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Course & Advising Info for Theatre and Dance Undergraduates

Course & Advising Info for Theatre and Dance Undergraduates

This page is for UT Austin Theatre and Dance majors.

NON-Majors, please refer to this page for information.

Please notify td_advising@austin.utexas.edu if any links on this page need to be updated.

Please select a link to go to that section or website.

ADD, DROP, WITHDRAWAL, GRADUATION Deadlines & Procedures

 

THEATRE and DANCE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR INFO

FALL or SPRING Semester

From 1st to 6th day of classes:

From 7th to 12th day of classes: Review procedures Here

From 13th day of classes to mid-semester deadline:

  • Deadlines: Visit CoFA Office of Student Affairs Website

  • Drop a Course: Visit Texas One Stop Academic Q-Drops website

  • Withdrawal (drop all classes): Visit Registration Change System

  • Pass/Fail: Visit CoFA Office of Student Affairs Website

  • Late Adds are not permitted after the 12th day of classes.

From mid-semester deadline to last day of classes:

  • Deadlines: Visit CoFA Office of Student Affairs Website

  • Drop a course: If not already utilized, request a One-Time Exception drop via Texas One Stop Academic Q-Drops website.

  • Withdrawal (drop all classes): If not already utilized, request a One-Time Exception withdrawal by reaching out to cofastudentaffairs@austin.utexas.edu or obtain approval for a Medical Withdrawal.

SUMMER Sessions

  • Deadlines: Visit CoFA Office of Student Affairs Website

  • Drop a Course: Visit Texas One Stop Academic Q-Drops website

  • Withdrawal (drop all classes): Visit Registration Change System

  • Late Adds 3rd to 4th day of classes: Contact the Department offering the course to learn about their late add policy and procedure.

University Academic Calendars

Texas One Stop - For registration, tuition, financial aid questions.

Returning Students readmission application

GRADUATION DEADLINES & RESOURCES

COURSE ENROLLMENT

  • Over Hours Registration Request: send message to td_advising@austin.utexas.edu by the 6th class day

  • F A 140/340 Fine Arts Internship Course Info

  • Time Conflict Override - For students wanting to add a T D course that slightly overlaps with another course

  • T&D Undergraduate Independent Study Contract; return completed form to td_advising@austin.utexas.edu by the 6th class day

  • Graduate T D Course - Review requirements to enroll in a graduate TD course.

 

 

(Vacant) Senior Academic Advisor
Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts

Email:
TD_Advising@austin.utexas.edu (please include your EID in emails)

Office Location: 
F. Loren Winship Drama Building, Room 1.118

Temporary Location Fall 2026: DFA 1.103

APPOINTMENTS

Make an appointment on our Bookings page.

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE INFO

Website: https://theatredance.utexas.edu

Directory: https://theatredance.utexas.edu/about/directory

Main Office Location: 
F. Loren Winship Drama Building, Room 1.142
300 East 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712

Phone:
512-471-5793 

Productions: 

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS INFO

Website: https://finearts.utexas.edu

Directory: https://finearts.utexas.edu/about/people


COFA Office of Student Affairs

Website: https://sites.utexas.edu/cofastudents/

Office Location: 
Doty Fine Arts Building, Suite 1.103
2301 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78712

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4 p.m.

Email: cofastudentaffairs@austin.utexas.edu

 

Center for Creative Economies

Counselors in Academic Residence (CARE) Counseling and Mental Health

Student Success Coordinator

  • Fine Arts Mentoring and Enrichment Program (FAME): FAME offers support programming to first-year College of Fine Arts students to aid in their transition to university life.

HELPFUL LINKS

 

COURSE Information

Registration:

Registration Information Sheet (RIS) 
Types of Registration Holds
Registration Website
Registration How-To & Examples
Registration Waitlists & Instructions

Interactive Degree Audit (IDA)
How to Run a Degree Audit 

Degree Student Planner - Plan out future semesters or transfer courses
Course Schedules
Campus Map 
Course Planner - Search for, create and save a variety of personalized schedule options based on your preferred courses and scheduling breaks.
Course Syllabi

Degree Guides & Sample 4-Year Plans

Canvas updates overnight when classes are changed.

Class Listing- Review your classes

Grades & GPA Information
GPA Calculator

Tuition Payment
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Tuition Rates
Tuition Insurance
Tuition Refunds 

 

PEARL - Customized list of all campus resources for each of your courses

Secure Academic Notes (SAN) is a secure environment in which UT staff can communicate confidential information concerning you and your academic record (FERPA-sensitive information) in a message.

