Graduating from the College of Fine Arts
There are two parts to graduation at UT Austin: certification and commencement.
Certification
Certification is how UT Austin awards your degree. You must go through the certification process to graduate. If you are currently enrolled at UT Austin and will be completing your degree requirements this semester, please follow the instructions below to apply for graduation.
Before applying for certification, consider these things:
- Are you currently enrolled at UT Austin?
- Will you complete all your degree requirements within this semester?
- Have you claimed all required credit-by-examination?
- Will you have the required 120 hours of credit at the end of this semester?
Degrees will be certified after the semester ends. Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address on file two to three months after degree certification.
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%
