Graduating - Doctoral Candidates:
Click on PDF Links:
- PhD Guidelines
- Request for Final Oral Exam
- Milestones Form
- International student Insurance waiver for students graduating in Spring
If you intend to complete your doctoral degree this semester, you must apply to graduate through the Graduate School online application
by April 12, 2024.
You must be registered for C E x99W – DISSERTATION (3, 6, or 9 hours). A minimum of 6 hours CE X99W Dissertation is required in order to apply for graduation.
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 April 12, 2024. Students who do not submit a Doctoral Degree Candidate Form by this date will not be eligible to receive their degree this semester.
Graduating students should circulate a draft of the dissertation to their committee about 1 month prior to the final defense meeting.
IMPORTANT!: The 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
Please note Docusign is not routed to the Graduate School, and you will need to email them the PDF of the completed form in order to schedule your defense: GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu
Target deadline for requesting a final oral exam or dissertation defense: April 2, 2024
Last day to hold a dissertation defense: April 12, 2024
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 26, 2024 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
International Students: if you are graduating at the end of the spring semester, you may choose to waive enrollment in the summer student health insurance plan coverage using the Spring Graduate Insurance Waiver (PDF) request form.
In Absentia (Summer only) - https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/in-absentia-registration