One of my favorite websites

Because I am a current UTSA student, one of my biggest concerns is making sure I am on the right track to graduation. Thankfully UTSA offers the Automated Student Access Program (asap.utsa.edu) website, in which I can find answers that assure me that I am on track with my degree. By accessing this website you save yourself the trouble of scheduling an appointment with your adviser and are able to find answers as well as know the progress of your degree thus far. It is a great tool that offers many other student services that are useful throughout your years here.

Looking at the design of the Automated Student Access Program website one can see the use of:

Contrast
- Throughout the whole website they keep the same font style and font size, also the navigation bar has a bold font throughout which makes it stand out of the page for easier access. The website also only uses the colors orange and blue which are kept in the 2 divided sections (title and navigation bar) as well as in other line designs.

Repetition 
- Once you click on a specific category from the navigation bar, you can see the same repetition in all categories. Once clicked, you see the category name as the title and a drop down menu of different options as to which you wish to navigate to take care of business. Also there are sections throughout in which the website feels you need to focus more on, and the text appears in red as a way to stand out to the user. Making it easy to use and organized.

Alignment
- Alignment is shown on the entire website,as it is kept simple and clean. All categories are at the top in the navigation bar aligned to the left as well as the rest of the text that follows.

Proximity
- ASAP reduces clutter by grouping the categories at the top of the page, making it one visual unit. As you click on a specific category it becomes highlighted in a dark blue color, making it easy to navigate for the user. 

This website makes it easy to navigate by providing links such as "ASAP FAQ" in case you have questions as well as a "Help" link reassuring all your questions are answered one way or another. There is also a "Search" box on the page to find what you are looking for without actually needing to navigate all sections of the website, and this search box stays in the upper left hand corner throughout all sections and searches of the website.  

The following link will let you access the Automated Student Access Program of which I have relied on since day one at UTSA:

asap.utsa.edu