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Graduating Master's Candidates:

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Registration Requirement for Final Semester

All students must be registered in their final graduating semester. Thesis Option students must be registered in 698B and Report Option students must be registered in or have taken 398D to submit a graduation application.

Step 1: If you intend to complete your Master’s degree this Fall 2020 semester, you must apply to graduate through the Graduate School online application before November 13, 2020.
 Graduating students MUST submit their graduation application online no later than November 13.  Students who do not submit an application by 11/13 will not be eligible to graduate in Fall 2020.
IMPORTANT!: Graduate School online application (you must submit the attached POW form before applying online): httpplease route the Program of Work to your supervisor.  After it is approved, you'll be able to apply to graduate online in step 2.
 
Step 2: Once the POW is approved, you can submit the Master’s Graduation Application formonline. In the drop down menu for the online form:
   Coursework Only option - Select "No thesis/No Report"

   Thesis Option – Select “Thesis”

Departmental Report Option – Select “No Thesis/No Report"
In the Departmental Report option, the Report is not uploaded to the Graduate School. For this reason, the Departmental Report is labelled "No Thesis/No Report" in the drop-down menu.  Route the Clearance Letter to your supervising professor December 6th.

The Master’s Graduation Application formmust be completed and submitted during the appropriate time period:

  • Fall 2024 Graduates: Sept. 5, 2024 – Nov. 15, 2024

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 6.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 or Clearance Letter to the Graduate School, instead these documents reside in the department with your Area faculty.

Thesis Option: Please see https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/graduation/deadlines-and-submission-

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  • Submit your Departmental Report CLEARANCE LETTER (included in above links) by December 4th, 3:00 p.m.

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instructions for template and digital submission instructions.

Students must upload the thesis BEFORE submitting the required pages detailed below via email to Grad Student Services. The Graduate School will not accept a paper copy of the thesis or report. There will be a final format check when the required pages (see below) are submitted. 

It is critical that your submission be complete and correct. After submission, no revisions or corrections will be allowed except for those required by the graduate dean.

The upload and required pages are due by 3 p.m. CDT on the deadline:  December 6, 2024

Required Page for Thesis option:

Thesis/Report Option students are also required to email a PDF copy of the following pages to the Graduate School at GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu by 3 p.m. CDT on the relevant deadline listed above. All paperwork must be submitted together in one PDF packet. Incomplete packets will not be accepted:

In Absentia - https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/in-absentia-registration


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  • If you find after filing for graduation that you will not complete your degree requirements, contact the Graduate Coordinator for instructions for rescheduling your graduation. The Master’s Graduation Application form is valid for one semester only; a new application must be submitted if your semester of graduation changes. 

  • International student Insurance waiver for students graduating in Spring
    International students who graduate in Spring will be automatically billed for summer insurance by the international office.  If you choose to waive the summer insurance, you must submit the waiver request by the posted deadline.

Master's Graduation Letter for CPT, OPT or employers before the diploma is awarded, this form routes to the Graduate Coordinator.
  • M.S. students planning to continue on

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