The Graduate School
Graduation Guidelines and Deadlines for Master's Candidates for spring, 2008
- 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 17, 2008 submit the Master's Graduation Application Form online. The form can be completed and submitted online from January 17, 2008 until March 20, 2008. After March 20 any student who failed to complete the online form must complete the paper form of the Master's Graduation Application (.pdf), obtain the graduate adviser's signature on the application, and bring it to the Graduate School for processing. 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. 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.
The remaining items are due in the Graduate School, Main Building 101, on or before May 2, 2008 in order to graduate in spring, 2008.
ALL STUDENTS Master's Degree Certification (.pdf) Submit this printed form, signed by your departmental graduate adviser, by the last class day. You must receive a satisfactory grade for any course(s) listed on this form by the grade-reporting deadline, which falls a few days following finals. If you are in the thesis or report option, you should submit this form along with your completed thesis or report to Main Building 101. If you are not doing a thesis or report, you are encouraged to submit this form any time after you have submitted the Master's Graduation Application Form (see above).
THESIS OR REPORT OPTION STUDENTS Theses and Reports 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 5.0 or newer installed on your computer.
