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Klesse College Admission Requirements for Freshmen
Direct Admission to Engineering Programs:
It is highly recommended to take the ALEKS Math Placement Assessment before Orientation, so you will place into Calculus I.
* New SAT scores combine Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math.
Admission to the Klesse College is competitive and not guaranteed. Freshmen who do not meet the above requirements, but meet UTSA’s general admission requirements will be part of “Engineering, Math and Sciences Studies” where they will be able to work towards meeting the prerequisites needed to declare biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical or mechanical engineering as their major.
Direct Admission to Architecture, Construction Science and Management and Interior Design Programs:
All initial undergraduate applications to UTSA are managed by the University's Undergraduate Admissions Office. All students who wish to study architecture, construction science and management, or interior design must first complete a common Foundation Year. Applicants are only admitted as pre-architecture, pre-construction science and management, and pre-interior design designated students. Entrance into the architecture, construction science and management, or interior design programs after completion of the Foundation Year is highly competitive, as it is based on the student performance in that foundation sequence.
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Klesse College Admission Requirements for Transfer Students - Engineering Programs
Transfer requirements for direct admission to engineering programs for students who have earned 12 or more transferable semester credit hours:
Applicants who do not meet engineering program admission requirements will be admitted to the Engineering, Math, and Sciences Studies in the University College. Students have three semesters to complete Calculus I with a grade of "C-" or better and meet the COE Transfer Requirements.
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Klesse College Admission Requirements for Transfer Students - Architecture, Construction Science and Management, and Interior Design
Transfer requirements for direct admission to CEID for students who have earned 12 or more transferable semester credit hours:
Transfer applicants from outside UTSA (who have attempted 30 or more semester credit hours of college-level coursework) who wish to transfer to one of the three academic majors with advanced standing must comply with the Foundation Year Program and application requirements indicated above and must apply to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Studies by the first Monday in May for review and consideration of advanced standing. External transfer applicants who have completed architecture coursework elsewhere must submit application packages that include their cumulative GPA, a letter of interest, and a portfolio of studio work for students transferring into Architecture and Interior Design. Due to the current work-at-home situation, portfolios should be emailed to roxanne.cuevas@utsa.edu .
Transfer students who have attempted 30 or more semester credit hours of college-level coursework, have met university transfer admission criteria, and have applied for the architecture program must meet the following requirements:
1. An applicant must submit a Gateway Application (i.e., an application to a major in architecture, construction science and management or interior design) by the first Monday in May for review and consideration for admission into one of the aforementioned majors or pre-majors for the following fall semester. Transfer students will not be considered for admission into these majors or pre-majors for spring and summer semesters. Transfer students admitted to the university for spring or summer semesters may apply for a change of major to one of these majors or pre-majors for a subsequent fall semester (see below).
2. An applicant for admission into the architecture or interior design majors who has completed architecture coursework elsewhere must include his or her cumulative grade point average, a letter of interest, and a portfolio of studio work in the application package. The portfolio should be sent directly to the college. (Due to the current work-at-home situation, portfolios should be emailed to roxanne.cuevas@utsa.edu ).
3. An applicant who has completed the equivalent of the Foundation Year and Gateway requirements must be selected for admission into the architecture, construction science and management, or interior design program after holistic review by the college. Transfer students who have completed the equivalent of the Foundation Year and Gateway requirements will not be considered for admission as a pre-major.
4. An applicant who has not completed the equivalent of the Foundation Year and Gateway requirements must be selected for admission as a pre-major by holistic review by the college. Transfer students who have not completed the equivalent of the Foundation Year and Gateway requirements will not be considered for direct admission into an academic major.
Transfer students admitted as pre-architecture majors, pre-construction science and management majors, or pre-interior design majors must follow the current policy and may be considered for the corresponding academic major after completing the Foundation Year and Gateway requirements.
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Workshops for writing and problem solving skills, resources for internship opportunities, tutoring and gate keeper courses, FE exam preparation, and career advising are all examples of the activities on hand at the center. The center also facilitates sequential internships in local industries as part of student development.
The CE3 seeks to support UTSA’s engineering students by sponsoring special classes, initiatives and events that strengthen academic performance and foster a learning community that contributes to increased retention and graduation rates.
Mehdi Shadaram, Ph.D. Center Director