The Texas Education Code §61.822 guarantees transfer of core curriculum coursework among public universities and community colleges, but degree plans may specify how some core requirements should be fulfilled. Where possible, students should select core curriculum courses that also satisfy requirements of a major field of study.

Students undecided on a major should make their decision as early as possible. Delay in taking major-specific coursework lengthens the time needed to earn a degree, and core courses taken without the focus provided by a major field of study may later need to be substituted with other core coursework prescribed by the major. This Guide recommends core courses applicable to any UT Austin degree regardless of major and identifies core curriculum areas in which suitable coursework depends upon the student's chosen major.

Prospective community college transfer students who have chosen a major should follow course recommendations in one of UT Austin's other Transfer Guides devoted to specific degree programs.

• Course recommendations in this Guide are limited to the forty-two hour core curriculum and the foreign language basic education requirement. Major-specific course recommendations are provided in UT Austin's other Transfer Guides.

• Twenty-one core semester hours in Communication, Humanities, and U.S. Government/History are common to all UT degrees and can be taken regardless of major. Six hours in Visual/Performing Arts and Social/Behavioral Science are similar in many majors and can be selected with a little care. But Mathematics and Natural Science requirements vary widely among majors and should be undertaken with specific degree objectives in mind.

• Transfer credit for the First-Year Signature Course, a UT Austin core curriculum requirement (component area 090), in Architecture, Business, Communication, Education, Geosciences, Liberal Arts, and Nursing, is not generally available. Students who transfer “core complete” from a Texas public community college are not required to enroll in a UT Signature Course.

• Courses in which grades lower than C− are earned do not transfer. Grades from transfer credit are excluded from a student's internal UT Austin grade point average computation.

UT Austin offers a comprehensive range of degree programs through twelve undergraduate divisions:

School of Architecture McCombs School of Business College of Communication College of Education Cockrell School of Engineering College of Fine Arts

Jackson School of Geosciences College of Liberal Arts College of Natural Sciences School of Nursing College of Pharmacy School of Social Work

Transfer students undecided on a major and with fewer than sixty semester hours of transfer credit may initially enroll in the School of Undergraduate Studies, which offers strategic advising to explore degree options. Students must declare a major in one of the academic divisions listed above by the time they accumulate sixty semester hours, including transfer credit.

Prospective transfer students are urged to become familiar with the University's's curricula and rules in the Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010.

Students who transfer directly from a Texas community college may choose to graduate under UT Austin catalog rules in effect during the time they attended the community college; those declaring the 2008-2010 catalog must complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer session 2016 (2017 for the Bachelor of Architecture and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees). At least sixty semester credit hours must be completed at UT Austin to earn an undergraduate degree.

Prospective students can monitor their UT degree progress – even before transfer – and check degree applicability of Texas community college courses by using the “Planner” function of UT's Interactive Degree Audit (IDA) system.

The Office of Admissions evaluates courses from other institutions for comparability with UT Austin coursework, but the Dean's Office in the School of Undergraduate Studies approves transfer credit for use in the core curriculum.

• Questions concerning core curriculum requirements and applicability of transfer credit should be directed to the School of Undergraduate Studies, FAC 406, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (512/475-7000).

• Questions concerning transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, MAI 7, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (512/475-7387).

1. ENGL 1301 (or 1306 for nonnative English speakers); and
2. one Substantial Writing Component/Writing Flag course chosen from ENGL 1302, 2311, or 2314.

The University requires all students to have completed two years of high school study in a single foreign language. Transfer students who do not meet this requirement are assessed a foreign language deficiency; removal of deficiencies is required for graduation. To remove a deficiency, credit for the second college-level course in a language (numbered 1312, 1412, or 1512) is required. Credit used to remove a deficiency cannot be applied toward other degree requirements. Prospective students should complete coursework needed to satisfy a foreign language deficiency prior to transfer.

