Dear advisors, I forget where our office heard this, but we've been told that the POL 1133 competency-based exam<http://testing.utsa.edu/competency-based-exams/> has a success rate of 100%! Thus, you should definitely tell your students about it if they qualify (by having AP credit for POL 1013), and perhaps you already do. I had been wondering why students are able to pass it so frequently given that Texas politics is not taught in grade school, is not talked about in most homes, and is not talked about on TV. Thus, when a student of mine took it, I asked him about why it's so passable. Here's what he explained to me. "The CBE for POL 1133 contains basic facts about Texas political history. Also much of Texas government reflects the structure of the national government so the test was like taking a US government exam. The test does have very specific questions that can't be answered unless one has read the Texas Politics and Society Textbook, which is available in the JPL and is relatively short." (This is useful when a student protests that they don't know much about Texas politics and don't want to try the exam.) Note: Students, please include your major and ID# (either one) in all correspondence. Stephen Cheney, M. A. T. S. Academic Advisor III Honors College Advising Center http://honors.utsa.edu/ MS 4.02.14 University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-1644 (210) 458-4106 Voice (210) 458-5730 Fax Get Rowdy! This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error.