Graduating - Doctoral Candidates:
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If you intend to complete your doctoral degree this semester, you must apply to graduate through the Graduate School online application
by March 31, 2023.
You must be registered for C E x99W – DISSERTATION (3, 6, or 9 hours).
Graduate School online application and instructions: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/graduation/deadlines-and-submission-instructions#Doctoral
Graduating students MUST submit their Graduation Application online no later than March 31. Students who do not submit a Doctoral Degree Candidate Form by this date will not be eligible to receive their degree this semester.
IMPORTANT!: Request for Final Oral must be submitted to the Graduate School at least 2 weeks in advance of the defense. Request_Final_Oral_Exam.pdf
The form is also available as a Docusign: https://www.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=c6bbce9f-5f81-4212-9259-3d2bf43702c2&env=na1&acct=d40a37d5-d708-44dd-9ea7-aab378b81326&v=2
Target deadline for requesting a final oral exam or dissertation defense: April 1, 2023
Last day to hold a dissertation defense: April 7, 2023
The Graduate School will acknowledge the date of the defense, and will follow up with an email including the final committee signature page, also known as The Report of the Dissertation Committee.
All required forms and dissertation upload MUST be submitted to the Graduate School by April 21, 3:00 p.m. CST for graduation.
Please see the Graduate School’s website for instructions along with more information on the process and deadlines:
https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/graduation/deadlines-and-submission-instructions
In Absentia (Summer only) - https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/in-absentia-registration