Isamar Terrazas

A new test is being introduced this semester for students who are in the mass communication and health administration fields. Isamar Terrazas has more in this Bobcat Update.

Stand-up intro: The G-S-P may be gone, but in order to be admitted to the Mass Communication or Health Administration programs, students should be aware of the PUG.
The punctuation, usage and grammar test is replacing the grammar, spelling and punctuation requirement for full-major status. There are three major differences -- the PUG does not include a spelling section, it's 45 minutes long and it's completed on a scantron rather than on a computer. Writing Center Director Nancy Wilson helped create the new test. She says it will have a lasting impact on students.
SB Wilson (9 sec): It's going to help you, it's going to help you not only if you had to take the test, not only with that obviously, it's going to help you in your career it's going to help you get ahead.
Students had three opportunities to pass the G-S-P with a score of 70 or above. The new PUG test may be taken over and over by mass communication students until they pass the exam. However, health professionals will stick to the original limit of three tries only. The writing center offers tutoring for those who need help understanding the format of the new test. 
SB Pitts (14secs): Students have kind of had mixed opinions about the change. Many of them had taken the G-S-P and worked with it a lot and were a little bit disappointed to learn that it was different but I think overall it's a little bit clearer.
SB King (8 sec): I like it a lot better because it's really the punctuation, usage, and grammar. It really does help you where the mistake is and how to find it. The PUG may be taken at the testing center at a cost of 40 dollars per attempt. For Bobcat Update, I'm Isamar Terrazas.