Advising and Registration
- Kelsey Samsel
Advising and Registration
During each registration advising period, you must schedule a meeting with your Faculty Adviser to be advised for coursework to be taken the following semester. An advising hold is placed on all students’ registration each semester and remains in effect until advising is completed. This means that you will not be allowed access to the registration process until this hold is removed.
Your adviser must indicate approval by signing the Special Education Advising form When the signed form has been submitted electronically to the Graduate Coordinator, your registration hold will be lifted and you will be allowed to register. It is expected that the courses agreed upon between you and your academic adviser will be the courses you register for. If you register for courses other than those that are indicated on your Special Education Advising form, you must alert your academic adviser and obtain permission to do so (Note: Instructions on how to register can be found in the current Course Schedule or online: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/ ).
Advising Checklist
International students: If you have a J-bar on your registration, complete the English Skills Screening. Take the screening results with you to your advising meeting and provide a copy to the Graduate Coordinator for your file.
Visit the Registrar's website at http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/ or view the current Course Schedule online for a listing of course offerings and specific registration instructions.
Schedule an appointment with your Faculty Adviser.
In consultation with your Faculty Adviser, design Program of Work and determine which courses you will need to take during the upcoming semester.
Complete the Special Education Advising form . When enrolling in independent study or practicum/internship courses, make sure you fill in the name of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise you.
You will indicate if you will be taking a directed research, individual projects or independent study courses on the advising form
The Graduate Coordinator will lift your advising hold and, assuming you have no other holds, you will be allowed to register during your next scheduled access period.
Important : You must confirm your registration even if your fee-bill is zero. Failure to complete this step will result in your registration being cancelled!
Information about the form
Fill out the top portion of the form each semester; the Department uses this information to contact you in case of questions or changes in the course schedule, or your registration.
Because course numbers are associated with a variety of topics, be sure to write in the course title as well as the unique number.
If you are taking an independent study course, report, or thesis, please write in the name of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise you.
Your Faculty Adviser must sign this form before the Graduate Coordinator will clear your registration hold.
Only register for courses that are indicated with pre-approval by your Faculty Adviser on the Special Education Advising form.