The Graduate School
Deadlines and Forms
Deadlines and Submission Instructions for Graduation
- Master's students
- Doctoral students (IMPORTANT: Carefully read and print both the Graduation Deadlines and the Checklist for the semester you are graduating to be sure you prepare all the necessary items required for submission of your dissertation or treatise to the Graduate School.)
Forms
The following is a master list of links to forms you may need access to while enrolled as a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin. If you don't find a form listed here it is possible that the policy requires submitting a petition or letter with required signatures. Check out additional policy information under Academic and Registration Policies and Resources.
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Doctoral Forms
- Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary Program
- Audiology Doctoral Candidates
- Doctor of Audiology - Final Certification of Degree Requirements
- Graduation guidelines for Doctor of Audiology candidates
- Candidacy
- Candidacy Application - completed online in UT Direct. Your department will notify you when you are eligible to apply for candidacy.
- Report on Progress in Candidacy
- Copyright
- Dissertation format
- Digital Dissertation Requirement
- Format Guidelines
- Thesis/Dissertation Template - If you need assistance with the template, please contact Bob Penman in the Graduate School, Main 101, bpenman@austin.utexas.edu, 512-475-9365.
- Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) Resources
- LaTex Resources
- Dissertation Publication
- UMI Submission Packet (Publishing Agreement) - This packet is required if you uploaded your dissertation to Texas Digital Libraries (TDL) and selected optional UMI services.
- Doctoral Committees
- Online Doctoral Degree Candidate Form - Required for filing to graduate. Complete by published deadline during the semester you plan to graduate.
- Leave of Absence
- Petition for Leave of Absence for doctoral students in candidacy
- Authorization for Leave of Absence for doctoral students not in candidacy
- Oral Examinations
- Request for the Final Oral (required 2 weeks prior to the defense)
- Instructions for Submitting the Request for the Final Oral
- Scheduled final oral examinations
- Research with Human Subjects
- Important information about the IRB process and how it may affect your graduation.
- Statement of Research with Human Participants (required of all doctoral students)
- Survey of Earned Doctorates - complete the form online (We hope that you will choose to take this survey, to help the National Research Council and this university keep track of the situation of doctoral graduates. )
Master's Forms
- Authorization for Leave of Absence
- Copyright
- Master's 6-year Limitation
- Master's committees
- Program of Work - Effective Fall 2008, an electronic Program of Work that has been approved by the Graduate Adviser will be reinstated as a graduation requirement for all Master's Degree Candidates. This paper form is for use by students enrolled in 698A or by special permission of the Graduate Dean. Dual-degree students must use the Dual-Degree Program of Work.
- Research with Human Subjects
- Important information about the IRB process and how it may affect your graduation.
- Statement of Research with Human Participants (required of all thesis/report students)
- Thesis or report format
- Master's Format Guidelines
- Thesis/Dissertation Template - If you need assistance with the template, please contact Bob Penman in the Graduate School, Main 101, bpenman@austin.utexas.edu, 512-475-9365.
- Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) Resources
- LaTex Resources
- Transferring graduate course credit from another institution
Other Forms for All Students
- Cooperative/Consortium Program for Graduate Students
- Extension course credit
- Petition to Write a Thesis, Report or Dissertation in a Language other than English
- Registration forms
- Add or Drop Courses
- Graduate Add/Drop Form*
- Further information on Adding and Dropping Courses
- Petition for Late Registration
- Add or Drop Courses
- Reservation of Course for Graduate Credit
- Withdrawal from graduate school
- Withdrawal Petition and Refund Request *
- Further information on Withdrawal
* Items marked with * are not available for download. Come to the Graduate School (Main Building 101) or call 471-4511 to obtain these forms.