The University of Texas at Tyler

Admissions

Undergraduate Admission

In order to be accepted as an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Tyler, students must meet the three predictors of academic success. These include appropriate high school preparation including completion of core and elective curriculum requirements, acceptable class rank in high school and SAT or ACT scores that indicate readiness for higher education.

Applicants who have graduated from high school within two years of application to UT Tyler are eligible for automatic admission if they graduated in the top 10% of their high school class as long as SAT/ACT scores are submitted. Other students that do not meet this standard will be eligible for regular admission as long as they have met the core and elective requirements or satisfied the ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks or scored at least 1500 on the SAT.

Students may be exempted from some of the course requirements if they were unable to complete them due to situations beyond their control. For example, if the school did not offer the course, or the course was full and unavailable to the student, the requirement may be waived. Additionally, special consideration may be given to a student’s extracurricular activities, community involvement, employment, socioeconomic background or status as a first-generation college student.

All students seeking admission need to submit the application and fee, official high school transcripts, any college transcripts, and either the THEA or the Accuplacer test in order to meet the Texas Success Initiative unless exempt.

Graduate School Admissions

Students seeking admission to a master’s program will need to submit all post-secondary transcripts to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Graduate admissions decisions are made at the program level and each program may have separate requirements. There are, however, documents that are usually required by every department. These include the application and fee, appropriate graduate school testing such as the GRE or the GMAT, letters of recommendation, resumes and a Meningitis vaccination if the student is going to live on campus.

Applicants will be given consideration based on academic merit, dedication to the chosen field of study, socioeconomic bacground, region of residence and involvement in other relevant activities such as extracurricular activities, community service, family responsibilities and employment. Some programs accept a maximum number of students so early application is recommended. Also, students wishing to apply for financial aid should do so as soon as possible, preferably by Feb 1. for fall entry. Students may monitor the status of their application via the myUTTyler site.

Students seeking admission to a doctoral program must hold a baccalaureate degree and a master’s degree from an accredited institution. Students must apply via the ApplyTexas website and submit official transcripts of all post-secondary work as well as GRE scores. Consideration is given using the same criteria as the master’s programs. Application packets must be complete by Feb 1 and all students applying for fellowships or other forms of financial aid should do so by this deadline.

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs have different requirements that are program-dependent so interested students should work closely with the admissions department in order to submit complete application packets.