Engineering Edge Center

Welcome to the UTEP Engineering Edge Center.
We are here to provide support for students so that you may reach your academic and professional goals.
UTEP Edge Experiences are promoted in the EEC at all levels within the College of Engineering.
Incoming freshmen and transfer students that have not taken or passed Calculus 1 (MATH 1411) join Engineering as a Lower Division student. Lower Division students have an assigned academic advisor in the EEC. Check out the list of Lower Division advisors here.
When you take or pass Calculus 1 (MATH 1411) you transition to the department of your major. Once you are part of your major department, you also change advisors. Advisors associated with specific departments can also be found on the list below.
We are here to help you any way we can. If you’re not sure who to contact, want to know about potential opportunities, or more about Edge Experiences please reach out to departmental representatives, advisors or staff in the EEC, or me directly!
Norman Love, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Studies
Advising
If you have an advising hold on your account or have an advising question, please verify your major in your UTEP transcript and contact the advisor in your major. Below are the links to the advisors in each department.
When sending an email, include the following information:
- Full name
- Student ID
- Describe the issue or ask your question giving as much details as possible.
Lower Division Engineering
Schedule a 1-on-1 advising appointment with their Program Advisor at the Engineering Edge Center via MS Bookings. Using this Link: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/EngineeringEdgeCenterAdvising@minersutep.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/
For further information, please visit the Lower Division Engineering Advising web page or send an email to engradvising@utep.edu.
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering Education and Leadership
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering
Forms
- Course Substitution Online Form
- Course Substitution Online Form Instructions for Students (PDF)
- Course Substitution Flow (PDF)
- Deadline: Anytime during a semester, before your registration period starts
- Course Waiver Online Form
- Course Waiver Online Form Instructions for Students (PDF)
- Course Waiver Flow (PDF)
- Deadline: Once registration is open for your classification and prior to late registration
- Petition for Reinstatement Online Form
- Petition for Reinstatement Online Form Instructions for Students (PDF)
- Petition for Reinstatement Flow (PDF)
- Deadline:
- If you are registered for current semester, submit the Petition for Reinstatement form after grades have posted for that semester
- If you are not registered, you may submit the Petition for Reinstatement form, 1 week before your registration period starts for the next semester
- Student Forms
- General Change
- Registration and Drop
- FERPA
- Other
- Faculty Forms
- Complete Withdrawal Notification
- Course Waiver
- Department Add/Drop
- Faculty Drop/Reinstatement
- GPA Recalculation
- Option 2
- Pass/Fail Request
- Subtitle Request
- UG TA/RA Tuition Waiver
Waiver must be accompanied with copy of appointment in PeoplesSoft and sent to Michael Talamantes mtalaman@utep.edu and Pedro Garza pgarza@utep.edu
- Where do I go to start a form?
Under the Electronic Forms’ tab, click on the name of the form you want to submit.
To open the form, click on the [name of form] Online Form.
A new window will open up. - Who can initiate the form?
All forms can be initiated by you (student) or an advisor - When do I need to submit the form by, is there a deadline to submit the forms?
Yes, as a general guidance, please see the deadlines corresponding to each form- Petition for Reinstatement
- If you are registered for current semester, submit after grades post for that semester
- If you are not registered, you may submit 1 week before your registration period starts for the next semester
- Course Waiver
- Once registration is open for your classification and prior to late registration
- Course Substitution
- Within the semester, before your registration period starts
- Within the semester, before your registration period starts
- Petition for Reinstatement
- How do I submit my form?
Click on the OK button once you have filled out your form.
If you need help filling the form, click on the Online for Instructions for Students - Who do I contact if I have questions about my form?
Please contact your academic advisor (i.e. the person who advises you) or your department for questions about your form’s status - How will I know my form has been approved?
If you initiated the form, you will receive an email with the name of the form as the subject. Open the PDF attached to the email and scroll down to verifies it has been fully approved.
If your advisor initiated the form, please check with them to see if the form has been approved. - How long does it take for a form to be approved?
Your form should be approved within a week. However, you need to monitor your UTEP email in case the form is returned to you since not responding to the email will extend the time required to approve the form. - What do I write as a justification?
The justification will vary depending on the form, but in general it needs to be a clear explanation of why you are asking for the waiver, the substitution or to be reinstated. - What counts as an equivalent course?
Your departmental advisor will determine if a course you took at a different institution is equivalent to an engineering course at UTEP. Please contact your advisor prior to submitting a course substitution. - Who do I contact if I have more questions?
For all other questions, please send an email to engrFORMS@utep.edu
K-12 Outreach

College of Engineering offers a variety of K-12 outreach activities focused on STEM Education.
Our Engineering Ambassadors are the connection between our college and local area school and teachers. Our Ambassadors lead programs such as Robotics, Nexus High School Shadowing Program, and ExciTES Summer Institute among others.
There are various additional outreach activities such as summer camps, Flight Sim & STEM, and E-week.
Gabby Gandara
Assistant Dean for Engineering Student Success