The Graduate School
Graduation Guidelines and Deadlines for Master's Candidates for fall, 2009
- 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 August 26, 2009 submit the Master's
Graduation Application Form online. The form can
be completed and submitted online from August 26, 2009 until October 12, 2009. The online Master's Graduation
Application Form will be routed to your departmental
graduate adviser 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 12, 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 20 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, 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 obtained special permission to submit a 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 4, 2009 in order to graduate in fall, 2009.
THESIS OR REPORT OPTION STUDENTS
Graduate students have two options available for submitting a thesis or report to the Graduate School. Students should choose only one submission option.
- Submit an electronic version, in the form of a .pdf file, on compact disk (CD) to the Graduate School in Main Building 101;
- Upload an electronic version, in the form of a .pdf file, directly to the Texas Digital Library (TDL). Instructions for submitting the thesis or report can be found at the TDL Submission Site. Students selecting this option should request a format check by the Graduate School degree evaluators prior to uploading their file to Texas Digital Library.
All master's degree candidates who are completing the thesis or report option must submit a printed copy of the following pages to the Graduate School by the fall graduation deadline:
- a title page,
- a signature page (with original signatures of your supervising committee as listed on your Master's Graduation Application Form),
- an Abstract, and
- a Copyright Disclaimer (.pdf).
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.
William Crain (williamc@mail.utexas.edu)
Requests to delay publication. All theses and reports uploaded to the Texas Digital Library will be available on an open access basis to the public. A student may request permission from the Graduate Dean to delay making the thesis or report available to the public through the Texas Digital Library for up to one year. This request must be supported by a written recommendation from the student's supervisor and must be submitted and approved prior to graduation. If no petition is made to the Dean, the thesis or report will be searchable on the web and available for free from UT Austin.
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 complete .pdf forms, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
