What is Happening Today

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What is Happening Today?

• Welcome ??
• Introductions
• Rules of our Graduate Programs
• QA
• Meet Other Students / Drinks and Refreshments

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Goals of our Graduate Programs

• Provide a good education
• Enabling students to find a good job (after
  graduation)
• Provide a good learning environment (you, the
  other students, the department, UH, the city of
  Houston,)
• Getting students involved in challenging research
  projects
• Supporting personal growths
• Assisting students through financial support
• Raising the quality of the students that are
  admitted into our graduate programs

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Enjoy your Stay In Houston
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Enjoy your Stay In Houston 2
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2. Introductions

• Janell Pursoo (Admission,)
• Amanda Vaughan (Current graduate students,)
• Christoph Eick (Director of Graduate Studies)
• Stephen Huang (Chairman)

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3. Problems with Rules of Our Graduate Programs

• Not knowing the rules of your graduate program
• 3.0 GPA rules and 4C rules
• Academic honesty violations
• Not taking or not passing prerequisite courses
• Trying to drop courses in the last minute
• Not filing petitions or filing petitions late
• Emergency situations

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4. QA
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5. Refreshments and Socializing