*subject to change
These Dates are subject to change upon UT-Austin Academic Calendar & Graduate School Deadlines
April 3 - April 14 | Registration for continuing and readmitted students. |
June 1 - July 21 | Registration for new, continuing and readmitted students. |
July 25 | Fee bills electronically distributed. Students notified by email. |
August 16 - 20 | Registration for all students who have not yet registered. Beginning Aug. 18, $25 late fee in effect for all students not registered. Payment due 5 p.m., Aug. 24 Add/drop for students who have registered and paid. Add bills due on Sept. 6 by 5 p.m. |
August 18 | Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia in the fall. |
August 21 | First class day. |
August 21 - 24 | Late registration for all students. $25 late fee in effect. (Note: Late fee increases to $50 on Aug. 25 and $200 on Sept. 7) Add/drops for registered and paid students. Add bills due on Sept. 6 by 5 p.m. |
August 21 - September 6 (First 12 class days) | Delete drop period. Classes added, dropped and grade status changed online from Aug. 21 - Aug. 24 Classes added, dropped and grade status changed in the department offering the course from Aug. 25 - Sept. 6 |
August 24 | Tuition and fee payment due by 5 p.m. Students with zero bills must confirm their registration via the Web to prevent cancellation. |
September 6 | The Twelfth Class Day. Last day to add/drop a course with a refund, Payment for added classes due by 5 p.m. |
September 7 - 18 | Q drop period. Courses may be dropped without academic penalty. Approval of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Dean required. |
September 19 - December 4 | Q/F drop period. Dropping a course requires the approval of the instructor, who must assign a "Q" or "F," the Graduate Adviser and the Graduate Dean. |
November 10 | Last day to apply for a graduate degree. Last day for new doctoral candidates to change registration to dissertation. |
November 17 | Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for fall 2023. |
November 20 | Last day to change grade status to or from the credit/ no credit basis. |
December 1 | Last day to submit final paperwork to the Graduate School for graduation. |
December 4 | Last class day. This is the last day to drop a class or withdraw from the fall semester. |
The Office of Enrollment Management maintains a Diversity Awareness Calendar that includes additional dates and observations, as well as other cultural activities.
The Office of Division of Diversity & Community Engagement maintains a Multicultural Engagement Calendar that includes additional dates and observations.