2009 - Utep - University of Texas at El Paso

LEARNING COMMUNITIES QUICK REFERENCE
Let’s face it; college takes getting used to
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The campus is huge
The faces are new
The pace is fast
The courses are demanding
The workloads are intense
Learning communities help you
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Build friendships with other students
Work closely with faculty
Learn how to connect ideas across different courses
Build a convenient class schedule
Improve your grades.
Please contact our offi ce to get more information.
Dr. Ann Gabbert
Assistant Director for Student Support
Learning Communities Coordinator
Entering Student Program, University Studies
UGLC 344
915/747-7618
Fall 2009 | SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
LEARNING
COMMUNITIES
Join a learning community today to...
make friends!
take core courses!
enjoy smaller classes!
enroll in 2 or 3 linked courses as a block!
Open the doors to your future.
Join a learning community today!
What are Learning
Communities?
You and your “community” (usually
20-25 students) enroll together in two
or three linked courses as a scheduled
block. You attend your linked courses
together; for example, you might attend
the same sections of UNIV and
history. Sharing courses this way helps
you form friendships and study groups
quickly while learning together. Some
assignments may also be integrated
- you might be asked to write a journal
entry in your UNIV class about a
chapter assigned in history. Learning
communities help you make connections
between content in different
courses, develop teamwork and
leadership skills, and increase your
opportunity for academic success.
How do I register for a
Learning Community?
To register for a learning community,
enter all of the CRNs (the fi ve-digit
Course Reference Number) listed under
the learning community into Goldmine/TTR
before selecting “Save.”
The Goldmine System will require
you to register for all of the courses
within the learning community. By
failing to enter all CRNs, you will
receive a “co-requisite error,” which
will list the other course(s) for which
you need to register to complete your
enrollment in the learning community.
If you get this “co-requisite error,”
simply register for the other courses in
the learning community. Concurrent
enrollment in all sections is required
through Census Day.