Why the Four Year Plan?

The Four Year Plan allows you to get more involved in the College of Sciences while preparing you for academic achievement and professional growth at UTSA.

To begin your Four Year Journey, we have provided you with an intentional checklist of activities and experiences for you to complete. Doing these activities will ensure you engage with: faculty/staff, industry/research professionals, academic resources, and fellow COS students. Completing the Four Year Plan will position you to be competitive among your peers in the science community towards internships, career placement, graduate and professional school, research opportunities, and leadership roles in the scientific community. The College of Sciences Student Success Center also has built-in recognition tools and checkpoints per year of completion to track and celebrate your achievements.

Skills for Sucess

The Four Year Plan was designed through a partnership of COS Academic Departments and the COS Student Success Center to combine student engagement and student success.

Through a community-based approach to academics, we encourage you to work with faculty and peers to develop new interests while achieving mastery over your field of study.

Through a combination of actions such as utilizing academic resources, building a network of connections, and engaging with the COS community - the Four Year Plan teaches students skills for success in and beyond the classroom. After reaching milestones per year, students will receive commemoratory pins highlighting their achievements. If a student stays on track with the Four Year Plan until their graduation, they are eligible to receive a medal for graduation. By completing the Four Year Plan, students will reach career readiness and become thriving members of the UTSA College of Sciences Community.