The University offers many opportunities for students to pursue interests that cut across traditional institutional lines.

Pursuing More Than One Major

If you want to study two fields in depth, you may want to consider pursuing two majors. Students typically call this "double majoring". Officially it is called declaring a simultaneous major. Click here to find out how to do this. Note that you must have completed at least 30 semester hours of course work in residence at UT Austin to be eligible to apply for a simultaneous major.

The benefits of being a simultaneous major are:

• Registration access to classes in both declared majors.
• Easy identification of major status by two different academic departments. With this status, the student is eligible for scholarships and other opportunities available just to students with a specific major.

If you want CS to be one of your majors, you need to go through the application process described here in order to be allowed to register for your CS classes.

Certificate Programs

UT offers a variety of Certificate Programs that augment the standard degrees. Of particular interest to CS students are:

• INFOSEC Certificate in Information Security (Offered by the CS department) Intended for students who are interested in cybersecurity.
• Scientific Computing Certificate (Offered by the College of Natural Sciences) Students take core courses in scientific computing as well as applied courses that focus on individual scientific disciplines.
• Bridging Disciplines Digital Arts and Media Certificate (Offered by the School of Undergraduate Studies) Gives students access to digital arts and media classes in other colleges at UT. It requires a capstone, hands-on "connecting experience".
•  UTeach Certificate (Offered by the College of Natural Sciences) Designed for students who wish to become high school CS teachers.
• Business Foundations Certificate (Offered by the McCombs School of Business) Introduces students to the fundamentals of modern business practices.