Getting Started

Register for orientation if you have not done so. As a SummerStart student, you must change your admission date from fall to summer 2011. You also must change your financial aid disbursement, if you have one, to reflect summer enrollment. If you seek summer campus housing, you must apply.

Change Start Date through Office of Admissions

You must change your start date to summer 2011. Download an Admission Status Change Form. Follow the instructions for returning it to us by fax , e-mail, or U.S. mail. Once we receive your request, we will work with admissions to update your start semester and obtain a time for you to register for classes. (You will get more information about registration in Step 4.)

Deadlines:

Freshman: May 25 to register May 31 - June 1 or June 22 to register July 8.

CAP / transfers: June 22 to register July 8.

Be advised that space is limited, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Change Financial Aid Disbursement (if applicable)

Because you will be attending the university earlier than you originally planned, you must change your financial aid disbursement to help cover summer costs. Once you have been accepted to the SummerStart program, you should call Student Financial Services at (512) 475-6282 to request that your aid package be restructured to include a disbursement for summer classes.

Summer Housing

We encourage you to consider living on campus for summer classes. Living on campus will help you adjust more quickly to university life and have greater access to peers and resources. Designated accommodations are available for SummerStart students.

Summer housing is simple to sign up for and less expensive than in a long semester. Both Prather and San Jacinto Halls are available for the second summer session.

For Prather…
Your contract will include a shared room with a community bath, Dine In Dollars, and Bevo Bucks.  The facility will be coed for the summer and the Jester Dining Hall will be available.

Your total cost of $1,383 includes:

    * Shared Room with a community bath
    * $225 Dine In Dollars
    * $50 Bevo Bucks

There is also a $50 application fee, which is not included in the total price.

For San Jacinto…
Your contract will include a shared room with a private bath, Dine In Dollars, and Bevo Bucks.  The facility will be coed for the summer and the Jester Dining Hall will be available.

Your total cost of $1,761 includes:

    * Shared Room with a private bath
    * $200 Dine In Dollars
    * $50 Bevo Bucks

There is also a $50 application fee, which is not included in the total price.

Application
Housing applications for the second summer session will be accepted through July 1. Apply for second summer session housing online.

The website will request all of the appropriate information from you.  Be ready to pay your $50 application fee.  After you apply, if there is available housing, you will receive a contract via e-mail to live on campus.  Print, sign, and return it with a $300 deposit within ten business days.  The deposit is applied towards your summer housing bill.  Your housing statement will be available for you to view and pay on the What I Owe page (UT EID login required). The second summer session housing bill is due Friday, July 15, 2011.

In order to live in on-campus housing, you must have a meningococcal meningitis vaccination by June 29. Information for submitting the documentation can be found in the housing contract packet.

Transition from Summer to Fall Housing

Although you cannot stay in your summer residence assignment straight into the fall, the Department of Housing and Food offers storage for students during the three days of transition between semesters.  For an additional charge, you may even be able to check in early for the fall semester and move directly from your summer residence to your fall residence the same day.  Talk to your residence hall office staff for details.

Continue to Step 2. Preparing for Schedule Planning