space is not guaranteed after this deadline. Exception would be in cases where the instructor has not given sufficient advance notice of quiz/exam (See Testing Policies and Procedures below).
Students who are more than fifteen (15) minutes late may forfeit their testing appointment and have to reschedule at the instructor's discretion. Students must bring a valid photo Identification Card, Driver’s License, government-issued ID or UHV ID to establish positive identification prior to taking the test. Students are allowed to test without presenting a valid ID.
Students can schedule accommodations and makeup exams throughout the year by contacting Testing Services, 361-485-4500.
Correspondence Testing
Students taking correspondence courses through outside institutions can have tests proctored by Testing Services on the Victoria campus. To take advantage of this appointment-only service, students should complete the following steps:
- Contact Testing Services to schedule an appointment. Include information about your exam (preferred dates and times, length of exam, etc.).
- Register and pay the non-refundable $20.50 administration fee at RegisterBlast
- Provide the institution issuing the correspondence test with the Testing Center address and proctor name:
Proctor: Dominic Flores
Title: Manager, Testing Services
Address:
University of Houston-Victoria
3007 N. Ben Wilson St.
Victoria, TX 77901
Location: 2705 Houston Hwy., Suite 1129, Jaguar Hall, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361) 570-4285
Fax: (361) 580-5588
Email: Testing Center
Contact the Testing Center five days before the appointment to ensure the test has arrived. If it is necessary to expedite testing material shipments an additional fee will be charged.
For questions or more information about correspondence testing, please contact the Testing Center, 361-485-4500.
Standardized Exams
Testing Services administers standardized testing for students enrolling in college or completing certification requirements. See Testing Services for more information including testing dates, fees and registration information. Some exams may require registration or approval by a third party.
Standardized Exams Offered:
- Nelson-Denny Reading Assessment
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Licensing Exams (TCEQ)
- Texas Educator Certification Testing (TExES/ExCETs)
- Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2)
Comprehensive Exam Proctoring
Testing Services administers the following comprehensive exams:
- Master's Comprehensive Exam in Victoria on behalf of the College of Education and Health Professions.
- Psychology Master’s Comprehensive Exam in Victoria on behalf of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
- BBA Comprehensive Exam in Victoria on behalf of the College of Business.
Students who need to take the comprehensive exam should contact their academic advisors for information about the date of the test, reporting time and location.
Testing Policies and Procedures For Students:
- Appointments are always mandatory. Appointments must be made at least seven (7) business days before the test date. Final exams need to be scheduled three (3) weeks prior to the start of finals. Space is not guaranteed after this deadline. Exception would be in cases where the instructor has not given sufficient advance notice of quiz/exam.
- Testing Services does not grant requests for makeup exams. It is the student’s responsibility to request a makeup exam from their instructor.
- Testing Services does not offer walk-in testing appointments.
More information about Testing Services is available at Testing. Appointments are required for every exam. To register for an exam, please go to RegisterBlast or contact the Testing Center by email at Testing@uhv.edu or phone 361-485-4500.