Transfer & Returning Students

• Copy of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with an estimated family SAI (Student Aid Index) of -1500 to 999999.
• Qualifying fee waiver from CollegeBoard, ACT, or NACAC from their official websites.

Transferable credit is college-level academic credit completed at a regionally accredited institution. Credits considered developmental, remedial, technical, or vocational will not transfer for admission purposes. Students wishing to utilize technical or vocational courses should consult an academic advisor. Transfer Students with 24 or more semester hours of college work must:

• have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) on a 4.0 grading system.
• be eligible to re-enroll in the colleges previously attended.

Some students may be admitted to UT Permian Basin on a conditional basis. This happens when a student has not met all TSI (Texas Success Initiative) requirements or has academic deficiencies.

Conditionally admitted students must complete a student success plan as part of their admission. To move from conditional status to good academic standing, students must:

• Earn grades of “C” or better in at least 12 general education credit hours taken at UT Permian Basin
• Meet any other academic requirements listed in their admissions conditions

A transfer applicant from a non-accredited institution may be considered for admission.

*Non-accredited institutional courses will not transfer. 

Texas residents may apply for admission to UT Permian Basin under the Academic Fresh Start statute (Texas Education Code, Sec.51.931). Applicants seeking admission under the Academic Fresh Start statute must, at the time of application, inform the Office of Admissions in writing of their intent and confer with an admission representative about the impact on the overall credits and grades being considered. Under this program, residents are permitted to apply for admission and enroll as undergraduate students and academic course credits or grades earned 10 or more years prior to the semester for which the student seeks enrollment are not considered for admission purposes. In addition, an applicant who makes the election to apply under this statute will not receive any course credit for courses taken 10 or more years prior to enrollment under Academic Fresh Start. Other standard admissions criteria generally applied to persons seeking admission to the University are not affected by this plan.

If a student who enrolls under this program completes a prescribed course of study, earns a baccalaureate degree, and applies for admission to a postgraduate or professional program offered by a public institution of higher education, the admitting institution will consider only the grade-point average of the applicant established by the course work completed after the student enrolled under this plan (along with other criteria the institution normally uses to evaluate applicants for admission).

A student who is not eligible to return immediately to his/her former institution is not eligible to enroll at UT Permian Basin. Normally a student who is dismissed for disciplinary or academic reasons from UT Permian Basin or from another institution will not be admitted.

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) (Texas Education Code 51.3062) is a comprehensive program of assessment, advising, developmental education, and other strategies to ensure college readiness. Students are encouraged to speak to a counselor or advisor about their responsibilities regarding the TSI. For students who are first-time college students, initial testing will be required prior to your first semester. In the fall 2013 semester, the TSI Assessment becomes the only test recognized by the state of Texas for entry into any public college in the state.

TSI test results are valid for five (5) years from date of testing.