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The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Failing graduation rate fails the students

Failing graduation rate fails the students

Bela Ross, Contributor November 13, 2023

UTSA’s graduation rate is a failing grade of 42.1%. While this disappointing percentage can be somewhat attributed to students in the Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) at UT Austin, a low rate is still...

Stop the CAP

Stop the CAP

Faith Kouadio, Staff Writer September 5, 2023

UT Austin’s Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) offers an alternative to students who were not initially accepted into the university. Students must complete a year and 30 transferable hours at another...

Paisano Peeps: College admissions

Paisano Peeps: College admissions

Garry Leday and Jose Chapa April 2, 2019

  Host: Jose Chapa Editor: Garry LeDay Donald Escamilla Robin Fletcher Folasade Sabitu

Editorial: Put a CAP on it

Editorial Board and Josh Levario February 26, 2019

The Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) used under the UT school system provides a unique opportunity for freshman students; they are able to complete their first year at a sister school (such as UTSA)...

UTSA Hopes to Phase Out CAP Program by 2017

November 11, 2015

Andrea Velgis, The Paisano The Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) allows students who were not immediately admitted into UT Austin to complete their freshman year at another UT school,...

Board of Regents should let UTSA move on without CAP

October 22, 2013

When the Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) began in 2001 UTSA’s admission rate was essentially 100 percent, fewer than 20,000 students were enrolled here and we were without a football team, a...

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