Advising and Registration

During each registration advising period, you must schedule a meeting with your Academic Adviser to be advised for coursework to be taken the following semester. An advising bar is placed on all students’ registration each semester and remains in effect until advising is completed. This means that you will not be allowed access to the registration process until this bar is removed.

Your adviser must indicate approval by signing the Special Education Advising form When the signed form has been submitted electronically to the Graduate Coordinator, your registration bar will be lifted and you will be allowed to register. It is expected that the courses agreed upon between you and your academic adviser will be the courses you register for. If you register for courses other than those that are indicated on your Special Education Advising form, you must alert your academic adviser and obtain permission to do so (Note: Instructions on how to register can be found in the current Course Schedule or online: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/schedules/ ).

Advising Checklist

Information about the form

  1. 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.

  2. Because course numbers are associated with a variety of topics, be sure to write in the course title as well as the unique number.

  3. 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.

  4. Your Academic Adviser must sign this form before the Graduate Coordinator will clear your registration bar.

  5. Only register for courses that are indicated with pre-approval by your Academic Adviser on the Special Education Advising form.