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Path to Admission Through Co-Enrollment

Transitioning to UT Austin

If you were offered the Path to Admission Through Co-Enrollment (PACE) for Fall 2025, you’ll be automatically admissible to a number of majors in the College of Liberal Arts, College of Education, Moody College of Communication or the School of Social Work if you successfully complete the PACE requirements by the end of the year. You can then continue your undergraduate studies full time and on time for graduation at UT Austin.

PACE was not offered for Fall 2026 applicants.

PACE Requirements

Each semester, students enrolled in PACE take 12 transferable hours of coursework at Austin Community College (ACC) – Rio Grande. In addition, PACE students take no fewer than three hours of coursework from a pre-approved list of courses at The University of Texas at Austin. Students register for courses with the help of dedicated academic advisors on each campus, ensuring they meet program requirements.

Program Completion

PACE students have one year (two long semesters) in which to accumulate 24 hours in residence at ACC and no fewer than six hours in residence at UT Austin.

  1. To qualify for admission to select majors in the College of Liberal Arts, College of Education and the School of Social Work, you’ll need:
    1. A cumulative 2.0 grade-point average (GPA) in all courses undertaken at UT Austin.
    2. A cumulative 3.2 GPA in all courses undertaken at ACC.
  2. To qualify for admission to the Moody College of Communication, you’ll need:
    1. A cumulative 3.0 GPA in all UT Austin coursework.
    2. A 3.5 GPA in all courses undertaken at ACC.

Complete terms and conditions are defined in the PACE contract, accessible to MyStatus for those who are offered admission to the program.

Additional Details

  • It is not possible to finish PACE early. Prior college credit does not count towards PACE requirements.
  • PACE participants are not able to transfer to colleges, schools or majors outside of the approved majors in the College of Liberal Arts, College of Education, Moody College of Communication or the School of Social Work.