Graduate advisers and coordinators are vital to the success of graduate students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin. The Graduate School provides information and resources you need to support your students throughout their academic careers.
Graduate Coordinator Network
The Graduate Coordinator Network is a nonprofit, voluntary, professional association of graduate coordinators representing graduate students in a range of programs.
Milestones Information
Students seeking a Ph.D. at UT System institutions sign, with their departments, agreements providing the expected timelines for the attainment of their academic milestones and graduation.
Select Admission Program
The Select Admission Program relies on nominations to encourage undergraduate students with top academic records to remain at the university for a graduate degree.
Recruitment Tools & Information
How to Apply
Preview information for students interested in applying to the Graduate School.
Admission & Enrollment Statistics
Read reports detailing admissions and enrollment facts.
Conditional Admissions Petitions
Information on how to request removal of conditions set to admission.
Graduate Admission Offer Letters
Review the guidelines and the offer letter template to promote and support their consistent implementation across graduate programs, colleges and schools.
2024 Recruitment Fair Schedule
The Graduate School will be attending a variety of recruitment fairs throughout the country. Review our 2024 schedule.
Funding
Decentralized Fellowships
Decentralized fellowships are administered by the Graduate School, but are defined—and awardees are selected—by the program. Graduate advisers have the vital role of identifying and nominating eligible students.
Tuition Bill Help Guide
This help guide was created to help students better understand their tuition bill.
FAQ: Fellowships & Online Application
Review frequently asked questions about fellowships and the online application.
Academic Policies
Authorization to Teach a Graduate Level Class
Review the policy and download the form for authorization to teach a graduate level class.
Posthumous Graduate Degree
Review the policy for how the Graduate School awards posthumous degrees.
Course & Catalog Information
Academic Calendar
Find key dates in the University academic calendar.
Key Dates for Graduate Students
Review key dates for students in master’s and doctoral programs.
General Information Catalog
Get general information about the university and rules that affect all students.
Course Schedules
Read schedules of detailing course offerings, dates and times.
Graduate Catalog
Review degree requirements, rules that affect graduate students, descriptions of graduate courses and more.
Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP)
The HOP contains university policies which communicate institutional rules for operation, organization and programming of the university, including policy relating to students.
Updates to the Graduate Catalog
Changes to policies described in the Graduate Catalog may require the approval of the Graduate Dean, Graduate Assembly, Provost and/or President of the University, UT System, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Information for Graduating Students
Navigating the Master's Program
Review the options and requirements for pursuing a master's degree.
Navigating the Ph.D. Program
Review information needed during the Ph.D. program including candidacy, milestones and oral examinations.
Graduation
Access resources for graduating master's and doctoral students, such as deadlines & submission instructions, the digital submission requirement, guidelines for submitting materials and registering for convocation.
Oral Examinations
Once a student's dissertation is nearing completion, the student should schedule their defense—their final oral examination.
Report on Doctoral Dissertation
All committee members must submit this dissertation report. These reports are essential in the event of disagreements about the student's dissertation or performance at the final oral defense.
Evaluation Decisions for Doctoral Defense
Doctoral students are required to review the degree plans for their program, along with information about specific degree requirements and estimated timelines to reach various benchmarks for the different degree plan specializations.
Forms
The Graduate School has several forms that students, faculty and staff may need regarding graduate education.
Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) List and Search
Search for Graduate Studies Committee members.