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• International students: If you have a J-bar on your registration, complete the English Skills Screening. Take the screening results of this screening with you to your advising meeting and provide a copy to the Graduate Coordinator for your files.
• 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 . 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.
• 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.
• Submit the I Have Been Advised Form  to the Graduate Coordinator.
• 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!

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• 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.

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