Gateway Courses
Gateway Courses are generally courses that are necessary for students to progress through their chosen major and are usually those courses which contain material in which a student needs a clear-cut comprehension in order to be successful in completing other course requirements for the major.
Many UTSA majors have designated certain courses as Gateway Courses. Gateway Courses often determine whether a student is a suitable candidate to pursue the indicated major.
How many times can I attempt a Gateway Course?
In order to promote student success and to help ensure that students are choosing majors that are appropriate for their aptitudes and skills, a UTSA student may attempt a Gateway Course for his or her major at most twice. If the student does not successfully complete a Gateway course in two attempts, then the student is required to change his or her major.
Successfully completing a Gateway Course means achieving a grade in the course required by the major. For instance, if the major requires that all of the courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of “C-” or above, then successful completion of a Gateway Course for that major means receiving a grade of “C-” or higher in the course. However, receiving a grade of “CR” through the “Challenging a UTSA Course” process or the “UTSA Competency Examination” process will be regarded as successfully completing a Gateway Course.
For the purpose of this policy, dropping a course with a grade of “W” or taking an equivalent course at another institution of higher education counts as an attempt at taking the course.
Which courses are Gateway Courses?
2022-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
Carlos Alvarez College of Business
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BBA Accounting | MAT 1053, ACC 3023 | C- |
| BBA Business Anlaytics | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Cyber Security (and Online) | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BA Economics | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Economics | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Finance | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Information Systems | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Management | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Operations and Supply Chain Management | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Marketing | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Real Estate Finance and Development | MAT 1053 | C- |
| BBA Actuarial Science | none | |
| BS Statistics and Data Science | none | |
| BS Applied Cyber Analytics | none |
College of Education and Human Development
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BA African American Studies | none | |
| BA Equity and Education | none | |
| BA Interdisciplinary Studies | none | |
| BA Mexican American Studies | none | |
| BA Multicultural Early Childhood Development | none | |
| BA Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies | none |
Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BS Architecture | ARC 1113, ARC 1213, ARC 1223, ARC 1313, ARC 1331, ARC 1513 | C- |
| BS Biomedical Engineering | EGR 2323, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Chemical Engineering | EGR 2323, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Civil Engineering | EGR 2323, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Computer Engineering | EE 1322, EE 2513, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Electrical Engineering | EE 1322, EGR 2323, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Interior Design | ARC 1113, ARC 1213, ARC 1223, ARC 1313, ARC 1331, ARC 1513 | C- |
| BS Mechanical Engineering | EGR 2103, EGR 2323, EGR 2513, MAT 1214 | C- |
| BS Construction Science and Management | none |
College for Health, Community and Policy
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BA Criminology and Criminal Justice | CRJ 1113 | C- |
| BS Kinesiology | KIN 2303 | C- |
| BS Kinesiology (Athletic Training concentration) |
KIN 2303 | C- |
| BS Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology concentration) |
KIN 2303 | C- |
| BS Kinesiology (Kinesiology and Health Science concentration) |
KIN 2303 | C- |
| BS Kinesiology (Physical Education concentration) |
KIN 2303, KIN 3313 | C- |
| BS Nutrition and Dietetics | NDT 3413 | C- |
| BA Psychology | PSY 1013, PSY 2073 | C- |
| BA Public Administration and Policy | PAD 1113 | C- |
| BS Public Health | HTH 2413, HTH 3503 | C- |
| BA Sociology | SOC 1013 | D- |
| BS Health, Aging and Society | none |
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BA Art | ART 1003, ART 1013, ART 1023, ART 1213 | C- |
| BFA Art | ART 1003, ART 1013, ART 1023, ART 1213 | C- |
| BA Art History and Criticism | AHC 1113, AHC 1123 | C- |
| BA Communication (all concentrations and Online) |
COM 3023, COM 3073, COM 3083 | C- |
| BA History (all concentrations) |
HIS 3013 | C- |
| Bachelor of Music (all emphases and concentrations) |
MUS 1102, MUS 1112 | D- |
| BA Music | MUS 1102, MUS 1112 | D- |
| BA Anthropology | none | |
| BA Classical Studies & Humanities | none | |
| BA Medical Humanities (all concentrations) | none | |
| BA English (all concentrations) |
none | |
| BA Geography and Environmental Sustainability | none | |
| BA Global Affairs | none | |
| BA Modern Language Studies | none | |
| BA Philosophy | none | |
| BA Political Science | none | |
| BA Politics and Law | none | |
| BA Spanish | none |
College of Sciences
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BS Biology (all concentrations) |
BIO 1203, BIO 1223, BIO 2313 | C- |
| BS Molecular Microbiology & Immunology | BIO 1203, BIO 1223, BIO 2313 | C- |
| BS Environmental Science | CHE 1083, CHE 1093, MAT 1093 | C- |
| BS Computer Science (all concentrations and tracks) |
CS 1714, CS 2124 | C- |
| BA Computer Science (Teaching Track) | CS 1714, CS 2124 | C- |
| BA Geosciences | GEO 1103, GEO 1111, GEO 1123, GEO 1131 | C- |
| BS Geosciences | GEO 1103/GEO 1111, GEO 1123/GEO 1131 | C- |
| BS Multidisciplinary Science | BIO 1203/BIO 1201 | C- |
| BS Mathematics | MAT 1214, MAT 1224 | C- |
| BS Mathematics for Teaching | MAT 1214, MAT 1224 | C- |
| BS Mathematics of Data and Computing | CS 1714, CS 2124, MAT 1214, MAT 1224 | C- |
| BA Physics (all concentrations) |
PHY 2103/2111, PHY 2823, PHY 3203 | C- |
| BS Physics | PHY 2103/2111, PHY 2823, PHY 3203 | C- |
| BA Chemistry | none | |
| BS Chemistry | none | |
| BS Biochemistry | none | |
| BA Environmental Studies | none | |
| BS Neuroscience (all concentrations) |
none |
University College
| Degree Program | Gateway Courses | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|
| BA Multidisciplinary Studies (and Online) | none | |
| BS Multidisciplinary Studies | none |