What is the process and timeline for integrating the two institutions over the next few years?
Integration is a people-focused and methodical process, involving stakeholder engagement to inform decisions as the institutions merge fully over the next 3 to 5 years. The first phase (September 2024 – August 2025) focused on acquiring accreditation for the integrated institution by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), as well as launching a mission statement and brand for the unified university, UT San Antonio. The second phase, that began in Sept. 2025 will focus on academic integration. This process is intended to be seamless for students and those we serve, supporting continuity of our day-to-day operations and missions while focusing on our boundless opportunities for the future. This phase also includes launching Functional Integration, which focuses on assessing the current state of each division across the university and using that understanding to design a transformative future state for the integrated institution.
What initial steps were completed to integrate the institutions?
Plans to merge the institutions, the integration process and proposed timeline were presented to the campus communities and included early engagement through campus task forces and working groups. The individuals in these groups provided valuable insights, data and ideas to best support the initial phase of the integration process. The universities worked together in the months that followed to prepare a prospectus — a plan that described the processes and procedures to be used for merging. The plan articulated the formal merger of two fully accredited, financially strong and well-respected institutions. The prospectus received approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in June 2025 and was presented to the UT System Board of Regents by the Chancellor through ongoing updates. The work of integrating the two institutions is ongoing and includes various Task Forces, Working Groups and Functional Integration teams.
