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A. Two-Year Learning Community

It is recommended that students complete AWR 101 within their first year, and AWR 201 by the end of their second year of enrollment at UT. It is also recommended that students complete the MAT requirement within their first two years. Students must successfully complete BAC 100 by the end of their first year.

Special Provisions:

First-Year Writing Requirement

  • Students are required to complete AWR 101 and AWR 201 or their equivalents as part of the Baccalaureate Experience. As a rule, first-year and transfer students who do not already have credit for AWR 101 will be placed in AWR 101 in their first year. However, students whose SAT or ACT scores, high school transcripts or admissions files indicate that it may be difficult for them to achieve satisfactory progress in AWR 101 will be required to complete AWR 100 successfully before enrolling in AWR 101. Regardless of initial placement, students must complete AWR 201 or the equivalent.
  • Non-native speakers of English whose writing indicates that it may be difficult to achieve satisfactory progress in AWR 101 will be required to complete either AWR 100 or AWR 110 successfully before enrolling in AWR 101. (For students who need additional practice after AWR 110, the professor may also recommend AWR 111 or AWR 100 as a prerequisite to AWR 101.) Regardless of initial placement, students must complete AWR 201 or the equivalent.

Math Requirement

  • MAT 150, MAT 180 and MAT 201 may not be used to satisfy the mathematics portion of the academic skills component. Students pursuing any major in the Sykes College of Business must take MAT 225 or higher.

First-Year Students

  • First-year students must participate in the First-Year Seminar or Pathways to Honors programs (BAC 100, BAC 101, BAC 102 or BAC 100, HON 101, HON 102) during their first two semesters. First-year students are expected to participate in the First-Year Seminar or Pathways to Honors programs each of their first two semesters. Veterans are required to take BAC 104, which is specifically designed for veterans, in lieu of BAC 101 and 102. Transfer students are not required to take a First-Year Seminar course, but are strongly advised to take BAC 103, which is specifically designed for transfers. Students may not withdraw from First-Year Seminar or Pathways to Honors courses.

Transfer Students

  • Transfer students entering with 31 credit hours or more may waive BAC 100.  Even if waived, a student may take BAC 100 as an elective. Courses transferred from other institutions that satisfy the digital literacy requirement may be used to satisfy the BAC 100 requirement.