...
- 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 . 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!
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.
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:
...