Applying for Dual Credit

Ready To Apply

  1. Speak with your high school counselor or homeschool coordinator. 
  2. Apply online with Slate.
  3. Certain dual credit affiliate programs require students to choose a specific major:
    • Grand Prairie ISD Teacher Academy - Education
    • Grand Prairie ISD Nursing Academy - Nursing
    • Keller Collegiate Academy - Nursing
    • Note: students who have more than 15 hours of college credit already earned cannot choose Undeclared as their major.
  4. Pay the $75 fee or submit a fee waiver.*
  5. Submit official high school transcript and official PSAT, ACT, and/or SAT test scores.
  6. Complete the Dual Credit Admissions Agreement.

*Application fee is paid for through certain dual credit affiliate programs. See high school counselor for more information.

Deadlines

Summer/Fall 2025

Priority Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Final Application Deadline: April 4, 2025

Spring 2026

Priority Application Deadline: October 31, 2025 
Final Application Deadline: December 5, 2025

Where to Submit Completed Application Material

UT Arlington Dual Credit Academy
Box 19196
Arlington, TX 76019
or dualcredit@uta.edu 

Once Admitted

  • Complete the Course Selection Form 
    • Students can enroll in up to two (2) courses per semester not to exceed eight (8) hours
    • All pre-requisites must be met in order to register for a course
    • The Dual Credit Coordinator will register you for approved courses once general registration opens for the semester
  • Activate your NetID and UTA email account
  • Become TSI complete in all areas* or submit the TSI Authorization Form
  • Submit Meningitis Vaccination Record
  • Complete Registration Agreement through your MyMav Task List

*If you are participating in your high school's affiliate program, please speak with your high school counselor for more information.

Attend UTA After High School Graduation

Dual Credit Academy students planning to attend UT Arlington after high school graduation*, students must submit the following information:

  • Complete a new profile and application through ApplyUTA

    • Click GET STARTED to begin creating your profile and application
    • Create your profile
    • Once the profile is completed click on START/EDIT APPLICATION
    • Complete the new application by answering all questions on each page
    • When asked to pay application fee, make sure to select, “Request for fee waiver”
    • Once all information is complete, make sure to click SUBMIT to submit the application
  • Official High School Transcript
  • Official SAT or ACT scores (official scores can be sent to UT Arlington from SAT or ACT)

Documents will need to be submitted to the address below:

The University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Admissions
BOX 19114
Arlington, Texas 76019-0114

*Students are no longer eligible to enroll in UTA coursework at dual credit tuition and fee rates once the student has completed the requirements for the high school diploma.