1. ACA Monthly Meeting
Thursday, January 12, 2012
8:15-10:00am
Norman Hackerman Building (NHB) 1.720
8:15 Breakfast and Social Time
(Sponsored by ACA)
8:45 Internal Transfer Panel
Architecture - Garret Loontjer, Katrina Kosted
http://www.soa.utexas.edu/admissions/internalfaq
Students can apply once a year, in the spring, for fall admission.Information
sessions are held in the fall, and students must attend one. The advisors will meet
with prospective students, but they prefer they attend the session first. Students
need a 3.25 or higher to be eligible to apply. Katrina emphasized that the essay
portion of the application is extremely important.Physics and calculus are acceptable
from ACC, and concurrent enrollment for it is allowed. If non-Architecture students
want to take ARC 318K the prerequisite of ARC 308 is not enforced.
Business - Charles Enriquez
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Prospective/Admission/Internal-Transfer.aspx
Students may apply once a year, in the spring,for fall admission. The application is
open from March 1-May 15th. All prerequisite courses needed to apply must be
posted to academic record by the May 15th deadline. Admission decisions are mostly
GPA driven. They receive 350-400 applications a year and admit 250 of them.
Students are encouraged to attend an internal transfer sessions. Advisors are in
attendance to assist students with application and degree-related questions.
Communications - Xavier Oaks
http://communication.utexas.edu/prospective/internal-transfer-information
Students may apply in the fall and in the spring. To apply, students must have a
2.25 GPA or higher, but a candidate with a 3.0 or above has better odds of getting
into the college. The College prefers students who have taken communication
courses. Application is online. Students also need to include a resume and a
statement of purpose as part of the application. A “B” or better is required in ADV
318J for students interested in Advertising or Public Relations.
Engineering – Diana Flannery
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/undergraduate/policies/changeofmajor
Students may apply in the fall and spring, with the exception of the Biomedical
Engineering program, which only accepts applications in the spring, for fall
admission. To apply, you must attend an internal transfer session, which will be
online in the future. Additionally, students must complete 24 hours in-residence
(taken at UT), and have credit for M 408D or M 408M and PHY 303K+PHY 103M.
Two GPA’s are considered for admission: 1) Cumulative in-residence GPA and 2)

2. technical in-residence GPA. Technical GPA includes all math, science, and
departmental area strengths. If students want to get into restricted courses, they
should contact the individual Engineering department on the first class day.
Fine Arts - Roland Garcia
Refer to the ACA slideshare page for the tri-fold handout of the College of Fine Arts’
internal transfer information, or view the information online.
Theater and Dance
http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad/admissions/undergraduate_admissions/internal_transf
er_admissions.cfm
Music
http://www.music.utexas.edu/admissions/undergraduate/InternalAdmission.aspx
Art and Art History
http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/aah/students/undergraduate/change_and_simultaneous_
major.cfm
Geosciences - Jesse Garcia
http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/education/undergraduate/internal-transfers/
Students may apply in the spring (by the May 1st deadline) for fall admission only.
To apply, students must have a 2.5, but most admitted students have between a
3.0-3.3 GPA or higher. Students must complete GEO 401(or GEO 303) and CH 301 –
the more science and math (calculus preferred) completed, the stronger the
applicant.
Applied Learning and Development (ALD) &Kinesiology - Richard Hogeda
ALD
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/students/prospective/admissions/
Students need at least a2.0 GPA to transfer, however, a 2.5 GPA is required to begin
their teaching sequence (which can be 3-4 semesters long). Students in ALD need
two semesters of a foreign language. They are also required to take a 4-semester
sequence of NSC sciences courses for teachers, so they should avoid taking sciences
classes before they’re in the program.
KIN and Health Education
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/departments/khe/AcadProg/undergrad/about/transf
ers/
Students who have attempted 0-35 hours can transfer to KIN with a 2.0 or higher.
Attempted hours includeall grades, Q drops, withdrawals, etc. Students with 36
hours or more need a 3.0 or higher to transfer. GPAs close that are not rounded up.
Sport Management and Athletic Training have additional applications, and students
should be aware of this before transferring. Advisors meet with prospective students
year round except during registration advising.
Nursing - Rebeca Trevino
http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/html/prospective/admissions_general.html#transfer
In fall 2012, the minimum GPA for internal transfer applications will be raised from a
2.5 to a 2.75.Students must attend an internal transfer information session to be
eligible to apply, which students can sign up for online (only 50 students are allowed
per session). Note: Students must take anatomy and physiology at the same
institution.
Psychology - Joel Mendolusky
http://www.psy.utexas.edu/psy/undergrad/udgpgm/appreqs.html
Students may apply in the fall and spring. Students must have at least a 2.5 UT GPA

3. and UT Psychology GPA, and must attend an internal transfer info session to be
eligible to apply. The number of psychology courses completed versus the number of
attempted hours completed is taken into consideration for admission, and students
must have taken at least one Psychology course in residence to be eligible to apply.
Social Work – Kristen BoydKessel
http://www.utexas.edu/ssw/how-to-apply/bsw-requirements/
Students need a 2.0 GPA if they have 45 hours or more, but there is no GPA
requirement if they have fewer than 45 hours. Students may contact Kristen Boyd
Kessel or AffiongEyoif they are interested in transferring to the School of Social
Work.
8:30 Sustainability Directory
Jim Walker and Alice Gerhart
The directory is helpful to ACA in regards to academics and research. Students and
advisors can search this website and view course details, course syllabi,degree
programsand curriculum related to sustainability.
http://www.utexas.edu/sustainability/directory/?select_affiliation=10
9:45 Student Ombudsperson
Lauren Bloom
Due to lack of time, Lauren will return and speak at a future ACA meeting.
Spring Semester Highlights
February 8 ACA Monthly Meeting (8:15-10:00am, Glenn Maloney Room)
February 9 ACA/APSA Professional Development Day (8:00-4:00, SAC)
March 7 ACA Monthly Meeting (8:15-10:00am, Glenn Maloney Room)
April 4 ACA Monthly Meeting (8:15-10:00am, Glenn Maloney Room)