List of academic support programs at UT Austin with contact info and eligibility criteria. Last updated May 2011.

1. Sanger Learning & Career Office of Student Finacial
Program Title Center (SLCC) Services (OSFS)
Summer Contact Alan Constant OSFS Information Center
a.constant@austin.utexas.edu
475-6282
Contact Information 471-1217
SSB 3.200
JES A115
www.lifelearning.utexas.edu/in
Website finaid.utexas.edu/
dex.html
College All All
Accepting referrals during
Yes Yes
summer
Eligibility criteria All students All students
competitive application
N/A N/A
process
ORIENTATION
PROGRAMMING
Academic and Career
academic advising No
Counseling
required advising No No
forms to be completed None None
course registration Yes No
Participant list provided
N/A N/A
to NSS/College
summer schedule - Day 1
summer schedule - Day 2 TBA TBA
summer schedule - Day 3

2. First-Year Interest Groups Longhorn Link Program Longhorn Scholars Program
Lisa Valdez ShanNon Wise John Paul Regalado
lvaldez@austin.utexas.edu s.wise@austin.utexas.edu lajp@mail.utexas.edu
232-4245 232-2908 232-7585
FAC 338 SSB 4.400 CRD 23
www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddc
www.utexas.edu/ugs/fig/ www.utexas.edu/ugs/lsp
e/lcae/longhornlink.php
All All All
Yes Yes No
First-generation, low-income,
Must have graduated from
All students students with disabilities,
designated high school
students with academic need
No N/A
Yes - after meeting with
No Yes
college advisor
Yes - for student already
Primarily June 13 - 15 Yes
enrolled in a residential FIG
Yes - students are given a form Yes - students are given a form
None
to complete for registration to complete for registration
No Yes Yes
No - admission occurs durring
Yes Yes
summer
10:00 - 11:00 Orientation (SAC Two meetings (10:00-11:00
N/A
2.120) and 6:00-7:00)
5:00 - Dinner community Meet with individually after
Residential FIG - 4:00-5:00
building (SAC 2.120) college advisor; registration
Meet with individually after
N/A Drop in to see staff
college advisor; registration

3. Equal Opportunity in
Gateway Scholars Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Engineering (EOE) Program
Aileen Bumphus Susan Harkins Andrea M. Ogilvie
sharkins@austin.utexas.edu aogilvie@mail.utexas.edu
abumphus@austin.utexas.edu
232-6493 471-5953
471-1205
FAC 334 ECJ 2.102
www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce
www.utexas.edu/tip/ www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/
/lcae/gateway.php
Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts,
All Cockrell School of Engineering
Education (only KIN majors)
Yes Yes Yes
Any student from Natural Underrepresented students in
First-generation and under-
Science or Liberal Arts and KIN the Cockrell School of
represented students
majors Engineering
Yes Yes Yes
with College Yes No
Yes Yes No
Yes - To be signed by college
advisor with list of No None
recommended courses
Yes Yes No
Yes Yes N/A
10:00-12:00 Welcome
11:00-12:00 Welcome Session N/A
session/group advising
General advising after meeting
Meet with TIP Advisor 8:00-9:00 Success in UT Austin
with college advisor; priority
(appointment) Engineering Starts Here
registration
Registration/Follow-up Registration N/A

4. Women in Engineering Freshman Research Initiative Health Science Honors
Program (WEP) Program Program
Ana Dison Sarah Simmons Sarah Simmons
anaraley@mail.utexas.edu s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu
471-5650 232-9358 232-9358
ECJ 2.108 PAI 3.04 PAI 3.04
http://cns.utexas.edu/hoNors-
www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/ http://fri.cns.utexas.edu/ scholarships/health-science-
hoNors
Cockrell School of Engineering Natural Sciences Natural Sciences
Yes Yes No
Any female engineering Natural Science majors or Natural Science students
student or female student students participating in an interested in hoNors can
interested in being in Academic Support program attend an info session during
engineering who is interested in research the fall
Yes Yes Yes
Yes - informally
No, but strongly encouraged No Yes
None - worksheet to be
None None completed with dedicated
advisor
Will enter in research methods
No No
course - will be givien unique
No - admission occurs durring
N/A N/A
summer
11:00-12:00 Information Group discussion on reseach;
N/A
Session (JCL) Apply online at night
Day 2 - Program orientation
N/A Meet individually with student and pre-advising session
(morning)
N/A N/A N/A

