Transfer of Core Curriculum Credit

UT Austin accepts toward its core curriculum any designated core coursework from Texas public universities and community colleges transferred with a grade of C− or better, consistent with Texas Education Code §61.822 and Texas Administrative Code §4.28.

Core-Complete & Partial Core Transfer

A successfully completed core curriculum transferred from another Texas public institution wholly substitutes for UT Austin's core curriculum. Transfer students with an incomplete core receive component area credit for individual core courses designated by sending institutions, but otherwise are required to satisfy UT requirements.

Direct Equivalency for UT Core Courses

Transfer credit counts toward a core component area if it is evaluated by the Office of Admissions as a specific UT Austin core course (listed in the chart below), even when the course is not designated as core by the sending institution. Equivalent coursework at Texas institutions can be identified using the ATE System; a list of Texas Common Course Numbering equivalencies is also available.

Core Course Substitution

State regulations limit institutional latitude to substitute core coursework with transfer credit that neither originates as a core course nor transfers as a specific UT Austin core course. However, when UT and a sending institution designate a course in different core component areas (e.g. GRG 301C, Physical Geography, as natural vs. social science), students may choose which way to count the credit. Potential substitutions should be discussed with an advisor in the School of Undergraduate Studies.

Direct Equivalency for UT Core Courses

Transfer credit counts toward a core component area if it is evaluated by the Office of Admissions as a specific UT Austin core course (listed in the chart below).

Core Course Substitution

State regulations permit more institutional discretion in transferring courses from private and out-of-state institutions as core curriculum credit. Coursework not evaluated by the Office of Admissions as a specific UT Austin core course may be approved, on an individual basis, if it meets the educational objectives of a core component area. Potential substitutions should be discussed with an advisor in the School of Undergraduate Studies.

Most UT degrees specify courses to simultaneously fulfill requirements in the major field of study and portions of the core curriculum. To avoid accumulating more semester hour credit than needed for graduation, students should select core courses normally prescribed by their intended degree plan.

Core Component Area	Applicable UT Austin Courses1 (hover cursor on underlined text for comparable Texas Common Course Numbers)
English Composition semester hours: 6 statewide core code: 010	One course chosen from RHE 306, RHE 306Q, E 603A2, or T C 603A2; and 3 additional semester hours of Writing Flag coursework.
Mathematics3 semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 020	One course chosen from M 302, 303D, 403K, 305G, 408C, 408K, 408N, 408R, 310P2, 316; or SSC 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318.
Science & Technology, Part 1 semester hours: 6 statewide core code: 030	Two courses in a single discipline, chosen from AST 301, 302, 303, or 307; 309; 309L; 309N or 309Q; 309Q or 309R; 309S; 309T; BIO 301D, 301L, 301M (select two); 311C+311D; 311C+326M; 315H4+325H4; CH 301+302; 301H4+302H4; 304K+305; GEO 401, 303, or 420H4; 302C; 302D; 302E; 302K; 302M; 302P; 404C or 405; 305E; 307; NSC 306J+306K+306L (for Applied Learning & Development majors only, this three-course sequence fulfills both Part 1 and 2 requirements); P S 303+304; PHY 301+316; 302K+302L; 303K+303L; 309K+309L; 317K+317L; BIO 301E2; or PHY 3212. (Two courses designed to be taken in sequence are recommended, though any two nonduplicating courses in the same discipline may be combined for core purposes.)
Science & Technology, Part 2 semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 031	One course in a discipline different from that used for the preceding requirement (030), chosen from courses listed in Science & Technology, Part 1; ANT 301, 304; BIO 301C, 305E, 305F, 406D, 307D, 309D, 309F; C S 302, 307; CH 314N; E E 302, 306; or GRG 301C, 301K, 304E.
Humanities semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 040	One course chosen from E 316K, E 603B2, or T C 603B2.
Visual & Performing Arts3 semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 050	Coursework chosen from AMS 330; ARC 308, 318K, 318L; ARH 301, 302, 303, 325, 327N, 327R, 329J, 329R, 330G, 331K, 331L, 332K, 332L, 333K, 333L, 335P, 337K, 338L, 339J, 339K, 339L, 339M, 341K, 341L, 347K, 347L, 347M, 359, 361, 361L, 362, 362R, 363, 364, 365, 366J, 366N, 366P, 367, 370, 372; ART 320K, 320L; C C 301, 302, 303, 307C, 307D, 317; CTI 350, 351; F A 310; MUS 302L, 302P, 303M, 303N, 303P, 606A, 307, 313, 334; PHL 317K, 346; RTF 305, 314, 316; or T D 301, 302T, 303.
U.S. History semester hours: 6 statewide core code: 060	Legislative requirement – two courses, one of which may be dedicated to Texas history, chosen from HIS 314K, 315G, 315K, 315L, 317L, 320L, 320P, 320R, 333L, 334L, 334M, 336L, 340S, 345J, 345L, 345M, 350R, 351N, 351P, 355F, 355M, 355N, 355P, 355S, 356G, 356K, 356N, 356P, 356R, 357C, 357D, 357F, 357P, 365G, 373C, 376F. (Courses in other departments – AFR, AMS, MAS, etc. – cross-listed with courses above may also apply.)
U.S. & Texas Government semester hours: 6 statewide core code: 070	Legislative requirement – GOV 310L; and one course chosen from GOV 312L, 312P, or 312R. GOV 105 (designed primarily for out-of-state transfer students with 5 or more hours in U.S. government, but who lack coursework with a Texas Constitution component).
Social & Behavioral Sciences semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 080	One course chosen from ANT 302, 305, 307, 318L; CTI 302, 365; ECO 301, 304K, 304L; GRG 305, 306C, 307C, 308, 309, 312, 319; LIN 306, 312; PSY 301; R S 310; SOC 302, 308, 308C, 308D, 309, 313K, 318, 319; or S S 3012.
Signature Course semester hours: 3 statewide core code: 090	One course chosen from UGS 302, UGS 303, or T C 3022. (Transfer credit for the Signature Course is not generally available. Students transferring “core-complete” from Texas public institutions are not required to enroll in a UT Signature Course.)
total core curriculum semester hours: 42

¹ The first digit of UT Austin course numbers denotes semester hour credit value and the combined second+third digits represent course level (01-19 for lower-division and 20-79 for upper-division). The suffixes “A” and “B” identify each half of a two-semester course; for example, MUS 605 is comprised of MUS 605A and 605B, each with 3 semester hours.

² Open only to Plan II Honors Program students, not awarded in transfer.

³ Consistent with Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology standards, engineering students may not count credit in applied fine arts or in mathematics below the level of calculus toward any degree requirement, including the core curriculum.

⁴ Honors course, not awarded in transfer.

• Government courses
• Calculus courses
• Introductory Biology courses
• E 316K equivalents
• Writing Flags
• Computer Science & Management Information Systems credit
• MIS 310 equivalents
• Credit-by-Exam awarded at other institutions
• Workforce courses from community colleges
• Military training & experience
• Common Transfer Credit Issues (home)

• Our Transfer Guides for Austin Community College and other Texas community colleges recommend coursework prospective transfer students should take to apply toward specific UT Austin degree plans.
• The Automated Transfer Equivalency (ATE) system provides interactive access to our database of more than 250,000 transfer credit evaluations for current and past courses at universities and community colleges throughout Texas.
• The Interactive Degree Audit (IDA) system enables prospective transfer students and UT students studying away from UT to estimate the degree applicability of coursework taken at other institutions.
• UT Austin's transfer credit policies are published in the General Information catalog.