The University of Texas at Austin General Information 2012 - 2013 Table of Contents Late Registration ................................................................. 36 Texas Success Initiative ...................................................... 36 Introduction ................................................................................... 4 Concurrent Enrollment ......................................................... 36 Officers of Administration ...................................................... 4 Continuous Registration of Graduate Students ................... 37 Board of Regents .................................................................. 5 Leave of Absence for Graduate Students ........................... 37 Academic Calendar ............................................................... 5 Registration in the Graduate School Following Graduation The University .............................................................................. 9 .............................................................................................. 37 Organization of the University's Academic Units ................... 9 In Absentia Registration ...................................................... 37 Historical Sketch .................................................................. 11 Transfer from One Division to Another Within the University .............................................................................................. 38 Government ......................................................................... 13 Auditing a Course ............................................................... 38 Buildings and Grounds ........................................................ 13 Tuition and Fees ................................................................. 38 Admission ................................................................................... 17 Returned Checks .......................................................... 39 Undergraduate Admission ................................................... 17 Payment Plans ............................................................. 39 Promoting Undergraduate Admission ........................... 18 Admission Application Processing Fees ....................... 39 Freshman Admission .................................................... 18 Tuition ........................................................................... 40 Transfer Admission ....................................................... 22 Nonresident Tuition for Resident Students ................... 40 Additional Requirements and Restrictions .................... 27 Tables: Tuition for Fall and Spring ................................ 40 International Admission ....................................................... 30 Additional Fees ............................................................. 46 Readmission of Former Students ........................................ 30 Tuition Exemptions ....................................................... 47 High School Parallel Enrollment Program ........................... 30 Tuition Waivers ............................................................. 49 Graduate Admission ............................................................ 31 Third-Party Billing ......................................................... 50 Graduate School Select Admission Program ................ 32 Tuition Adjustments ...................................................... 50 Conditional Admission .................................................. 32 Short-Term Loans ......................................................... 52 Admission as a Nondegree Student ............................. 32 Payment of Fees for Students with Disabilities ............. 52 Recommended Application Dates for Graduate Study ....................................................................................... 33 Optional Fees ............................................................... 52 Fellowships ................................................................... 33 Student Insurance ........................................................ 53 Application Processing Fee .......................................... 33 Identification Cards ....................................................... 54 Enrollment Deposit ....................................................... 33 Fees for Nonstudents ................................................... 54 Law School Admission ........................................................ 34 Academic Policies and Procedures ............................................ 56 Application Procedures ................................................. 35 Credit Value and Course Numbers ..................................... 56 Deadlines ...................................................................... 35 Classification of Students .................................................... 57 Enrollment Deposit ....................................................... 35 The Texas Success Initiative .............................................. 57 Residency Regulations ........................................................ 35 Quantity of Work Rule ......................................................... 57 Registration, Tuition, and Fees .................................................. 36 Maximum Hours in the Fall and Spring Semesters ....... 58 Academic Advising .............................................................. 36 Minimum Hours in the Fall and Spring Semesters ........ 58 Registration Periods ............................................................ 36 Undergraduate Student Employees .............................. 58 Paying Tuition as Part of Registration ................................. 36 Graduate Student Academic Employees ...................... 59 Evaluation ............................................................................ 59 Summons to Administrative Offices ..................................... 77 Grades .......................................................................... 59 Official Communications with the University ........................ 77 Symbols ........................................................................ 59 Student Services ........................................................................ 78 Repetition of a Course .................................................. 62 Office of the Dean of Students ............................................ 78 Computation of the Grade Point Average ............................ 62 Recreational Sports ............................................................. 78 Correspondence Work by Resident Students ...................... 62 Division of Housing and Food Service ................................ 79 Center for Teaching and Learning ...................................... 63 Student Financial Services .................................................. 79 Course Placement and Credit by Examination ............. 63 Types of Financial Aid .................................................. 80 Adding and Dropping Classes ............................................. 65 Other Services Not Based on Financial Need ............... 81 Adding a Class ............................................................. 65 Requirements for Student Borrowers ............................ 81 Dropping a Class: Rules for Undergraduate Students Tuition Refunds and Repayment of Financial Aid ......... 81 ....................................................................................... 65 Office of the Registrar ......................................................... 82 Dropping a Class: Rules for Graduate Students ........... 67 University Health Services .................................................. 82 Changing Pass/Fail Registration ......................................... 67 Counseling and Mental Health Center ................................ 83 Withdrawal ........................................................................... 68 Learning Center ................................................................... 83 Attendance .......................................................................... 68 The University Unions ......................................................... 83 Class Syllabi ........................................................................ 69 Division of Diversity and Community Engagement .............. 84 Examinations ....................................................................... 69 International Office .............................................................. 84 Searches ............................................................................. 70 International Student and Scholar Services .................. 85 Availability of Classwork to Students ................................... 70 English as a Second Language Services ..................... 85 Grade Reports ..................................................................... 70 Study Abroad ................................................................ 85 Scholastic Probation and Dismissal .................................... 70 Transfer Credit from International Institutions ............... 86 Honors ................................................................................. 72 Student Government ........................................................... 87 Honor Societies for Freshmen ...................................... 72 Senate of College Councils ................................................. 87 Phi Beta Kappa ...........................................................