Individual Faculty - VIP Nomination Form
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(Single Student Nomination Form)
The Graduate School
To be eligible for VIP nomination, the student must be a junior or senior at the University of
Texas at San Antonio and interested in pursuing a graduate degree at this institution. The student
must have a cumulative GPA of 3.33 and a discipline specific GPA of 3.2, or above, indicating
high achievement. Fast track approval is contingent on final GPA scores, and is not based on inprogress grades. Certain departments may require that students have a minimum set of discipline
specific credit hours. Some departments may prefer to offer conditional acceptance pending
receipt of GRE scores, and may at a later time internally handle the submission of transcripts,
letters of recommendations, documentation of the completion of research experience,
documentation of a minimum set of discipline credit hours and resumes.
The student must be nominated by two T/TT UTSA faculty members, and in some departments
the GAR must be one of the nominating faculty. Applicants must have majored or minored in the
discipline in which they are applying for fast track status.
Nomination form must include: discipline GPA, student’s area of interest/focus, and research
experience. Additional pages may be attached if needed.
Student’s Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden): ______________________________________
Student ID: ____________________________________________________________________
Intended Graduate Program: _____________________________________________________
Discipline GPA_______ Overall GPA_________
As a T/TT faculty member of University of Texas at San Antonio, I endorse this
nomination:
Faculty Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden): ______________________________________
College ____________________________ Department_________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________
Student’s Area of Interest______________________________________________________
Student’s Level of Research Experience___________________________________________
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Second–Nomination T/TT faculty member:
Faculty Name (Last, First Middle/Maiden):_______________________________________
College ____________________________ Department_________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________
Student’s Area of Interest______________________________________________________
Student’s Level of Research Experience___________________________________________
Approved by:
Department Chair (signature): _____________________________________________________
Associate Dean (signature): _______________________________________________________
Please forward all nomination materials to the Graduate School.
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VIP Nomination Process
The VIP nomination process allows a T/TT UTSA faculty member to recognize outstanding
junior or senior students at the University of Texas at San Antonio for automatic admission into
a graduate program at this institution.
Nomination Process
a. Who can Nominate:
 T/TT UTSA faculty members from each college may nominate undergraduate UTSA
students whose academic abilities and achievements lend themselves to success in a
graduate program.
 Faculty members making a nomination must receive approval from the Department
Chair and Associate Dean.
 No self-nominations will be accepted.
b. Who is Eligible:
 Students must be degree-seeking juniors or seniors at UTSA with a cumulative GPA
of 3.33 and be in good academic standing.
 Students must be majors or minors in the discipline in which they are applying for
fast track status, and must have a discipline GPA of a minimum of 3.2. Certain
departments may require that students have a minimum set of discipline specific
credit hours.
 Limited to master’s programs (thesis/non-thesis option, or internship option) only.
c. Admission to Graduate School:
 Nominees will receive a letter from the Graduate School informing them of their
acceptance to a master’s program.
 Nominees must complete the required VIP application within the designated time
period. Once completed and submitted, students will be able to register for courses.
 Pending departmental approval, nominees will not be required to submit transcripts,
letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose, resume/CV, or GRE/GMAT
scores. Some departments may prefer to offer conditional acceptance pending receipt
of GRE scores.
 Some departments may at a later time internally handle the submission of transcripts,
letters of recommendations, documentation of the completion of research experience,
documentation of a minimum set of discipline credit hours and resumes.
d. Materials to be submitted to the Graduate School:
 Completed nomination form with all appropriate information.
 Signatures from faculty member, department chair, and associate dean.
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Addendum to Individual Faculty – VIP Nomination Form
Students must meet the following minimum set of discipline specific credit hours to be admitted
as a degree-seeking student to the MA in English at UTSA (one course normally equals three
semester credit hours):
[
] Satisfying the University-wide graduate admission requirements (see VIP Nomination
Form).
[
] At least 18 semester credit hours of work (exclusive of freshman courses) in English (GPA
in English does not include 1000- and 2000-level courses; however, these courses may be
included in the 18 semester credit hours).
[
] A grade point average of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) in all work taken in English at the upperdivision and graduate levels.
[
] This work must include at least 12 semester credit hours of upper-division English
literature courses (does not include courses in Creative Writing, Professional Writing,
Linguistics, or Composition), and the student must have a grade point average of 3.3 in
these courses.
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