Introduction       The University       Undergraduate Studies       Architecture       Business       Communication       Education       Engineering          General Information          Admission and Registration          Academic Policies and Procedures          Graduation          Degrees and Programs          Courses          Faculty       Fine Arts       Geosciences       Information       Liberal Arts       Natural Sciences       Nursing       Pharmacy       Public Affairs       Social Work       Appendix A       Appendix B       Index

• Introduction
• The University
• Undergraduate Studies
• Architecture
• Business
• Communication
• Education
• Engineering
  • General Information
  • Admission and Registration
  • Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Graduation
  • Degrees and Programs
  • Courses
  • Faculty
• Fine Arts
• Geosciences
• Information
• Liberal Arts
• Natural Sciences
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Public Affairs
• Social Work
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Index

Admission and Registration

Admission

Admission and readmission of undergraduate students to the University is the responsibility of the director of admissions. All students who wish to major in engineering must be admitted to the University according to the procedures given in General Information. However, enrollment in any engineering degree plan may be limited by the availability of adequate academic resources. Hence, a student may be admitted to the University but denied admission to a specific engineering degree plan. An applicant who is denied admission to an engineering degree plan may seek to enter another major in the Cockrell School of Engineering or in another college or school.

Freshman Admission

Freshman applicants seeking admission to the Cockrell School must meet the calculus readiness requirement by the official admissions application deadline. More information about calculus readiness is available at http://www.engr.utexas.edu/undergraduate/admission/calculus/.

1. Students who wish to transfer to the University from another college or university must apply to the Office of Admissions as described in General Information. Requirements for admission as a transfer student vary, but all transfer applicants must submit transcripts of all college and high school coursework.
2. Only courses listed in the student’s engineering degree program, or equivalent courses accepted by the department chair and approved by the dean, may be counted toward an engineering degree. A course may therefore be accepted for transfer credit but not be applicable toward an engineering degree.
3. Courses that are common to all degree programs in the Cockrell School are listed in Requirements Included in All Engineering Degree Plans. These may be taken at any school offering courses acceptable for transfer to the University.
4. Completion of sequences of technical courses in the major area sometimes requires five or more semesters. Therefore, most transfer students should anticipate a minimum of five semesters or the equivalent in residence at the University.
5. Transfer students with more than forty semester hours of credit in an engineering or preengineering program may be eligible for admission to a major sequence as explained in the following section.

Admission to a Major Sequence

The major sequence in an engineering degree program is a set of courses in which the student learns to put to engineering use the concepts learned in the basic sequence. Major sequence courses are normally taken in the last two years of undergraduate study.

Students must apply online for admission to a major sequence. The following requirements apply both to students seeking to transfer to the school from another institution and to those currently enrolled at the University, either in another college or school or in a basic sequence of courses in the Cockrell School. Those in another college or school must also meet the requirements given in General Information for transfer from one division to another within the University.

1. Applications for admission to the major sequence are evaluated by the engineering departments each semester. The criteria for admission vary from semester to semester; current criteria are published at http://www.engr.utexas.edu/undergraduate/policies/sequence/.
2. To be eligible for admission to a major sequence, the applicant must have received credit from the University for the basic sequence of courses of the degree plan, either by completing the courses at the University or by receiving transfer credit for equivalent courses taken elsewhere. The student must not be on scholastic probation according to University regulations and must not be on engineering probation according to the regulations of the Cockrell School. For the basic sequence of courses in each degree plan, see the outline of the plan later in this section.
3. No engineering student may register for a course identified as a major sequence course in any of the degree plans of the Cockrell School unless the student has been admitted to the major sequence.
4. An applicant who has not previously been registered at the University must be admitted to the University as described in General Information. Admission to the University does not imply or guarantee admission to a major sequence in the Cockrell School. A student’s application to the major sequence is considered only after the student has been admitted to the University.
5. Application for admission to a major sequence must be made online at http://www.engr.utexas.edu/undergraduate/policies/sequence/.
   
   1. A student who is currently enrolled in the school must submit a completed application form.
   2. A student seeking to transfer from another institution must first be admitted to the University by the Office of Admissions. Each transfer student must then confer with the transfer adviser for the major under which the student was admitted to the Cockrell School. A student who wishes to change majors within the Cockrell School after being admitted to the University must meet the requirements given in the section Internal Transfer.
6. Priority deadlines for submitting completed applications for admission to a major sequence are October 1 for entrance in the following spring semester and March 1 for entrance in either the following summer session or the following fall semester.
7. A student who has been admitted to a major sequence but does not enroll, and who wishes to enter in a subsequent semester, must reapply for admission to a major sequence and must meet all requirements in place at the time of reapplication. A student who has been admitted to the University but does not enroll must reapply to the University for admission according to the policies in place at the time of reapplication.
8. A student who has been enrolled in a major sequence and wishes to return to the school after being out for one or more semesters must apply for admission or readmission to a major sequence on the basis of all requirements in place at the time of return. A student who has been out of the University for at least one long-session semester must apply for readmission to the University.
9. Any student who has been denied admission to a major sequence will not be considered for admission for a subsequent semester unless reapplication is made.

Registration

General Information gives information about registration, adding and dropping courses, transfer from one division of the University to another, and auditing a course. The Course Schedule, published online before registration each semester and summer session at registrar.utexas.edu/schedules, includes registration instructions, advising locations, and the times, places, and instructors of classes. The Course Schedule and General Information are published on the registrar’s Web site, http://registrar.utexas.edu/.

To register for a course, a student must fulfill the prerequisite given in the catalog or Course Schedule. If the student has not fulfilled the prerequisite, he or she must obtain the approval of the department offering the course before registering for it.

 

On this page

• Admission
  • Freshman Admission
  • Transfer Admission
    • Internal Transfer
    • External Transfer
  • Guidelines for Transfer Students
  • Admission to a Major Sequence
• Registration
  • Concurrent Enrollment