Overview
- All graduate students taking coursework must meet with the Graduate Advisor prior to registering for courses. This is a UT requirement.
- The advising bar (account hold) will not be cleared by the Graduate Program Administrator until the student has met with the Graduate Advisor
- 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
- COLA seminar course descriptions may be found here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/courses.html
Advising process
- Prior to advising, review degree requirements, milestones, graduation timeline
- Students may register for a seminar only if approval is received during an academic advising meeting with the Graduate Adviser
- Students should bring their advising form to their appointment
- 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 History:
Students may enroll in seminars outside of History, with permission. They must take this at the graduate level or at the upper-division level, with permission (320-379). 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 Administrator/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, please forward or include the consent information via email.
