UT CAP Program

Once you select UTSA as your school, you will need to pay a $70 application fee to UTSA by May 1 to process your admission. We recommend paying your fee quickly to secure your spot at UTSA as space is limited.

No, you don’t. If you complete and submit the online CAP agreement, UT Austin will send the application materials to UTSA. You will need to submit a final high school transcript to UTSA showing your graduation date.

Yes. The CAP application process is completely separate from the UTSA application process. Sometimes, we have students accepted through CAP who decide to attend as a UTSA RoadRunner instead of through CAP. In addition, Admission into UTSA does not guarantee admission into the UTSA CAP program. There are two pathways to entry.

The process for Roadrunners with financial need differs from the CAP process. All CAP students must pay a CAP application fee in order to gain admission into the UTSA CAP program.

Unfortunately, we cannot complete your CAP application until you submit the CAP application fee.

No, to participate in CAP a student must have applied to UT Austin, been offered participation in CAP and they must complete and submit the online CAP agreement.

There is no waitlist. If you were not able to submit to UTSA, you can choose another participating CAP school or apply as a non-CAP student to UTSA. UTSA has a limited amount of spots available for eligible CAP students. UTSA accepts agreements on a first-come, first-served basis. Once UTSA has received the agreements to reach the limit, the ability to submit the CAP agreement is closed. If you are interested in attending UTSA as a non-CAP student, you can do so by submitting an application for admission and supporting documents before the freshman deadline of June 1.

Yes, it is. You will have to go online to www.fafsa.gov and submit a FAFSA for 2023-2024 aid year. UTSA’s school code is 010115. The deadline to complete this is June 30, 2024. You will be eligible for federal aid based on your Student Aid Report.

Depending on the type of aid you receive, the amounts may differ by only a fraction. Enrollment hours typically affect grant money by prorating it to the portion of hours enrolled, meaning if you are enrolled part-time in 9 hours you will receive three-quarters of your grant. As for your loan awards, those do not get affected by being less than full-time. Which allows you to receive the full amount awarded. For more information, click here.

Your federal aid will remain the same, which means you will still be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant, if you meet requirements, and Federal Stafford Loans as a CAP student. However, if you were a recipient of a Distinguished Presidential Scholarship, these are only for students who will pursue their degree at UTSA.

Please contact UTSA One Stop

The Orientation Reservation System is open. Once admitted, you will receive an email to remind you to sign up for your online orientation. Both your CAP agreement and application fee must have been processed in order for you to have access to the orientation reservation system. You can sign up for online orientation by viewing your Rowdy Ready checklist on your myUTSA Admissions portal. Please note that the online orientation fee will be due at the time of sign up and is non-refundable. For questions or more information about new student orientation contact orientation@utsa.edu or (210) 458-4724.

In order to come to UTSA as a UT CAP student, your first semester must be Summer 2024. Online course options may be available. Classes for the second summer 5-week session start on July 3 and classes in the second summer 4-week session start on July 10. Please note that UT Austin will only accept coursework listed on the online list of approved courses taken at UTSA.

Any hours taken outside of UTSA will not be counted towards your 30 hours needed for CAP. The 30 hours all need to be taken at UTSA.

UT Austin maintains an online list of approved courses for CAP students. All of the courses on this list have been approved by UT Austin and are recognized transferable credits to UT Austin. Advance Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and dual credits may be transferable to UT Austin and applicable to your intended major there, upon successfully transferring to UT Austin.

Housing is available for those with exceptional need. We recommend contacting Housing and Residence Life for more information.

Each college-level course is valued by a certain number of credit hours. The credit hours that are accepted by other universities are known as transferable credits. Applying transferable credits to CAP, all of the courses on the designated CAP list have been approved by UT Austin and are guaranteed as recognized transfer credits to UT Austin. Please note that CAP requires a minimum of a “C-”, in order for UT Austin to accept the course as transferable credits.

No, all CAP participants must abide by the participating university. This includes following any prerequisites.

Though Advance Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and dual credits may be applicable to your intended UT Austin major, upon successfully transferring to UT Austin, they cannot be applied toward the required 30 credit hours. CAP requires that during a CAP year, participants must successfully complete courses that total 30 transferable credit hours, from the approved CAP course list, at the participating university. You should always consult with an academic advisor at your participating CAP university before making a final decision about which courses to take.

Please note that per the CAP agreement, your UTSA advisor is responsible to advises on the approved list of courses. They do not advise on UT Austin majors. All questions related to UT Austin majors should be directed to UT Austin.

Some courses must be successfully completed before other classes can be taken. The former are referred to as prerequisites. The approved CAP list has classes that are prerequisites to course required for intended UT Austin majors. Participants are encouraged to identify these classes and confirm with their UTSA advisor if they are eligible to take. Please note that per the CAP agreement, your UTSA advisor is responsible to advises on the approved list of courses. They do not advise on UT Austin majors. All questions related to UT Austin majors should be directed to UT Austin. While some courses serve as prerequisites, other classes within the CAP list require prerequisites before being taken. All UTSA students, including CAP participants, must successfully complete the needed prerequisite(s) in order to enroll in these course(s).

The CAP agreement specifies that participants should not take college-level courses immediately preceding their CAP year, because doing so may cause disqualification from CAP. (This excludes any already completed AP, IB, or dual credits.)

For example, if a CAP year begins Fall 2024, participants should not take college-level courses at any community college or other universities during Summer 2024 except at their selected participating CAP university. Participants may take college-level courses in the summer immediately after the CAP year, but any hours taken will not count toward the 30 CAP hours.

Although CAP students are not required to take AIS 1203, they are encouraged to take this academic inquiry course within their first year. This class is in the CAP list of approved courses and may be able to satisfy the signature course required at UT Austin. This also means that AIS 1203 will transfer to UT Austin and will be applied toward the required 30 credit hours. More information about the actual course can be given during the participants’ orientation.