The UT San Antonio Early Birds Dual Credit Program allows eligible sophomores, juniors, and seniors from high schools across South Texas to earn college credits while still in high school. All Dual Credit coursework counts for both high school and college credit.
All Dual Credit coursework will count as high school as well as college credit. Early Bird students will either attend classes on UT San Antonio campuses or have access to online classes based on course availability and the school's choice of modality, earning credits in highly transferable courses. Every participating student will have the opportunity to experience everything a top tier, research intensive four-year university has to offer.
The Dual Credit program works in collaboration with K–12 districts and internal UT San Antonio partners to ensure the success of participating students. The Early Birds Dual Credit Program implements an innovative model, centered on three primary focuses: student experience, rigor, and college readiness. Our goal is to not only provide the highest quality Dual Credit courses and experiences for our students but also to ensure they gain the skills necessary to go on to successfully apply, attend, and graduate college.
Contact
Jorge Luis Rodriguez Jr.
Director, Dual Credit Program
Dual Credit
Program Details
To be eligible for UT San Antonio Early Birds, you must:
- Be a verified student at one of our partner district high schools
- Be in good academic standing with your current high school
- Be college admissible in the subject matter of dual credit course(s) through TSI completion OR be college admissible in the subject matter of dual credit course(s) through exemption by qualifying SAT, ACT, PSAT and/or EOC test scores
Tuition and Fees:
- One-time $45 application fee per student (must apply on ApplyTexas)*
- $215 tuition fee per student, per 3-hour course & $287 tuition fee per student, per 4-hour course
*If a student is inactive for 3 semesters, they will need to pay the application fee again
Course Availability
Course Descriptions: All qualifying CORE curriculum courses are available through the dual credit program. Majors courses outside of the core curriculum may also be offered to students enrolled in majors specific dual credit pathways.
TSI Requirements: The TSI requires Texas public institutions of higher education to assess the academic skills of each entering undergraduate student to determine the student’s readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic coursework. Click here for information about TSI requirements.
Interested in becoming a Partner District
UT San Antonio Dual Credit Program is open to expanding its course offers to all students. All UT San Antonio Early Birds Dual Credit course sections are created in collaboration with partner k-12 school districts. UT San Antonio will consider all qualifying dual credit students who attend high schools in these districts. Click here to view the standard UT San Antonio Dual Credit Memorandum of Understanding.
Current District Partners
- San Antonio Independent School District
- North East Independent School District
- Northside Independent School District
- Harlandale Independent School District
- Houston Independent School District
- Valley View Independent School District
- Geneva School of Boerne
- United Independent School District
