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All members must have a PhD.
Once you are in candidacy you will need to take Dissertation until you defend and graduate.
If you have an external (non-UT) outside committee member you will need to get provide their CV . Keep this handy since a Graduate School Degree Evaluator will email us asking for this document to approve your application.(include your UT EID) to the Graduate School at Grad Student Services <GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu>
Registration requirement: After you have advanced to candidacy you are required to maintain registration in CE X99W DISSERTATION each fall and spring semester until graduation. Registration in CE X99W is required in the final semester.
The next step is Comprehensive Exam.
Changes to PhD Committee
Changes to committee membership require special approval, so students should be certain the membership is complete and correct before initiating the application.
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