Students should review the Graduate School's instructions and information about graduation as early as possible. Your graduation semester will be the last semester in which you will be enrolled in the program and complete all degree requirements. Students should contact
Contact the EDP Graduate Coordinator the semester prior to when you expect to graduationgraduate to check in about plans. In the semester the degree is being completed, students must apply online to graduate via the Graduate School website.
Master's Students
At the beginning of the semester in which you will be finishing the degree:
Notify the EDP Graduate Coordinator that you will be graduating, so your coursework can be verified.
If you are on a Thesis or Master’s Report degree plan: ensure you are enrolled in either EDP 698B (Thesis students) or EDP 398R (Report students).
Follow all the steps on the Graduate School's Graduation page: Graduation Deadlines, Submission Instructions
Submit Graduation Application
If on a Master's Master’s Report or Thesis option: you must submit
Submit the Master’s Committee Approval Form to the Graduate School
via email at GradStudentSVCS@austin.utexas.edu
Upload your Thesis/Report to the Grad School’s upload portal.
Doctoral Students
At the beginning of the semester in which you will be finishing the degree:
Notify the EDP Graduate Coordinator that you will be graduating, so your coursework can be verified.
Ensure you are enrolled in Dissertation hours (EDP _99W). Note: if you are a CP/SCCP student on internship who successfully defended the dissertation prior to the graduating semester, you may qualify for an exception to the Dissertation enrollment. Contact the EDP Graduate Coordinator to confirm.
Follow all the steps on the Graduate School's Graduation page: Graduation Deadlines, Submission Instructions
If you are graduating in the same semester in which you hold your Dissertation Defense: follow all the steps in the Graduation Deadlines, Submission Instructions.
If you are graduating later than the semester in which you hold your Dissertation Defense: follow the steps in the Graduation Deadlines and Submission Instructions for holding the Dissertation Defense, and the rest of the instructions (submission of graduation application and dissertation upload) by the posted deadline in your graduating semester.Submit Graduation Application
Submit Report of Dissertation Committee Form to the Graduate School via email at GradStudentSVCS@austin.utexas.edu
Upload final Dissertation to Graduate School’s portal
Graduation Ceremonies / Commencement
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