Helpful Links
University-wide Commencement Ceremony (spring only)
Order Regalia and Other Items: University Co-op
College of Fine Arts Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony (archived webpage)
College of Fine Arts Spring 2021 Graduation Recognition Moment Livestream (archived webpage)
Applying to Graduate: Deadlines and Procedures
Apply to graduate for the Fall 2021 semester online between August 25 and October 28.
How do Fine Arts students apply to graduate?
If you are currently enrolled:
- you apply to graduate during the semester you wish to graduate.
- you will receive instructions via Secure Academic Notice on August 25.
- If you don’t receive this SAN, we don’t know you plan to graduate this semester! Contact us!
- you can review your degree audit at IDA: Interactive Degree Audit
- you graduate only if all your degree, residency, GPA and departmental requirements are completed at the end of the semester.
If you are NOT currently enrolled:
- you are an “in absentia” student (this means you are not enrolled at the university when you graduate).
- contact Student Affairs (512-471-5011) to discuss the in absentia graduation process.
- you apply to graduate in absentia during the semester you wish to graduate.
- you graduate only if all your degree, residency, GPA and departmental requirements are completed at the end of the semester.
College of Fine Arts Fall 2021 Graduation Reception
Date: Friday, December 3, 2021
Time: 4:00PM-6:00PM
Location: Kendra Scott Center
Participants: Fall 2021 graduates and their guests
COVID-19 Safety Protocols: We strongly encourage all attendees to wear a mask while not enjoying refreshments at this event. It is suggested that all graduates and guests proactively get tested for COVID-19 prior to the event on December 3. For more information on university safety guidelines, see https://protect.utexas.edu/.
We are pleased to invite the CoFA Class of Fall 2021 to celebrate their graduation! Join Dean Rivera-Servera and the College of Fine Arts faculty as we applaud all you have accomplished. We will have gifts, photo ops, and light refreshments will be served.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I park?
There will be no parking available in the immediate vicinity of the Kendra Scott Center where the reception will be held. Garage daily parking offers the closest, most convenient spaces to the university for visitors; the closest garage to the KS Center is the San Jacinto Garage. Guests with accessibility needs may be dropped off in front of the venue on Trinity. For additional parking information, please visit https://parking.utexas.edu/parking/visitor.
How many guests am I allowed to bring?
Due to relatively stable COVID-19 positivity rates in the Austin area, we are now increasing the limit to four guests per student at this event.
Do I need to wear academic regalia?
We encourage academic regalia (a gown, stole, cap, and tassel)! The tassel color is pink for music majors and brown for everyone else; the stole color is bronzy-brown for all Fine Arts graduates. These items may be purchased from the University Co-op. You need to order the regalia by mail or online at http://www.universitycoop.com/graduation by November 12, 2021. You can also order graduation souvenirs and announcements at the University Co-op’s website.
Graduating with Honors
To be eligible to graduate with University honors, a College of Fine Arts undergraduate must have completed at least 60 semester hours in residence at The University of Texas at Austin and must have no outstanding delay of grade (symbol X). Graduation with University honors is based on the average of all grades earned in courses taken in residence at the University, whether the courses were passed, failed, or repeated. Courses taken pass/fail are counted in the 60-hour minimum, but only letter grades (including Fs in pass/fail courses) are used to determine the grade point average.
The grade point averages established for May graduates are applied to the following August and December classes to determine honors, high honors, and highest honors.
Honors Rank: top 20%
High Honors Rank: top 10%
Highest Honors Rank: top 4%
In the College of Fine Arts, these percentiles are broken up by academic unit. The cutoffs for each department from May 2021 are as follows:
| Art and Art History | Design and Creative Technologies | Butler School of Music | Theatre and Dance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Honors | 3.9550 | 3.9696 | 3.9936 | 4.0000 |
| High Honors | 3.8901 | 3.9177 | 3.9776 | 3.9105 |
| Honors | 3.8300 | 3.8494 | 3.9365 | 3.8497 |
A student may receive only one bachelor’s degree with University honors from the College of Fine Arts.
