Graduate Admissions for Current Students

Undergraduate students in their final year of study are eligible for admission into a graduate program.

Students First. Excellence Always.

Current UTA students continue their journey by building a strong network of knowledge. Take the step into a world-class graduate program.

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Texas Tier One

4th University in the state to receive the coveted Texas Tier One Designation

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Established Graduates

Number 1 in Dallas-Fort Worth for return on investment.

#8

Doctoral Public Institution

Fast Growing Doctoral Public Institution in the U.S.

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More than 174 Graduate Study Options

Including 125 doctoral and master’s degree tracks and 49 graduate certificate programs.

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Best Graduate Programs

U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings include more than 20 graduate programs at UTA.

Learn more about Navigating Your Graduate Degree

Waiver for Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Outstanding UTA graduates may qualify for a waiver of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) requirements. To qualify, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

Students must graduate from a bachelor's degree program at UTA no more than one academic year before the semester for which graduate admission is wanted.
The student's UTA grade-point average must equal or exceed 3.5 in each of two calculations:
- The grade-point average in the last 60 hours of study as calculated in Graduate Admissions for admission purposes.
- All work completed at UTA to date.

Students must submit the new student application for admission and provide other application supporting documents. The Graduate Advisor must recommend the GRE waiver at the time of admission. Not all graduate programs participate in the GRE waiver program. For more information, review graduate admission qualifications.

Review Graduate Admissions Qualifications

Accelerated Graduate Admission

Facilitated and Fast-Track allow advanced admissions into master's degree programs.

Facilitated Admissions

Upon the Graduate Advisor's recommendation, outstanding graduates may be admitted to a master’s degree or B.S. to Ph.D. track program. To qualify a students UTA grade-point average must equal or exceed 3.5 in each of two calculations. To qualify you must:

Graduate from a bachelor's degree program at UTA no more than one academic year before the semester for which graduate admission is wanted.
The student's UTA grade-point average must equal or exceed 3.5 in each of two calculations such as, the grade-point average in the last 60 hours of study as calculated in Graduate Admissions for admissions purposes or all work completed at UTA to date.

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Student studying at the University Center.

Fast Track Admission

Fast-Track is designed to encourage gifted students to complete a master's degree following one year of full-time graduate study. To qualify you must:

Must apply and be accepted by a participating graduate program, as a Fast-Track student.
Be recommended by a graduate advisor.
Fast-Track students completing all program requirements will be automatically admissible to the associated master’s program.

Review Graduate Academic Programs