(High school foreign language is a UT Basic Education requirement outside the core curriculum.)

One American, British, or world literature survey course chosen from ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, or 2333.

Two courses chosen from HIST 1301, 1302, 2301, 2327, 2328, and 2381.

Two courses chosen from one of the following combinations:
GOVT 2301+2302, 2305+2306, 2301+2305, or 2301+2306.

(Because community colleges organize the two-course legislative requirement sequence differently, it is strongly recommended that students take both courses at one institution.)

One course chosen from ARCH 1301, 1302, or 1311; ARTS 1301, 1303, or 1304; DRAM 1310, 2336, 2361, or 2362; HUMA 1315; or MUSI 1306 or 1310.

• For Architecture or Interior Design: choose ARCH 1301 or 1302.

• For Engineering: choose ARCH 1301 or 1311; ARTS 1301, 1303, or 1304; DRAM 1310 or 2361; or MUSI 1306.

• In the College of Fine Arts: two courses outside the student's major department are required, chosen from ARTS 1301, DRAM 1310, or MUSI 1306.

• For Textiles & Apparel: choose ARTS 1301 (for Retail Merchandising), 1304 (for Conservation), or 1316 (for Apparel Design).

• For students pursuing Texas teacher certification: choose ARTS 1301, DRAM 1310, or MUSI 1306.

One course chosen from ANTH 2351; ECON 2301 or 2302; GEOG 1303; PSYC 2301; or SOCI 1301, 1306, or 2339.

• PSYC 2301 is the most widely applicable course. It is required for Education, Interior Design, Nursing, and Social Work, and is recommended for students pursuing Texas teacher certification.

• One course chosen from ECON 2301 or 2302 is required for International Nutrition, Social Work, and Sport Management. Both ECON 2301 & 2302 are required for Actuarial Science, Business, and Textiles & Apparel (Retail Merchandising option).

One course chosen from MATH 1324, 1325*, 1332, 1342* or 2342*, 2412*, 2413*, or 2417.

• For Architecture, Business, Engineering, Geociences, Natural Sciences, and Pharmacy: choose MATH 2413* or 2417.

• For Communication: Advertising and Public Relations students should defer enrollment in mathematics coursework until transferring to UT Austin.

• For Education: choose MATH 2312*, 2413*, or 2417 for Athletic Training and Applied Movement Science; choose MATH 2413* or 2417 for Exercise Science.

• For Liberal Arts: choose MATH 2413* or 2417 for Economics, Geography (BS), and Psychology (BS); choose MATH 1342* or 2342*, 2413*, or 2417 for Urban Studies.

• For Nursing: choose MATH 1324, 1332, or 2312*.

• For Social Work: choose MATH 1324, 1332, 1342* or 2342*, or 2312*.

* Credit values in MATH courses vary among community colleges; the second digit of course numbers listed here may instead be 3, 4, or 5, but courses are comparable.

Part I – a two-course sequence in one discipline, chosen from

ASTR/PHYS 1403+1404;
BIOL 1406+1407, 1408+1409, or 2401+2402;
CHEM 1411+1412;
GEOL 1401+1402 or 1403+1404; or
PHYS 1401+1402, 1405+1407, or 2425+2426.

Part II – a third course in a second discipline, chosen from those above and from

ANTH 2301, 2302, or 2401;
CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, or 1408;
COSC 2336 or 2436;
GEOG 1301; or
GEOL 1445 or 1447.
MATH (excluding 1314, 1414, and credit used for the core mathematics requirement) is also applicable, but after credit in any calculus course is earned only courses for which calculus is a prerequisite can be counted.

• For Architecture, Engineering, Engineering Route to Business, Geosciences, Geography (BS), Kinesiology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Psychology (BS): natural science coursework is prescribed by the major. Refer to other UT Austin Transfer Guides for recommended courses.

(Community colleges may number lecture & lab credit separately, for example CHEM 1411 may be offered as 1311 & 1111.)