Gateway Courses 2022-2024

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

Degree Program Gateway Courses Minimum Grade
BBA Accounting MAT 1053, ACC 3023 C-
BBA Business Analytics 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
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
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
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
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
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
Degree Program Gateway Courses Minimum Grade
BA Multidisciplinary Studies (and Online) none
BS Multidisciplinary Studies none

Looking for previous catalog years? Find them here: 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022

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