Overview
- All graduate students taking coursework must meet with the Graduate Adviser prior to registering for courses.
- The advising bar (account hold) will not be cleared until the student has met with the Graduate Adviser
- Academic advising for the Fall semester takes place in April for continuing students and late August for incoming students; Academic advising for the Spring semester takes place in October
- Each semester, the Course Schedule lists all courses offered and is published online, usually the two weeks prior to advising
- The Graduate Coordinator will send out a list of seminar course descriptions, if applicable.
Advising process
- Prior to advising, review the Studio Art Degree Requirements.
- You may register for an Art History seminar our outside elective only if approval is received during an academic advising meeting with the Graduate Adviser
- The student is ultimately responsible for tracking and completing the requirements in the Program of Work
- UT Course Schedule: https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules
Coursework outside of Studio Art:
Minor coursework must carry an upper-division number, that is, 320-379. Suggested out of department contacts & departments: https://sites.utexas.edu/artgrads/art-history/art-history-advising/out-of-department-courses/.
Masters students are required to take minor (supporting) coursework outside of Studio. If any course listed in the Course Schedule does not show as “open,” it has been restricted by that department. Most departments restrict their graduate courses and you will likely need the consent of the instructor to register. Often, the Graduate Coordinator in that department will register you for the course once consent of the instructor has been received. If you have consent and are requesting registration from a Graduate Coordinator by email, always include:
- Name, UT EID, the number and title of the course, 5-digit unique number for the course.
- If you have previously received consent from the instructor by email, paste the consent information into the email.
SPRING GRADUATION TIMELINE
- January 9 – March 31: Grad School Deadline Students MUST apply for spring graduation. The application should walk you through all steps relating to the application. If you do not apply for spring graduation, you will need to enroll in summer or fall courses. UT is quite rigid in this policy.
Please be aware that the Graduate School will ask for your 1st Reader/Supervisor (or co-supervisors) and Reader. Check in with the Graduate Advisor regarding who to list on your committee.
- April 1: Departmental Deadline Perform a Format Check of your report (directions here under Formatting: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/theses-and-dissertations/digital-submission-requirement)
- April 1 – April 10: Departmental Deadline Send final drafts to first and second readers for review
- April 10 – April 14: Schedule & hold final review. The report should be finished. Please work with your committee to find a (Zoom) date/time that works for all.
- April 21, 3pm: Grad School Deadline Deadline for completing all graduation requirements and turning in the report, signature pages, outcome form, and all other requirements to the Graduate School. Separately, Prof. McMaster and your committees will work together to send you the departmental final review and report outcome.
- Students must also submit 10 high-resolution images or MPVs of their work to the Graduate Advisor via Box by the last class day, April 24 (Departmental Deadline). Prof. McMaster will send this link. Images must include a Final Portfolio Slide List.
