Key Dates for Graduate Students
Official registration and payment deadline information is published in the Academic Calendar and Course Schedule produced by the Office of the Registrar. Some specific official dates have been listed below but always check the Academic Calendar for the complete listing. That calendar is the official source of information for registration and payment deadlines.
To pay your tuition and fee bill online, go to the "MyTuitionBill" web
site.
To pay in person, go to the cashiers in Main Building, Room 4,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| SPRING, 2012 For specific registration access periods check the registrar's spring 2012 registration schedule |
|
| JAN 9 | Add/drop for the spring semester for students who have registered and paid their tuition. |
| JAN 10 | Registration for new and readmitted students who have not yet registered. Payment due 5 p.m. JAN 20 |
| JAN 11 | Registration for the spring semester for continuing students who have not yet registered. Tuition due by 5 p.m. on JAN 20. |
| JAN 12 - 13 | Add/drop for the spring semester for students who registered and paid their tuition before JAN 5. Registration for the spring semester for all students who have not yet registered. To complete registration students must pay tuition by 5 p.m. on JAN 20. |
| JAN 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday |
| JAN 17 | Classes begin. |
| JAN 17 - FEB 1 | Delete drop period. Classes added, dropped, and grade status changed online from JAN 17 - JAN 20. Classes added, dropped, and grade status changed in the department offering the course JAN 21 - FEB 1. |
| JAN 20 | Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean. Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the department chair and graduate dean. Tuition must be paid by 5 p.m. |
| JAN 23 - FEB 1 | Late registration for all students, $50 late fee in effect. Payment due 5 p.m. FEB 1 |
| FEB 1 | Twelfth class day. Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. Last day graduate students may, with the required approvals, add a class. Payment for added classes due by 5 p.m. |
| FEB 2 - 13 | Q drop period. Courses may be dropped without academic penalty. Approval of the graduate adviser and graduate dean required. |
| FEB 7 | Using the Thesis/Dissertation Templates workshop for graduate students. Read more and register to attend. |
| FEB 14 - MAY 4 | Q/F drop period. Dropping a course requires the approval of the instructor, who must assign a "Q" or "F," and approval of the graduate adviser and graduate dean. |
| MAR 12 - 17 | Spring break |
| MAR 22 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree for spring 2012 graduation. |
| MAR 26 | Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from a credit/no credit basis. Last day for new doctoral candidates to change registration to dissertation. |
| MAR 28 | Doctoral Degree Candidate Workshop. Read more and register to attend. |
| APR 11 | Using the Thesis/Dissertation Templates workshop for graduate students. Read more and register to attend. |
| APR 16 - 17 | Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| APR 18 | Master's Degree Candidate Workshop. Read more and register to attend. |
| MAY 1 | Tuition bills for summer distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student's record. |
| MAY 4 | Last class day. Last day to submit master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation or treatise to the graduate dean. Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university. |
| MAY 19 | Graduate School Convocation, Bass Concert Hall, master's ceremony begins at 9 a.m. and doctoral ceremony begins at noon. Evening commencement ceremonies for all UT graduates |
| SUMMER, 2012 | |
| FALL, 2012 | |
| AUG 27 | Graduate School Orientation for new incoming graduate students. |
