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Student Support Center


Welcome to the Student Support Center  – UTEP's College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Advising Office!

The Student Support Center (SSC) is dedicated to providing a quality advising experience. This website is a supplement to the advising services offered to College of Health Sciences (CHS) students. It aims to provide students with the tools and resources needed to make the best academic decisions possible!

The CHS Student Support Center staff is currently available to serve and assist you both in-person and remotely.  

Please visit our Advising 101 page for information about the CHS academic advisors, registration, graduation, deadlines, program of study, and many more areas related to advising.  

The SSC Staff assists CHS Students with the following:

  • Academic advising (registration advising and general concerns)
  • Changing majors
  • Understanding degree plans and course requirements
  • Applying for graduation
  • Improving academic performance
  • Answering questions about CHS and UTEP policies
  • Reviewing and signing paperwork and forms
  • Connecting students to other campus resources when appropriate

Contact Us:

  • Operating hours of the CHS Student Support Center are 8-12 & 1-5, Monday-Friday. 
  • We are located in HSSN Room 200
  • Phone: 915-747-7234 
  • Email: studentsupportcenter@utep.edu 
    • Make sure to include your UTEP ID number, and email us from your miners.utep.edu email to ensure we can respond with detailed information. Please allow 24 business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM) for a response.  
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We look forward to assisting you!  

FEATURED NEWS


Junior social work major Anamaria Solis spent her summer at Arizona State University studying the connection between Alzheimer's and blood biomarkers in women as a BUILDing SCHOLARS recipient. Solis, who aims to work in research and public policy related to pregnancy health on the border, was able to develop her STEM skills and learn under the tutelage of professor Edward Ofori, a professor in the Pathomechanics and Neuroimaging Laboratory at ASU.

Social Work Student Conducts Alzheimer’s Research Through BUILDing SCHOLARS Program

Though there is still much to learn about neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, UTEP junior social work major Anamaria Solis spent her summer contributing to the growing bed of research surrounding the disease. As part of the BUILDing SCHOLARS program, she spent three months at the Arizona State University helping to research the link between blood biomarkers in women and the likelihood of developing neurodegenerative diseases.

From left to right: Former and current graduate research assistants Brittany Ochoa and Karen Kwon; Assistant Professor Jason Mallonee, D.S.W.; and graduate research assistant Rosa Escalante Lopez. Ciudad Juárez is in the background.

Researchers Examine Mental Health Stigmas on the Border

EL PASO, Texas (July 13, 2023) — Hispanic adults with mental health conditions are 17 percent less likely to receive treatment than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. But what causes this disparity and how can we fix it?

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Student Support Center
Health Sciences and Nursing Building, Rm. 200
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: studentsupportcenter@utep.edu
P: 915-747-7234
F: 915-747-8314