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Effective with the In the Fall 2005 semester, the plus/minus system for graduate courses became available for faculty to use. This legislation does not require the use of the plus/minus grades, but expanded the existing system. The following grade equivalents have been established:
A | 4.00 | B- | 2.67 | D+ | 1.33 |
A- | 3.67 | C+ | 2.33 | D | 1.00 |
B+ | 3.33 | C | 2.00 | D- | 0.67 |
B | 3.00 | C- | 1.67 | F | 0.00 |
It is important for you to make note of the following two Graduate School policies related to grades. Although these policies remain unchanged, the use of plus and minus grades may determine when your academic status is affected by them.
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If you plan to complete a dissertation, thesis, or report involving research with human subjects, apply for IRB approval as early as possible, as you may NOT begin data collection until your IRB application has been approved.
99-Hour Rule
The "99-hour rule" refers to the implementation of Senate Bill 961, passed by the Seventy-fifth Legislature. It is the rule that students at UT Austin with over 99 doctoral hours may be subject to the payment of nonresident tuition. This rule affects graduate students who entered in the Fall 1999 or later. Texas residents, and nonresidents who normally would be entitled to pay resident tuition by virtue of work appointments or fellowships, might wonder whether they will be affected by the 99-hour rule (i.e., whether they will reach the point at which the payment of nonresident tuition becomes mandatory). For most students, the answer is "no.” A student will be able to study at UT Austin full-time for seven complete academic years, including summers, before being affected by the 99-hour rule. For students staying beyond seven years, in a number of cases, there is still the possibility of a programmatic or individual exemption from the rule.
The University's 99-hour Rule is stated at https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/99-hour-rule and includes a point of contact for more questions.
Leave of Absence
Graduate students may apply for a leave of absence for no more than two semesters. The Graduate Adviser must approve this request in advance. See the Office of Graduate Studies’ website under quick links online “forms and deadlines” (https://gradschool.utexas.edu/academics/policies/leaves-of-absence) and the “Authorization for Leave of Absence” form. Granting leaves of absence for students is left to the discretion of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Studies Committee. The only rule is that the decision be made "in the best interests of the academic progress of the student" and the Authorization for Leave of Absence form must be returned to the Office of Graduate Studies before the semester for which a leave is granted.
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