Promoting Undergraduate Admission
The Office of Admissions offers a variety of services and resources to assist prospective students with the undergraduate admissions application process. Undergraduate applicants are encouraged to use all available resources, especially consultation with the University’s admissions counselors and the resources of the University’s admissions centers.
The University’s regional admissions centers provide detailed information about and assistance with the freshman and transfer admissions processes through consultation, information sessions, and local events. Regional admissions centers are located in Dallas, El Paso, Harlingen, Houston, Laredo, Longview, Lubbock, and San Antonio; a full-time admissions officer also works out of New York City to serve the northeastern United States.
The Undergraduate Admissions Center is located in John Hargis Hall on the University campus. Each day the center welcomes prospective undergraduate students and their families for campus visits, information sessions, and on-campus events. Tens of thousands of visitors come through the center each year. Admissions counselors serving the Austin area are also housed in the center.
Recruiting Students and Promoting Admission
The Office of Admissions participates in a variety of activities and efforts designed to recruit prospective freshman and transfer students.
- Collaborating with junior and community college officers across the state and with high school counselors in Texas and in other states.
- Hosting counseling and information sessions and conducting campus tours for prospective freshman and transfer students.
- Hosting meetings with representatives from UT Austin admissions, student affairs, and academic affairs offices for prospective transfer students visiting the campus.
- Hosting on-campus events for prospective freshman and transfer students.
- Participating in community college recruiting events across the state and visiting community colleges and business and industry locations to provide information for prospective transfer students.
- Participating in college nights and college fairs across the state and the nation to provide information to prospective freshman and transfer students.
- Working with academic and student affairs offices and departments across campus to assist students in their transition to UT Austin.
- Working with alumni and outreach centers across the state and nation to facilitate student recruiting through information distribution, events, and activities.
Online coursework resources and tools. The University also provides several online resources and tools to help prospective students make sound decisions about coursework.
- Transfer guides (http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/tccn/ ) provide detailed information about how transfer coursework from Texas community colleges applies to UT Austin degree requirements.
- The Automated Transfer Equivalency system (http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ate/ ) lets prospective students from higher education institutions across Texas search for equivalent coursework at their current institutions or at UT Austin.
- The IDA Planner (https://utdirect.utexas.edu/nrida/sint.WBX ) allows prospective students to estimate how courses from other institutions might apply to UT Austin degrees.