Please use this page for the graduate program’s announcements, updates, and university resources.

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Fall 2025 Registration Dates for Graduate Students

July 29 Fee bills electronically distributed. Students notified by email.

August 20 – 24 Registration for all students who have not yet registered.

• Beginning Aug 22, $25 late fee in effect for all students not yet registered.
• Add/drops for registered and paid students. Add bills due 5pm, Aug 29.

August 22 Deadline for graduate students to be registered in absentia in the fall.

August 25 First class day.

August 25 – 28 Late registration for all students. $25 late fee in effect. Note: Late fee increases to $50 on August 29 and $200 on Sept 11. Add/drops for registered and paid students. Add bills due 5 pm, Sept 10.

August 25 – September 10 Delete drop period (refund period)

(First 12 class days) Classes added, dropped, and grade status changed online from Aug 25-Aug 28. Classes added, dropped, and grade status can changed in the department offering the course from Aug 29 – Sept 10.

August 28 Tuition and fee payment due by 5:00. Students with zero bills must confirm their registration via the Web to prevent cancellation.

September 10 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.

September 11 – 22 Q drop period. Courses may be dropped without academic penalty. Approval of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Dean required.

September 23 – Dec 8 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.

November 14 Last day to apply for a graduate degree. Last day for new doctoral candidates to change registration to dissertation.

November 21 Last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for fall 2025.

November 24 Last day to change grade status to or from the credit/no credit basis.

December 5 Last day to submit final paperwork to Graduate School for graduation.

December 8 Last class day. This is the last day to drop a class or withdraw from the fall semester.

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

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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/