5. Women in Natural Sciences
Dean's Scholars (WINS) Biology Scholars (BSP)
Sarah Simmons Elizabeth Morgan Chris Connelly
s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu emorgan@mail.utexas.edu chris.connelly@cns.utexas.e
232-9358 232-1036 du 471-3796
PAI 3.04 WCH 1.106 WCH 1.106
http://web2.cns.utexas.edu/ds cns.utexas.edu/community/w cns.utexas.edu/community/e
/index.php omen-in-natural-sciences/ merging-scholars/biology
Natural Sciences Natural Sciences Natural Sciences
No No No
Natural Science students
interested in hoNors can High achieving females in
Must be a BIO major
attend an info session during Natural Science
the fall
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
None - worksheet to be
completed with dedicated None None
advisor
No No No
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
Day 2 - Program orientation
and pre-advising session Day 2 - Advising Session Day 2 - Advising Session
(morning)
N/A N/A N/A

6. Emerging Scholars Program
(ESP)
Patricia Gutierrez
Patricia.Gutierrez@cns.utexa
s.edu 471-3796
WCH 1.106
cns.utexas.edu/community/e
merging-scholars
Natural Sciences
No
Must be in Natural Sciences
Minimum 1200 cumulative
SAT
Yes
Yes
None
Yes
N/A
N/A
Day 2 - Advising Session
N/A

7. Summer
Program Title Contact Information Website
Contact
Sanger Learning & Alan a.constant@austin.utexas.edu www.lifelearning.utexas.edu/
Career Center (SLCC) Constant 471-1217 JES A115 index.html
Office of Student OSFS
475-6282
Financial Services Information finaid.utexas.edu/
SSB 3.200
(OSFS) Center
lvaldez@austin.utexas.edu
First-Year Interest
Lisa Valdez 232-4245 www.utexas.edu/ugs/fig/
Groups
FAC 338
s.wise@austin.utexas.edu
Longhorn Link Shannon www.utexas.edu/diversity/dd
232-2908
Program Wise ce/lcae/longhornlink.php
SSB 4.400
lajp@mail.utexas.edu
Longhorn Scholars John Paul
232-7585 www.utexas.edu/ugs/lsp
Program Regalado
CRD 23
Aileen abumphus@austin.utexas.edu www.utexas.edu/diversity/dd
Gateway Scholars
Bumphus 471-1205 ce/lcae/gateway.php
sharkins@austin.utexas.edu
Texas Susan
232-6493 www.utexas.edu/tip/
Interdisciplinary Plan Harkins
FAC 334
Equal Opportunity in aogilvie@mail.utexas.edu
Andrea M.
Engineering (EOE) 471-5953 www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/
Ogilvie
Program ECJ 2.102
Women in anaraley@mail.utexas.edu 471-
Engineering Program Ana Dison 5650 ECJ www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/
(WEP) 2.108

8. s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu 232-
Freshman Research Sarah
9358 http://fri.cns.utexas.edu/
Initiative Program Simmons
PAI 3.04
s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu 232- http://cns.utexas.edu/hoNors-
Health Science Sarah
9358 scholarships/health-science-
Honors Program Simmons
PAI 3.04 hoNors
s.l.simmons@mail.utexas.edu 232-
Sarah http://web2.cns.utexas.edu/
Dean's Scholars 9358
Simmons ds/index.php
PAI 3.04
emorgan@mail.utexas.edu
Women in Natural Elizabeth cns.utexas.edu/community/w
232-1036
Sciences (WINS) Morgan omen-in-natural-sciences/
WCH 1.106
chris.connelly@cns.utexas.edu
Biology Scholars Chris cns.utexas.edu/community/e
471-3796
(BSP) Connelly merging-scholars/biology
WCH 1.106
Patricia.Gutierrez@cns.utexas.edu
Emerging Scholars Patricia cns.utexas.edu/community/e
471-3796
Program (ESP) Gutierrez merging-scholars
WCH 1.106

