Letters and Petitions

The Graduate Administrator prepares letters and petitions for various reasons. If you find yourself in need of a letter or petition, please allow a three business day turnaround time to prepare the letter or petition.

Examples of circumstances that may require letters:

Degree requirement verification
Internationally residing family invitation to graduation

Examples of circumstances that require petitions:

Late add/drop of courses
Late grade status change
Late registration
GPA below the 3.0 minimum (or not yet constituted) for academic employment

Letters provided by other offices on campus:

Verification of employment is provided by the Human Resources Office
Enrollment certifications are provided by the Registrar's Office
Degree completion letters may be provided by the Graduate School after submission of the dissertation and final paperwork, but before degree certification. Contact gradstudentsvcs@austin.utexas.edu.