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Graduation Guidelines and Deadlines for Master's Candidates for spring, 2010

• 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 January 19, 2010 submit the Master's Graduation Application Form online.  The form can be completed and submitted online from January 19, 2010 until March 25, 2010.   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 March 25, 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 April 23 will not be eligible to receive their degree in the spring. 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 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 May 7, 2010 in order to graduate in spring, 2010.

THESIS OR REPORT OPTION STUDENTS  

There are several options available for submitting a thesis or report to the Graduate School. Students may choose one of the following submission options:

1. Submit an electronic version, in the form of a .pdf file, on compact disk (CD) to the Graduate School in Main Building 101;
2. Submit a traditionally bound version printed on cotton paper to the Graduate School in Main Building 101, or;
3. 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.

All master's degree candidates who are completing the thesis or report option must submit an additional printed copy of the following pages to the Graduate School by the spring 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 the following degree evaluator.

William Crain (williamc@mail.utexas.edu)

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.