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Calendar of Key Dates and Events for Graduate Students

Key Student Services Dates

Workshops and Events

Official registration and payment deadline information is published in the Academic Calendar and Course Schedule.  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 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Key Student Services Dates

Date Event
FALL, 2008  
September 25 - December 5 Q/F drop period. Dropping a course requires the approval of the instructor, who must assign a "Q" or "F," the Graduate Adviser, and the Graduate Dean.
October 13 Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
October 22 Last day to change grade status to or from the credit/no credit basis.
November 11 Fee bills distributed to email address
December 5 Last class day. This is the last day to drop a class or withdraw from the fall semester.
SPRING, 2009  
January 12-13 Registration for continuing and readmitted students; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
Add/drop for students who have registered and paid. Pay for added classes by February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Schedule changes for graduate students who have registered but not paid. Payment deadline is January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January 14 Registration for new and readmitted students; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
Add/drop for students who registered and paid; notices not sent; pay for added classes by February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Schedule changes for graduate students who have registered but not paid. Payment deadline is January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January 15 Registration for continuing students; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
Add/drop for students who registered and paid; notices not sent; pay for added classes by February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Schedule changes for graduate students who have registered but not paid. Payment deadline is January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January 16 Registration for all students who have not yet registered; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
Add/drop for students who have registered and paid; notices not sent; pay for added classes by February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Schedule changes for graduate students who have registered but not paid. Payment deadline is January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January 20 First class day.
January 20-23 $25 late registration for all students; registration performed online by student; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
Online add-drop for paid students; notices not sent; pay for added courses by February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Schedule changes for graduate students who have registered but not paid; notices not sent; pay by January 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January 23 PAYMENT DEADLINE FOR SPRING 2009 TUITION AND FEE BILLS.
Students with a zero bill must confirm their registration online to prevent cancellation.
January 26 - February 4 $50 late registration for all students; notices not sent; pay by 5:00 p.m. same day. Requests for late registration require Petition for Late Registration for signed by graduate adviser and instructor/supervisor of record. (Note: Late fees increase to $200 on February 5, and requests must also be accompanied by a petition letter from the graduate adviser.)
Classes may be added, delete-dropped, and grade status changed in the department offering the course. Payment deadline for added courses is February 4 by 5:00 p.m.
February 4 The Twelfth Class Day
Last day to add and delete-drop classes.
Payment deadline for added courses is 5:00 p.m. Failure to meet this deadline will result in cancellation of registration! There is a $200 fee charged when reinstating registration which has been cancelled for nonpayment. Waivers of this fee are not granted.
February 5-16 Auto Q drop period. Courses may be dropped without academic penalty. Submit Add/Drop form signed by the graduate adviser to the graduate school for approval.
February 17 - May 8 Q/F drop period. Submit Add/Drop forms signed by the graduate adviser and instructor to the Graduate School for approval. Course instructor must assign a "Q" symbol or grade of "F."
March 26 Last day to apply for a graduate degree.
March 30 Last day to change grade status to or from the credit/no credit basis.
Last day for new doctoral candidates to change registration to dissertation.
May 8 Last class day
Last day to Q-drop a class or withdraw
Last day to submit master's report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean for a spring graduation.

Workshops and Events

Date Event
2008  
September 12 Coffee With the Dean, Honoring Graduate Fellowship Holders at The University of Texas at Austin - for graduate fellowship holders, graduate advisers, and graduate coordinators, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Texas Union, Santa Rita Room (3.502)