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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> upac-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:upac-request@list.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vega, Monica J De Soto - (movega)<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 05, 2013 4:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> upac@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [UPAC] English Transfer Student - Portfolio Information Session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Advisors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please pass this message along to your new transfer students who might be eligible for the Transfer Portfolio option.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>What is the Transfer Portfolio?</b><br>The Transfer Portfolio is a process for eligible transfer students to earn a <i>waiver<b> </b></i>for English 101 and/or 102—The University of Arizona’s Undergraduate General Education and Foundation Composition Requirement. As the Transfer Portfolio Examination <i>does not</i><b> </b>grant credit for the courses, students assume the responsibility to meet with an academic advisor to determine if a waiver fulfills graduation requirements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Who is eligible for a Transfer Portfolio?</b><br>Students must have at least 56 transfer credits to qualify for a Transfer Portfolio.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Information Sessions<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Three information sessions are scheduled to talk to students about the Transfer Portfolio. <b>Only students with 56 or more TRANSFER credits are to attend a meeting.</b> This is taking the place of the one on one meetings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>1. September 10 at 10:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>2. September 27 at 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>3. October 7 at 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Locations are TBA<b>. Please call 520-621-3553</b> for location information the day before each session. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mónica De Soto Vega<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Writing Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of English<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(520) 621-3553 OFFICE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(520) 621-5410 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:movega@email.arizona.edu">movega@email.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>