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Students should pay careful attention to deadlines for registering and changing registration.

DEADLINES FOR SUMMER 2026 - TBD

DEADLINES FOR FALL 2026 - TBD

DEADLINES FOR SPRING 2027 - TBD

DEADLINES FOR SUMMER 2027 - TBD

Students can add or drop courses, or switch between credit and no-credit status online through the 4^th class day of the fall or spring semester on their own.

From the 5^th to the 12^th class day, students are not able to make changes on their own. Students must contact the Graduate Program Administrator for the department hosting the course they want to change. List of graduate coordinators for all departments.

For Chemical Engineering course changes through the 12^th class day, email the Chemical Engineering Graduate Program Administrator with your EID, and the unique IDs of the courses you want to change. If you are adding a course, the Graduate Program Administrator will also want to see an email from the instructor giving you permission to late-add. You can forward or copy all emails to chemegrad@utexas.edu

Adding & Dropping Courses

To make course changes after the 12^th class day (4^th in the summer), a carbon copy form and a petition letter must be signed by all instructors and the Graduate Adviser, and delivered to the graduate school by the student, submitted to GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu. Please note, the Graduate School will only approve petitions that are extenuating circumstances. Please email the Graduate Program Administrator first to check if the petition will be appropriate for your request.

There are no refunds for dropped courses after the 12^th class day. Students should make sure they have registered for the correct courses, and fully understand the course requirements by the 12^th class day. Check with the Graduate Program Administrator with any questions and to get an Add/Drop form.

Email Graduate Advisor to request a petition letter to add/drop course. Copy all emails to chemegrad@utexas.edu

Email petition letter and completed Add Drop form to GradStudentSvcs@austin.utexas.edu. Copy all emails to chemegrad@utexas.edu