Appeals

You may submit an appeal in certain situations. Appeals will only be considered in the following cases: 

• Late Appeal (for applicants only)
  • Applicants should select this option if they are still interested in applying and the application or required materials were not submitted by the deadline or
  • The application was canceled due to missing or late materials or if an applicant canceled their application prior to receiving a decision.
    *Note: Before submitting a late appeal, all required application materials need to be submitted to ensure a complete application.
    
• Semester Change or Defer Appeal (for applicants or admitted students only)
  • Applicants should select this option if they’d like to change their application to a different semester.
  • Admitted students should select this option if they would like to defer their admission to a later semester.  Students may request a single semester or up to a year change.
• Major Change Appeal (for applicants only)
  • Applicants should select this option if they are requesting a new first-choice major prior to receiving a decision.
    *Note: Once a student is admitted, students who want to change their major should review our waitlist page.
    
• Reinstate Appeal (for admitted students only)
  • Admitted students should select this option if they want to request to reinstate an offer of admission that was previously declined.
• Coordinated Admission Pathway Institution Change Appeal (for CAP offers only)
  • Students offered CAP should select this option if they would like to be considered for a different CAP institution.

Each appeal is considered on a case-by-case basis and should be submitted online. 

Please note: Once an applicant has received an admission decision, an appeal should not be submitted if you were not offered admission to The University of Texas at Austin or if you were offered admission but would like to be considered for a different major. Please review our waitlist page instead. 

Submitting an Appeal

Submit your appeal along with the following items:

1. Required: A brief statement (500 words or fewer) that describes the circumstances for your appeal.
2. Optional: Upload any relevant supplemental materials for the appeal.

Submit Your Appeal