Application to Graduate At the beginning of the semester in which they expect to graduate, students should submit the online Application to Graduate form to the Office of Graduate Studies at https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/graduation/deadlines-and-submission-instructions. Pay close attention to the deadline for submission; there are no exceptions made for late forms. The Application to Graduate requires students to submit the names of their master’s report supervisor and reader(s), identifying their names and roles exactly as they will appear on the signature page of the master’s report. Report Supervisor In the fall of your second year of study, prior to or immediately after Review 2 (see above), you must identify a Graduate Studies Committee member who is willing to serve as the supervisor (or co-supervisor) of your master’s project and report. Your supervisor should brief you on the faculty comments and the decision from Review 2, should be a faculty member with whom you have a good working relationship and should be well positioned to give you useful feedback about both the content and form of your master’s project and report. Occasionally, students opt to have two co-supervisors, one who oversees the master’s project, and another who oversees the report. Report Reader(s) The report reader(s) provides additional input on the master’s project and report. After you have identified a report supervisor, you should consult with both your supervisor and the Design Graduate Advisor about who to ask to serve as a reader for your report. At a minimum, you must designate one supervisor and one reader (or two co-supervisors) on your Application to Graduate; however, many students opt to have a supervisor and two (or even three) readers, up to a maximum of five committee members, total, depending on the nature of their master’s project work. Readers may be faculty members in design or in other departments at UT or faculty at other universities; in addition, one or more readers may be non-academic professionals whose expertise is in an intersecting field. If you wish to designate a non-UT reader, you will need to secure approval from the Design Graduate Advisor. In addition, all non-UT readers must submit a resume or curriculum vitae and complete a no-expense form, available at https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/forms
