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Students seeking a Ph.D. at UT System institutions will be required to sign, with their departments, agreements providing the expected timelines for the attainment of their academic milestones and graduation. (Note: Instructions on how to complete your milestone agreement can be found online at the Graduate School's website: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/milestones.)
Registration and Advising
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 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 Special 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/).
Advising Checklist
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- You will also need to submit the Individual Instruction Consent Form for all directed research, individual projects or independent study courses.
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Information about the form
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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:
- Your relationship with your Academic Adviser is the foundation for a successful doctoral experience. This is the individual who will typically (though not necessarily) serve in a variety of roles in your doctoral work, including research mentoring supervisor, and dissertation supervisor
- Your Academic Adviser can assist you in becoming familiar with the concentration, the department, and other university resources
- Your Academic Adviser represents you at Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) meetings, for any matters that go before the GSC, including your annual review of progress, and advancement to candidacy
It is not unusual for your Academic Adviser, Research Mentoring Supervisor, and the Dissertation Supervisor to be the same faculty member. However, you may select different faculty members based on personal preference and mutual interest in the research being conducted.
What is a J-Bar? (for New International Students)
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