2. GETTING STARTED
• The following slides contain important information about
your career at Texas A & M, including:
• Your UIN
• Net ID
• Howdy Portal
• eCampus (Blackboard)
• ITS
• Policies, Grading, and Evaluations
• Faculty Extras
3. UIN
• Your Universal Identification Number (UIN)
is assigned by Texas A&M to faculty through
their hiring department
• It is used in place of Social Security numbers
to identify permanent records
• The UIN is used to claim a NetID
4. ACTIVATE YOUR NET ID
• Your NetID is your Texas A&M username. You will use it
every time you log in to University resources.
• To activate your NetID, you will need to:
• Log in https://services.tamu.edu/netid-activate/
• Use your Universal Identification Number (UIN) and
birth date.
• Enter your PIN, if one was provided to you.
• Choose a NetID.
• Select a password.
5. HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources • Phone: (979) 845-4141 • Fax: (979)
845-6894 • Email: HR-feedback@tamu.edu
• https://sso.tamus.edu/logon.aspx
• UIN and Password Needed
• HR Connect
• Payroll and Tax information (1099)
6. HOWDY PORTAL
• Howdy is the web portal at Texas A&M University that helps
students, applicants, faculty, and staff more easily connect to their
university records and resources.
• https://howdy.tamu.edu/uPortal/normal/render.uP
• Log in with your NET ID
• Select the Faculty/Teaching tab
• Syllabus Access
• Download Class Roster
• Course Email
7. ECAMPUS (BLACKBOARD)
• Sign into eCampus (Blackboard) http://ecampus.tamu.edu/
• Log in: Net ID & Password
• Access
• Announcements
• Post assignments (can upload documents)
• Class discussion groups
• Class e-mail
8. INSTRUCTIONAL
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
• Instructional Technology Services promotes and enables the
effective use of technology in teaching and learning.
• ITS administers the university's online learning infrastructure
and provides help and training for eCampus (Blackboard).
• MON - FRI | 8AM - 5PM CST
Phone: 979.458.3417 | Fax:
979.458.0514 | itshelp@tamu.edu
9. COURSE SYLLABUS
• Minimum Syllabus Requirements
• Contact codionu@tamu.edu with questions
• Students should be given notice of your grading
policy in the syllabus so that they know what is
expected of them (nature of the assignment and
weight given).
10. ABA CREDIT HOUR POLICY
• ABA Standards and federal DOE regulations define credit hours as
follows:
• Each credit hour: one hour of classroom or direct faculty
instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work.
• For example, a two credit course requires 2 hours (50
minute hour) of classroom time and 4 hours (60 minute
hour) of student work outside of class.
• Students need to be informed of the expectations for out-
of-class work in the syllabus and in the first class.
11. EXAM POLICIES
• Exams must be anonymous
• Grades or exams cannot be discussed with
students until grades are posted
• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs handles
rescheduling of exams
• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs handles disability
accommodations
12. GRADING
• Available grades between A+ (4.01) and F (0.00)
• Pass/Fail (P/F)
• Withdrawl (W)
• Incomplete (I)
• Minimum GPA for good standing is 2.33 (C+)
13. MAXIMUM ALLOWED CLASS AVERAGE
• 3.00 GPA: First year courses
• 3.00 GPA: Courses with > twenty students enrolled
• 3.33 GPA: Courses > 10-20 students enrolled
• 3.33 GPA (recommended) < 10 students
• NOTE: Academic Standards Committee must
approve any deviation from this policy
14. GRADES
• Registrar must receive grades no later than 30
days after exam
• Grades are posted by registrar’s office
• professors may not change grades once posted
• NOTE: Academic Standards Committee hears all requests
for grade changes from professors or students.
15. EVALUATIONS
• Instructions for electronic student evaluations will be
distributed toward the end of the semester
• Professors will receive copies of evaluations after all
grades are posted
16. FACULTY EXTRAS
• Legal database access (for law school purposes)
• Westlaw
• LexisNexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Use your law school e-mail address and obtain a
password for access to search providers.
• MCLE credit for teaching activity
