Office of Undergraduate Education
Services & Programs

The Student Success Center (SSC) is your portal to achieving academic success at UT Dallas. Whether you are seeking review sessions, tutoring, or other approaches for academic support, our team makes every effort to assist students in meeting their academic goals across a wide variety of subject areas.

The Pre-Law Advising Center serves students who have an interest in attending law school beginning in the freshman year through the application process in the senior year. We offer many hands-on programs, experiential learning opportunities, and student organizations that allow for students to learn and experience first-hand what practicing as an attorney may be like should a student decide on a law school path.

HPAC supports students to enter health professions. Using HPAC more than doubles your chances of entering health professions! Use the online Starter Kit and resources, meet an advisor to customize your journey, and use Applicant Support to prepare your professional school applications.

The Student Outreach and Academic Retention (SOAR) Advising Office is dedicated to providing personalized academic support to undergraduate students through individualized action plans, identifying academic and/or personal challenges hindering academic success, developing and encouraging proactive study habits, and providing appropriate campus referrals.

The Graduation Help Desk supports students experiencing a basic needs insecurity by addressing barriers, navigating policy, and by working with other on-campus departments to solve issues and provide resources to students. The program specialist meets with students one-on-one to ensure student success, a sense of belonging, and support in all areas.  

The Comet Cents Money Management Center provides free education to UT Dallas students on personal financial topics such as saving/budgeting, credit management, student loans, identity theft and financial responsibilities after college. We offer workshops, guest speakers, and individual appointments.

The Comet Cupboard is a UT Dallas food pantry initiative dedicated to helping students in need. It also acts as a service-learning component and strives to cultivate a campus culture where the community is valued above individualism.  

In Fall 2022, the Office of Undergraduate Education conducted a university-wide basic needs survey that yielded more than 8,000 unique student responses. Those responses provided valuable insights that illustrated the need for greater cross-collaborative basic needs support. To contribute to increasing the University’s basic needs support services capacity, the Division of Student Affairs created the Basic Needs Resource Center to support and collaborate with campus partners, including the Office of Undergraduate Education.

First-Generation Student Programs hosts exclusive events for first-generation students, including two First-Generation Support Network socials each year to connect first-generation students with faculty, staff, and alumni. 

The Freshman Mentor Program is a peer-mentoring program focusing on leadership development through academic, social, leadership, and service opportunities for mentors and mentees. Mentors are paired with freshman mentees according to their academic major and track to offer guidance and support through the transitional freshman year.

The Transfer Mentor Program cultivates an environment of student leadership through mentoring that assists transfer students with the transition to college life and fosters a strong sense of belonging through academic engagement, social involvement and community service.

The First-Year Leader (FYL) Program helps new UT Dallas students adapt to university life, develop the skills they’ll need to thrive in college classrooms, learn about UT Dallas resources, connect with faculty and administrators, feel a greater sense of belonging on campus, and create lasting connections and friendships.

The FYL Program provides unique, peer-taught sections of the Freshman Seminar to incoming students, using a near-peer mentoring model to provide support, guidance, and mentoring to first-year students enrolled at UT Dallas.

The Academic Bridge Program (ABP) helps high-potential, first generation college students complete a college education. ABP’s mission is to recruit, retain, and provide financial assistance to students who come from urban schools in the Dallas area and are the first in their families to attend college. Students receive various scholarships covering room and board, tuition assistance, books, and monthly stipends for expenses.

Undergraduate Success Scholars individualized guided pathways for students to reach their academic goals and personal development. Students in the program have the opportunity to attend workshops, receive mentorship, and develop leadership skills. 

The Nebula Scholars Program provides specialized programming to its students. The program provides an enriching college experience by fostering academic achievement, network building, engagement on campus, and supporting students in refining and achieving their educational or career goals.

The Comet Scholars Program comprises two tracks of student scholarship support: the first-time in-college freshman track and the transfer student track. The freshman track consists of an eight-semester undergraduate study initiative to support incoming first-time college students with strong academic records and significant financial need, providing $5,000 annually with academic and leadership support. Similarly, the transfer track offers four semesters of scholarships of $5,000 annually for transfer students. The Chime Scholars Foundation funds the transfer student track.