Certificates, Minors & More
UT Austin students have opportunities to enhance their learning beyond their major and receive recognition on their transcript of a certificate, concentration or minor.
Certificates for Your Transcript
Our transcript-recognized certificates allow students to pursue everything from forensic science to pre-health professions to advanced mathematics and more. All certificates are available to UT students, both in the College of Natural Sciences and beyond.
Applied Statistical Modeling
Evidence and Inquiry
Food and Society
Forensic Science
Marine Science
Pre-Health Professions
Non-Science Major Track. Students outside of the College of Natural Sciences only.
Pre-Health Professions
Science Major Track
Programming and Computation
Quantum Information Science
Scientific Computation
UTeach-Natural Sciences Accelerated Track
UTeach Natural Sciences Secondary Teaching Option
UTeach
Explore the profession of teaching in a hands-on way, whether as a certificate or as an option within your degree. From the very first semester, UTeach students have the opportunity to develop and teach lessons in local classrooms. UTeach provides flexible entry points to student at various points in their degree plans, with choices such as:
- The Teaching Option within majors like biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics or physics. This way, you fulfill all requirements for a secondary STEM teacher certification and degree requirements for your B.S. at once
- Pursuit of a teacher certification in addition to degree requirements for any major
- Adding required courses for secondary STEM educator certification.
More UT Certificates
Discover more options to complement your degree. Asterisks indicate that formal admission or notification of intent to pursue the certificate is required.
Computational Science and Engineering
Programming and Computation Certificate
Nat'l Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Scholars Program Certificate *
Business and Public Policy Certificate *
Energy Management Certificate *
Supply Logistics Optimization Certificate *
Business of Healthcare Certificate *
New Robotics Program
UT now has a minor for students who are majoring in computer science (CS) and interested in robotics, with an undergraduate honors offering available.
Minors
Explore something outside your area and enjoy an interdisciplinary college experience. Apply for admission to one of these minors to add to your transcript.
Landscape Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Accounting/Finance Minor (BEOP Students Only)
Entrepreneurship Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Communication and Society: Science Communication Minor
Communication & Social Change (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Digital Media Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Global Communication (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Media/Entertainment Industries Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Media Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Sports Media Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Latino Media Arts and Studies Minor
Iberian & Latin American Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Italian Minor (2016-2018 Catalog Only)
Italian Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Language, Culture & Communication Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies Minor
Medieval Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Mexican American & Latina/o Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Philosophy of the Mind and Language Minor
Kinesiology & Health Education Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Arts Management and Administration Minor
Materials Science & Engineering Minor (Physics & Chemistry Students Only)
Semiconductor Science and Engineering Minor (Physics & Chemistry Majors Only)
African and African Diaspora Studies Minor
American Sign Language Studies Minor
American Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Archeology Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Cultural Anthropology Minor (2018-2020 Catalog Only)
Evolutionary and Functional Anatomy Minor
French Minor (2016-2018 Catalog Only)
French Studies Minor (2018-2020 Catalog only)
Geography Minor (2018-2020 Catalog only)
German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies Minor
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Minor
Slavic and Eurasian Languages Minor
Women's and Gender Studies Minor