 

 

T&D Course Info

UT Course Info

Fine Arts Course Options

MINORS & CERTIFICATES

All Minor & Certificate Options

Other Major Exploration Resources

CORE CURRICULUM /  FINE ARTS REQUIREMENT OPTIONS

 

COURSE CREDIT / CREDIT BY EXAM / TRANSFER COURSES / TRANSCRIPTS

Core Options List / PDF

  • Core Course Substitution Petition

  • Government Course Pairings

  • Sciences for Non-Majors are listed in bold 

  • UGS First-Year Signature Course - After your first year, to enroll in a UGS course please email the First-Year Signature Office at sigcourses@austin.utexas.edu during your active registration time. Include your EID & the unique numbers of three UGS 303 sections listed as “open” on the course schedule.

Fine Arts Requirement Options Lists

Foreign Language

  • BFA Acting, BFA Dance & UTeach - Beginning Proficiency required for students with a Foreign Language Deficiency (lacking two years of the same high school foreign language)

  • 2020-2026 BA T&D - Intermediate Proficiency required

  • 2026-2028 BA T&D - Beginning Proficiency required

BA General Culture / Additional Humanities

  • Course may not satisfy both Core and this requirement.

  • Courses outside the Department of Theatre and Dance that are cross-listed with T D courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement.  

BFA Theatre Education T D 354T Options

 

 

 

Course Credits

Student Testing Services FAQ's

  • AP/IB/SAT/ACT - View Scores & Claim Credits

Credit by Exam / Placement Tests

  • Exam Schedule for all available Subjects

  • GOV 310L AP Texas Exam: For students who scored a 3 and above on their AP Government exam

  • RHE 306 TSI Essay: Optional for some first-year students who don't expect credit for RHE 306 from AP/IB/SAT/ACT/Dual Credit

  • CH 301 Chemistry Assessment

  • Calculus Math Assessment

Transfer Courses

  • Transfer Course Equivalencies - For students wanting to take courses at another college to transfer to UT Austin

  • University Extension Courses - UEX offers a variety of flexible course options for individuals seeking to earn academic credit from The University of Texas at Austin.

Education Abroad

Transcripts

  • Sending Transcripts to UT

  • Request UT Transcript / Enrollment Verification

  • Order a copy of your Previous School unofficial transcript that you sent to UT Austin for admission purposes

 

UNIVERSITY RESOURCES Information

 

 

The MyUT Website has many resource links available for students.

Campus Safety
Counseling & Mental Health
Chosen Name
Disability & Access
Health Services
Email Update
Financial Aid & Scholarships
UT ID Card
Student Outreach and Support
UT Travel Safety

UT Directory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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T&D Degree Audits, Degree Guides & Sample 4-Year Plans

How to Run a Degree Audit

Undergraduate Degree Plans

 

 

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Add/Drop Procedures for 7th to 12th day of classes - FALL Semester

Add/Drop Procedures for 7th to 12th day of classes - FALL Semester

Sept 3 to Sept 10



Course Waitlists

Waitlists are no longer active.

DROPPING a Course

Students may Drop a Course Online.

WITHDRAWING from ALL Courses

Prior to the mid-semester deadline, students may withdraw for any reason. Please visit the Registration Change System to initiate the withdrawal. You will also be prompted to reach out to cofastudentaffairs@austin.utexas.edu to set up a one-on-one meeting with a Student Affairs staff member. Though their permission is not required to withdraw, they’ll review options, resources, and readmission items with you. 

Late REGISTRATION for ALL students not yet registered ($25-50 late registration fee added)

Please contact the COFA Office of Student Affairs to begin the registration process.

*Payment due by 5pm September 10

Late ADDS for NON-THEATRE & DANCE Courses

Please contact the Department offering the course to learn about their late add policy and procedure. For example, contact the History Department for History courses. 

*Payment for added classes (if applicable) due by 5pm September 10

Late ADDS for THEATRE & DANCE Courses

Note: Not all late add requests are approved.  If adding this course increases you to over 17 hours, please fill out the Irregular Status Petition online. 

*Payment for added classes (if applicable) due by 5pm September 10

 

Please include the following information in your late add email request to td_advising@austin.utexas.edu.

Subject line: 
Fall 2025 Late Add Request

Message:
*Your First & Last Name 
*Your EID
*Course Prefix & Number, Title of Course, Unique #XXXXX, Instructor Name
     (Example: TD 353T How to Defy Gravity, Unique #96000, Lin Manuel Miranda)

  • For T&D Independent Studies:
    Please turn in the completed Independent Study Contract to td_advising@austin.utexas.edu.  No email from faculty is required because their signature is on the form.

  • For T&D Required Courses:
    If you didn't register for a T&D Required course, no email from faculty is required.  Examples include BFA courses or courses you already received consent to add.

  • For Performance or New Works Festival Course Credits:
    To add TD 323P Adv. Projects in Acting & Directing or TD 321P Festival Project & Production, no email from faculty is required.

  • For All Other T&D Courses:
    Contact the instructor of the course to find out if late adds are permitted.
    If consent is received, please forward the email along with the information listed above to TD_Advising@austin.utexas.edu.