When applying for admission as a first-time international = undergraduate, you=20 must submit
A complete application for admission includes official standardized = test=20 scores from either the SAT Reasoning or ACT exam.
Have the testing agency send your official SAT Reasoning scores or = ACT scores=20 (including the Optional Writing Test) directly to UT Austin. Scores on=20 transcripts and student score reports sent to you don=E2=80=99t fulfill = this=20 requirement.
If you choose to take the ACT, you must also take ACT's Optional = Writing Test=20 on the same date if you plan to submit your ACT scores to UT Austin. ACT = scores=20 submitted without a Writing Test score do not complete your testing=20 requirement.
You may submit as many score reports as you like. If you submit more = than one=20 score report, we will use the score from a single test date that will = benefit=20 you the most when your application is reviewed. We will not, however, = combine=20 scores from different test dates (a critical reading score from one test = date=20 with a mathematics score from another test date, for example) to come up = with a=20 better score.
If you didn=E2=80=99t have your scores sent to UT Austin when you = took the exam,=20 contact the testing agency to have an additional score report sent to = us. Scores=20 on transcripts and student score reports sent to you don=E2=80=99t = fulfill this=20 requirement.
To assure that your scores reach us by the application deadline, you = should=20 plan to take either the SAT or ACT no later than December of your senior = year=20 (if you=E2=80=99re applying for the summer or fall = semesters).
For a freshman application for admission to engineering to be =
complete, an=20
applicant must fulfill the requirements of the Cockrell School of =
Engineering=E2=80=99s=20
Submit either an official TOEFL or IELTS score report demonstrating = an=20 adequate knowledge of English. International applicants receive a waiver = of=20 English language testing if they:
There is no institutional code for the IELTS examination. To fulfill = your=20 requirement for English language testing with scores from the IELTS, = have your=20 official scores sent to UT Austin at the following address:
Graduate and International Admissions Center
The University of =
Texas at=20
Austin
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, Texas 78713-7608
Applicants from the following English-only countries do not need to = submit a=20 TOEFL or IELTS score.
American =
Samoa
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada=20
(except Quebec)
Dominica
Grenada
Grand=20
Cayman
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Liberia
New =
Zealand
Sierra=20
Leone
Trinidad/Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United =
Kingdom
U.S.=20
Pacific Trust
Students who are admitted to the university and have earned an IB =
Diploma=20
during high school may qualify for 24 hours of college credit. Details =
about the=20
program are available from the Division of Instructional Assessment and=20
Evaluation (formerly the
Most applicants are not required to submit SAT Subject Test scores as =
part of=20
the admissions application (although some engineering applicants do need =
to=20
submit them to fulfill the
However, many applicants do choose to submit SAT Subject Test scores = in hopes=20 of attaining credit for required coursework. When we receive SAT Subject = Test=20 scores from a high school student, we set them aside until the = application cycle=20 is complete. If an applicant is admitted, credit is given for SAT = Subject Tests=20 based on established guidelines.
After being admitted, most students also take at least one SAT = Subject Test=20 for freshman course placement purposes.
Only test scores sent to UT Austin directly from the testing agency = are=20 considered official. You should take the tests well in advance of the=20 appropriate application deadline to insure that scores will arrive on = time.=20 Copies of test scores are not considered official, but they may help the = university locate your official test scores and are therefore useful = when the=20 application is processed.