Participating Universities

UT Tyler is home to more than 1,400 resident students. Students who are required to live on campus may reside in Ornelas Hall, Patriot Village, University Pines or Eagle’s Landing. Located on campus, all four housing facilities are only a few minutes’ walk from your classes, the library, the student center and recreational facilities. Each housing facility is designed especially with UT Tyler students in mind and offers first-class living arrangements.  

Even if you applied for on-campus housing at UT Austin, you must apply for housing at UT Tyler by completing the General Housing Application. Any deposits paid to UT Austin are not transferable to UT Tyler. 

There is no deadline for submitting the General Housing Application, but some floor plans fill quickly, so apply as soon as possible in order to secure your housing preference.

Exceptions to the on-campus housing requirement may be made for students who meet the approved waiver requirement(s). A waiver request form may be obtained from the Residence Life Office.

For more information about on-campus housing or the residency requirement at UT Tyler, visit the UT Tyler Residence Life Office in Eagle’s Landing, call the office at 903-566-7008 or email housing@uttyler.edu.

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requires that undergraduate students entering Texas public institutions of higher education be assessed for readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic coursework. Although some students will be exempt, others will be required to take the TSI Assessment.

If you are TSI exempt based on ACT, SAT or TAKS scores, those scores must be submitted to UT Tyler’s Office of Admissions.

If you are deficient in any area of TSI, you will be required to enroll in developmental coursework in the area of deficiency during your freshman year at UT Tyler. Developmental courses will not count toward the 30 credit hours that are required to successfully complete CAP.

Math Policy

Placement in a math course during your freshman year is based on SAT, ACT, TSI or local test scores taken prior to entering UT Tyler. Students wishing to enroll in MATH 2413 (Calculus I) must meet at least one of the following prerequisites:

• A grade of C or better in trigonometry (MATH 1316 or equivalent) or in a mathematics department-approved pre-calculus course (MATH 2312 or equivalent).
• A score of 710 or higher on the SAT math section or 27 or higher on the ACT math test.
• A passing score on a trigonometry placement test administered by UT Tyler’s Testing Center.

Contact UT Tyler's University Advising Center at 903-565-5718 for more information.

The $60 application processing fee is for UT Tyler’s processing of the CAP agreement. If you applied to UT Tyler previously and are now submitting the CAP agreement, you are still required to pay the non-refundable fee.

After you submit your online CAP agreement, UT Austin will forward your information to UT Tyler. Once UT Tyler receives your information, we will communicate with you via email using the address you provided on your ApplyTexas application. The email will include information concerning your UT Tyler Student ID. It will provide you access to your myUTTyler account and your Patriot email account, which will then allow you to pay your application processing fee online using a credit or debit card. Please allow ample time for the information to be loaded into our system and for the email to be sent. (This can take 5-7 business days from the date you submit your CAP agreement to UT Austin.) UT Tyler will accept the application fee payment through the close of business (5 p.m.) on June 4.

In Person or By Mail

Pay by check at UT Tyler’s Enrollment Services Center at either campus or by mail: Office of Undergraduate Admission
The University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd., ADM 202
Tyler, TX  75799 If paying by check, include the student’s name and date of birth or UT Tyler student ID so payment can be properly matched to the student’s record.