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Students who do not submit the form by the deadline will not be eligible to receive their degree until the subsequent semester.
Step 3:
Departmental Report Option: Clearance Letter is due by December 1,
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2023. Route the form to your faculty supervisor(s). After they approve you are automatically added to the graduation list. Students in this option do not submit their Report to the Graduate School, instead it resides in the department with your Area faculty.
Thesis Option: Please see https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/graduation/deadlines-and-submission-instructions for template and digital submission instructions.
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