Comet Connection
If transferring to UT Dallas from a Texas community college, consider joining our Comet Connection program.
The Comet Connection program invites transfer students to become acquainted with the many services available to UT Dallas students while beginning to build a close association with the University. All two-year colleges in Texas are participating partners in the UT Dallas Comet Connection program.
Comet Connection Benefits
Comet Connection members build a close association with UT Dallas. In addition to guaranteed tuition rates, members receive invitations to exclusive Comet Connection events and the benefits below.
- Career Preparation: Access to pre-health professions and pre-law advising centers.
- Degree Completion: Transfer UT Dallas course credit back to your community college to complete your associate degree.
- Early Advising: Meet one-on-one with UT Dallas academic advisors.
- Library Privileges: Use the UT Dallas Library through the TexShare program.
- Student Discounts: Join us at campus and athletic events and get the Comet Connection student rate.
How To Become a Comet Connection Member
Step 1: Review our UT Dallas Transfer Plan for your intended major.
When choosing Texas community college courses, reference the UT Dallas Transfer Plans to guide you toward classes directly applying to your bachelor’s degree.
Step 2: Join the Comet Connection program.
Joining Comet Connection is easy. Just complete the following requirements at your community college and submit the Comet Connection application:
- Complete a minimum of 12 hours and be in good standing with your community college.
- Download and fill out the Comet Connection agreement form.
- Dallas College students should use the Dallas College pre-admission form.
- Collin College students should use the Collin College pre-admission form.
- Have an academic advisor at your community college sign the agreement form.
- Return the form to the UT Dallas Office of Admission and Enrollment.
Step 3: Apply to UT Dallas.
Once you’ve completed a minimum of 30 transferable credit hours at your community college, submit the following documents to UT Dallas:
- ApplyTexas application for transfer admission and official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended before posted deadlines.
- Pay the $50 non-refundable application fee. You can have your application fee waived by attending Preview Friday or Scholars’ Day. Note that application fees already paid cannot be reimbursed.
View the steps to apply for transfer students for more information.
Step 4: Enroll at UT Dallas.
After you have been admitted, be sure to accept your admission offer and complete the following:
- Register and attend transfer orientation.
- Schedule a meeting with an academic advisor in your UT Dallas major.
- For Comet Connection members, admission is valid for 12 months from the semester of admission. If you are a Comet Connection member and plan to defer enrollment, you must submit a Petition for Undergraduate Deferment of Admission form, which is located in the Admissions Forms folder in your Orion Applicant Center. Note that deferment requests must be filed by the census day of the original application term.
Questions?
Admission Counseling
Our admission counselors are here to help guide you through the entire admission process — from choosing your school and submitting your application to preparing for enrollment.
Contact us or use our counselor locator tool to email your assigned UT Dallas admission counselor directly.