The Graduate School
Graduation Guidelines and Deadlines for Master's Candidates for fall, 2008
Please note that beginning fall, 2008, the procedures for master's students to apply for graduation have changed.
- You must be a registered
student to graduate. If you are in the thesis or report option, you
must be registered for 698B or 398R, accordingly.
- You can find the instructions,
policies and forms you need for graduation on the online
forms page.
- Beginning September 8, 2008 submit
the Master's
Graduation Application Form online.
The form can be submitted online from September 8, 2008 until October 13, 2008. The online Master's Graduation Application Form automatically routes first to your departmental graduate adviser for approval and then to a degree evaluator in the Graduate School for final approval. The Master's Graduation Application Form is valid for one semester only and a new application must be submitted if your semester of graduation changes.
After October 13 any student who fails to complete the online Graduation Application must contact a degree evaluator in the Graduate School to request individual access. Students who do not submit an online Graduation Application by November 21 will not be eligible to receive their degree in the fall. Note: The paper form of the Master's Graduation Application may only be submitted by students enrolled in dual-degree programs, students enrolled in their first semester of thesis, and under rare and unusual circumstances when approved in advance by the Graduate Dean. Students should contact a Master's degree evaluator in the Graduate School to obtain the paper application form. All paper Graduation Applications must include a program of work that has been approved by the student's program Graduate Adviser.
If you find after filing for graduation that you will not complete your degree requirements, you may contact the Graduate School for instructions on rescheduling your graduation.
- On February 12, 2008, the Office of the Executive Vice-President and Provost approved legislation put forward by the Graduate Assembly, reinstating the Master's Degree Program of Work as a graduation requirement for all master's degree candidates beginning in the Fall 2008. When you submit your online Master's Graduation Application, your program of work will automatically be sent to your program Graduate Coordinator and Adviser for approval. Your electronic program of work will then be submitted to the Graduate School to be made a part of your permanent record. Students who have received special permission to submit the paper Master's Graduation Application Form must attach a Program of Work that has been approved by their Program Graduate Adviser.
The remaining items are due in the Graduate School, Main Building 101, on or before December 5, 2008 in order to graduate in fall, 2008.
THESIS OR REPORT OPTION STUDENTS
There are currently two formats being accepted for the thesis or report: 1) an electronic version, in the form of a pdf file on compact disk (CD) or zip disk or 2) the traditionally bound version printed on cotton paper. Either format requires an additional printed copy of the following pages to be submitted separately from your thesis or report:
- a title page,
- a signature page (with original signatures of your supervising committee as listed on your Master's Graduation Application Form), and
- an Abstract.
Theses and reports must follow the guidelines of the graduate school format booklet, Format for the Master's Thesis and Report (.pdf). A format check for either electronic or print versions is recommended before turning in your completed work. If the format check is not done prior to submission of your completed work, one will be done at that time. Contact one of the following degree evaluators.
Mike Feissli (mastapp@uts.cc.utexas.edu) or
William Crain (williamc@mail.utexas.edu)THESIS OPTION ONLY Copyright Disclaimer (.pdf) and Photocopy Permission (.pdf)
Thesis students are required to sign and submit these forms with their finished thesis and paperwork. These forms are available on the online forms page.
Failure to meet specified deadlines may result in a postponement of your graduation. Long lines to see a degree evaluator are typical around deadline days. It is highly recommended that students meet their deadlines as early as possible to avoid the added inconvenience and crowding that is expected at the last minute. Please contact a degree evaluator at 471-4511 if you have any questions, or stop by Main Building 101, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please note: To access and complete .pdf forms, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
