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During each registration advising period, you must schedule a meeting with your Academic Adviser to be advised for coursework to be taken the following semester. An advising bar is placed on all students’ registration each semester and remains in effect until advising is completed. This means that you will not be allowed access to the registration process until this bar is removed.
Your adviser must indicate approval by signing the I Have Been Advised Form. the Special Education Advising form When the signed form has been submitted electronically to the Graduate Coordinator, your registration bar will be lifted and you will be allowed to register. It is expected that the courses agreed upon between you and your academic adviser will be the courses you register for. If you register for courses other than those that are indicated on your I Have Been Advised FormSpecial Education Advising form, you must alert your academic adviser and obtain permission to do so (Note: Instructions on how to register can be found in the current Course Schedule or online: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/).
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- International students: If you have a J-bar on your registration, complete the English Skills Screening. Take the screening results with you to your advising meeting and provide a copy to the Graduate Coordinator for your file.
- Visit the Registrar's website at http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/ or view the current Course Schedule online for a listing of course offerings and specific registration instructions.
- Schedule an appointment with your Academic Adviser.Obtain the doctoral I Have Been Advised Form . Be sure to update your mailing address and other contact information on this form.
- In consultation with your Academic Adviser, design Program of Work and determine which courses you will need to take during the upcoming semester.
- Complete the I Have Been Advised Form Special Education Advising form . When enrolling in independent study or practicum/internship courses, make sure you fill in the name of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise you.Submit the I Have Been Advised Form to the Graduate Coordinator
- Have your Academic Adviser sign the word version of the I Have Been Advised Form . Ensure that you also sign the form at the bottom.
- You will also need to submit the Individual Instruction Consent Form for all directed research, individual projects or independent study courses.
- The Graduate Coordinator will lift your advising bar and, assuming you have no other bars, you will be allowed to register during your next scheduled access period.
- Important : You must confirm your registration even if your fee-bill is zero. Failure to complete this step will result in your registration being cancelled!
Information about the form
- I Have Been Advised Forms are color-coded differently for master’s and doctoral students, and marked for each semester; please make sure you have the correct version of the form for the semester of registration.
- Fill out the top portion of the form each semester; the Department uses this information to contact you in case of questions or changes in the course schedule, or your registration.
- Because course numbers are associated with a variety of topics, be sure to write in the course title as well as the unique number.
- If you are taking an independent study course, report, or thesis, please write in the name of the faculty member who has agreed to supervise you.
- Your Academic Adviser must sign this form before the Graduate Coordinator will clear your registration bar.
- Only register for courses that are indicated with pre-approval by your Academic Adviser on your I Have Been Advised FormstheSpecial Education Advising form.
Ongoing Advisement
In addition to meeting with your Academic Adviser to complete the Program of Work, there are several reasons and benefits to meeting with your Academic Adviser on an ongoing basis:
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If any conditions were placed on your admission, please make sure that your Academic Adviser and the graduate coordinator are informed when you have fulfilled these requirements, so that the appropriate procedures may be initiated to remove your conditional status.
Changing Your Academic
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Advisor
When you were admitted to the doctoral degree, you were assigned an Academic Adviser in your area of concentration, based on information about your research and career interests. If the doctoral experience remains focused around these mutual interests, the Academic Adviser typically also assumes other roles such as research mentoring supervisor and dissertation supervisor. All changes in Academic Advisers must be requested in writing, following the steps below:
- Identify the faculty member in your concentration area who will serve as your new Academic Adviser, and make sure that s/he is willing to serve in this role
- Inform your current Academic Adviser of the proposed change
- Submit the “Change of Academic Adviser” Advisor” form to graduate adviser. Make sure to list your current and proposed academic advisers
- The Graduate Adviser will review and approve the change.
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