If you wish to attend UT, regardless of the major that you have chosen, you need to apply to the University using the bealonghorn portal. If you want to be a CS major, you should indicate Entry-Level Computer Science as your desired major. (You will be eligible to apply for the Computer Science major after about a year at UT. Click here for more information on how you will do that.) All admissions decisions are made by the University’s Office of Admissions.

If you have a particularly strong academic background, you may want to apply to our Turing Scholars Honor Program.

Small Learning Communities

UT is committed to providing a rich experience to all its freshmen. In particular, we offer programs that enable freshmen to join small learning communities that make the large campus environment more friendly and less intimidating. Some programs last for only a single semester; others may span the entire college career:

• Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) offers freshman the opportunity to become involved with one of UT’s research projects.
• First-year Interest Group Program (FIG) forms cohorts of no more than 25 freshmen who take 2 to 4 courses together, including a 1 hour seminar per week
• Freshman Signature Courses are interdisciplinary classes designed to introduce freshman to intellectual life at the college level. Take a look at the course offerings. You might want to choose a CS-related class, or branch out and try something completely different.
• Dean's Scholar Program (DS), offers exceptional science majors the unique opportunity to enrich their undergraduate education by being introduced to cutting-edge research and being in contact with superior students with similar aptitudes and interests.
• Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (TIP), provides the advantages of a small college environment within a large research institution to a select group of exceptionally motivated and persistent students through a 4 year program
• Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) provides motivated students with an opportunity to study mathematics or chemistry in a challenging but friendly environment.

CS Freshman Blogs

Are you wondering what life at UT as a CS freshman would be like? Our first year students are blogging about their experiences in the major, on campus, and throughout a semester they will never forget: https://blogs.utexas.edu/cs/