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Fall Deadlines & Graduation Information

Spring 2023 Registration Dates for Graduate Students

• January 5-8
  • Registration for all students who have not yet registered. Bills due 5 pm, Jan 12.
  • Add/drops for registered and paid students. Added tuition due Jan 25.
• January 9
  • First class day.
• January 9 – 12
  • JanuaryLate registration for all students not yet registered. $25 late fee in effect.
  • Payment due 5:00pm Jan 12
• January 9 – January 25 Delete drop period.
  • (First 12 class days) Classes added, dropped, and grade status changed online from Jan 9 – Jan 12.
  • Classes added, dropped, and grade status changed in the department offering the course from Jan 13 – Jan 25.
• January 25
  • JanuaryTuition and fee payment due by 5:00. Students with zero bills must confirm their registration online to prevent cancellation.
• January 13 – January 25
  • Late registration for all students not yet registered through the department offering the course.
  • $50 late fee in effect. Payment due 5:00pm Jan 25.
  • Add/drop for students who are registered and paid. Add bills due Jan 25.
• January 25
  • The Twelfth Class Day. Last day to add a course or drop a course with a refund.
  • Payment for added classes due by 5:00.
• January 26 – February 6
  • Q drop period. Courses may be dropped without academic penalty. Approval of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Dean required.
• February 7 – April 24
  • 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.
• March 31
  • Last day to apply for a graduate degree
• April 7
  • Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for Spring 2023.
• April 17
  • Last day to change grade status to or from the credit/no credit basis.
  • Last day for new doctoral candidates to change registration to dissertation.
• April 21
  • Last day to submit final paperwork to Graduate School for graduation.
• April 24
  • Last class day. This is the last day to drop a class or withdraw from the spring semester.

Official Registration and Payment Deadline Schedules are published at https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules

For Reference

University Academic Calendar: https://registrar.utexas.edu/calendars

Leaves of absence: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/leaves-of-absence

Late registration: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/late-registration

Adding/dropping courses: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/adding-and-dropping-courses

Withdrawing: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/withdrawals

For more information on policies, see the most recent Graduate Catalog: http://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/