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Electronically (recommended): instructions below
Expand title Instructions Electronic RFO Instructions (DocuSign)
Before starting, notify your committee members that they will receive the RFO form via DocuSign for signature.
What You'll Need (gather this before starting the form!):
Name and emails for your: Supervisor, Co-Supervisor or Member 2, Members 3 & 4, EDP Graduate Adviser. (Members 5-7 are optional).
Final Oral exam details: date, time, building and room number
IRB approval details (if applicable): mark "yes" and include your IRB study number
Step 1: Start the DocuSign Form
Use this link to begin: DocuSign Request for Final Oral Form
Step 2: Track the Form
After submitting, DocuSign automatically sends the form to your committee for signatures. You can track and monitor the signature progress via DocuSign.
Step 3: Submit to the Graduate School
Once all signatures are complete:
Open the final email from DocuSign and click "View Completed Document"
On the DocuSign site, click "Download" and choose "Combined PDF" (this includes the certificate of completion)
Save the file, and email the PDF to the Graduate School at gradstudentsvcs@austin.utexas.edu
Hard copy: Download the form, collect physical signatures, and email the completed form to the Graduate School. If needed, your supervisor may sign on behalf of an absent member (with written approval from the member).
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Apply to graduate online
Upload your final, revised dissertation through the Graduate School's portal
Email your RODC form and any other required documents to the Graduate School: gradstudentsvcs@austin.utexas.edu
CP and SCCP students: if you have completed your defense and will enroll in Internship hours in subsequent semesters, contact the EDP Graduate Coordinator to request the Graduate School waive the dissertation enrollment requirement.
Important: Missing the final submission deadline means you'll need to re-enroll in dissertation hours the following semester - and you may be billed for previous semesters if you received a waiver.CP and SCCP students: if you have completed your defense and will enroll in Internship hours in subsequent semesters, contact the EDP Graduate Coordinator to request the Graduate School waive the dissertation enrollment requirement.