9. Accepting Competitive
College referrals during Eligibility Criteria Application Academic Required
summer Process Advising Advising
Academic and
All Yes All students N/A Career No
Counseling
All Yes All students N/A No No
Yes - for student
already enrolled
All Yes All students No No
in a residential
FIG
First-generation, low-
Yes - after
income, students with Primarily June
All Yes meeting with
disabilities, students with 13 - 15
college advisor
academic need
Must have graduated from
All No N/A Yes Yes
designated high school
First-generation and
All Yes under-represented Yes with College Yes
students
Natural
Sciences,
Any student from Natural
Liberal Arts,
Yes Science or Liberal Arts and Yes Yes Yes
Education
KIN majors
(only KIN
majors)
Cockrell Underrepresented
School of Yes students in the Cockrell Yes No No
Engineering School of Engineering
Any female engineering
Cockrell
student or female student No, but strongly
School of Yes Yes Yes - informally
interested in being in encouraged
Engineering
engineering

10. Natural Science majors or
students participating in
Natural
Yes an Academic Support Yes No
Sciences
program who is interested
in research
Natural Science students
Natural interested in honors can
No Yes Yes
Sciences attend an info session
during the fall
Natural Science students
Natural interested in hoNors can
No Yes Yes
Sciences attend an info session
during the fall
Natural High achieving females in
No Yes Yes
Sciences Natural Science
Natural
No Must be a BIO major Yes Yes
Sciences
Must be in Natural
Natural
No Sciences Minimum 1200 Yes Yes
Sciences
cumulative SAT

11. Orientation Programming
Participant list
Forms to be Summer Summer
Course Registration provided to
Completed Schedule - Day 1 Schedule - Day 2
NSS/College
None Yes N/A TBA
None No N/A TBA
No - admission
Residential FIG -
None No occurs during N/A
4:00-5:00
summer
Yes - students are 5:00 - Dinner
10:00 - 11:00
given a form to community
Yes Yes Orientation (SAC
complete for building (SAC
2.120)
registration 2.120)
Yes - students are Meet with
Two meetings
given a form to individually after
Yes Yes (10:00-11:00 and
complete for college advisor;
6:00-7:00)
registration registration
Yes - To be signed General advising
by college advisor 11:00-12:00 after meeting
with list of Yes Yes Welcome with college
recommended Session advisor; priority
courses registration
10:00-12:00
Meet with TIP
Welcome
No Yes Yes Advisor
session/group
(appointment)
advising
8:00-9:00
Success in UT
None No N/A N/A Austin
Engineering
Starts Here
11:00-12:00
None No N/A Information N/A
Session (JCL)

12. Will enter in Group discussion
No - admission
research methods on research; Meet individually
None occurs durring
course - will be given Apply online at with student
summer
unique night
Day 2 - Program
None - worksheet
orientation and
to be completed
No N/A N/A pre-advising
with dedicated
session
advisor
(morning)
Day 2 - Program
None - worksheet
orientation and
to be completed
No N/A N/A pre-advising
with dedicated
session
advisor
(morning)
Day 2 - Advising
None No N/A N/A
Session
Day 2 - Advising
None No N/A N/A
Session
Day 2 - Advising
None Yes N/A N/A
Session

13. ogramming
Summer
Schedule - Day 3
TBA
TBA
N/A
Drop in to see
staff
Meet with
individually after
college advisor;
registration
Registration/Foll
ow-up
Registration
N/A
N/A

14. N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A