Precalculus - MATH 1508

• Math 1508 will have three exams.
• Students will receive a grade of A, B, C, D or F at the end of the course, according to the usual scale:
  • at least 90% - A
  • 80% to 89% - B
  • 70% to 79% - C
  • 60% to 69% - D
  • At most 59% - F
• If you earn a failing grade (D or F) in the fall or spring semester, you may retake the class as a minimester workshop. A maximum grade of "C" will replace a failing grade upon successful completion of the minimester workshop. There is no minimester for the summer session.

Please refer to the "Repetition of Courses" section under Curriculum and Classroom Policies in the UTEP undergraduate catalog.

• Retake exams are offered in the Library on the Friday following each exam.
• You may take one Retake Exam once and only once to replace an exam grade.
• Each Retake Exam has 20 questions and is two hours long.
• You may use graphing calculators on these exams. We provide scratch paper.

• You are required to attend class three times per week, and you are required to attend the workshop you are assigned to.
• If you have a laptop or tablet which supports WebAssign, please take it to your scheduled workshop.
• Weekly problem sets will be provided on WebAssign. You are responsible for working on the problem sets before you arrive at the workshop.

• The course text is PreCalculus, Ninth Edition by Larson.
• The course syllabus is located online, under "Course Content".
• Graphing calculators are required for this course; laptops are recommended for the workshops.

• Contact the program director Nada Al-Hanna in Bell Hall 325, call her at 747-8898, or email her at nfalhanna@utep.edu.