Graduation Information

Fall Graduation 2008

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Commencement 2007

1.) Graduation application for currently enrolled students


Students currently enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin who have completed all degree requirements this semester, can apply to graduate at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ns/index.html.

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2.) Graduating In Absentia

Students not currently enrolled must apply to graduate in absentia through the College of Natural Sciences Secure Web Services at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ns/index.html.

Students must have completed their degree requirements and allow additional time for materials to be received by the Dean’s Office prior to the deadline (October 22, 2008).  Late applications will not be processed. Enclose all necessary forms and payment(s) in one envelope, and mail to:

            College of Natural Sciences, Student Division
             In Absentia Applications
            The University of Texas at Austin
            1 University Station Stop G2500
            Austin, Texas 78712-0548


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Honors

During the college graduation ceremony we will announce honors based on your current GPA: -AP (without Advanced Placement).  These honors will not include any fall semester grades and will be announced using the following GPA criteria. 


Highest Honors 3.9609-4.000
High Honors 3.8813-3.9608
Honors 3.7403-3.8812


Official honors will be calculated at the end of the semester to include final grades. To qualify for honors you must have completed at least 60 hours at The University of Texas at Austin and be in the top 20 percent of your Natural Sciences graduating class, GPA: -AP (without Advanced Placement). Click here for more information.

Certification of graduates and assignment of honors will not be complete until January 9, 2009.  Starting this date, degree information will be posted to transcripts. Therefore, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AT THE CEREMONY ARE TENTATIVE.

If you have any questions about graduation, please contact the CNS Dean’s Office at (512) 471-4536.

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Deadlines for degree candidates

All outstanding coursework must be completed with final grade posted to your Official UT record by deadlines listed below.


August 27, 2008
 August 27 - October 22, 2008, 5PM
  • Transfer Work - All completed transfer work must be sent to the UT Admissions Office.  (Transfer courses must have a grade of at least C to meet degree requirements.)
  • Petitions - Petitions must be initiated through your academic advisor in the advising center of your major.
October 22, 2008, 5PM
  • Deadline for ALL students to apply to graduate.  
  • Deadline for ALL In Absentia students to apply to graduate.  (Late in absentia applications will not be accepted.)
December 5, 2008, 5PM
  • Deadline for all degree candidates' UT correspondence/UT distance education final course grades to post to student record.
  • Last day of class
December 7, 2008
  • Deadline for credit-by-exam grades to be posted to Official UT record to apply toward Fall 2008 graduation.  Students must petition for credit-by-exam courses by midnight Sunday, December 7, 2008. 
December 7, 2008
  • CNS Fall Graduation Ceremony for undergraduate degree candidates in all CNS majors.
December 18, 2008, 5PM
  • Deadline for Incompletes (grade X) to be received in CNS Dean's Office for degree candidates.
  • Deadline for grade changes from instructors.
December 19, 2008
  • Deadline for current transfer work (Fall 2008) to be posted to graduating students' records.
  • Deadline for students to apply for tuition rebate.

December 20, 2008
  • Official graduation date (printed on diploma)
January 9, 2009
  • Transcripts available with degree posted.
  • Diplomas begin to be mailed to the address you reported to the Registrar’s Office; it may take 6-8 weeks.

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What happens to your computer/email account?

It is your responsibility to check your computer account or it will continue to accrue charges, please go to  "What I Owe"  at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/rec/wio/wio_home.WBX.


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Tuition Rebate

An undergraduate may be eligible for a tuition rebate of up to $1000 if, at graduation, he or she has attempted no more than three semester hours beyond the minimum number of hours required for the degree. The student must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • The student must not have been enrolled at any institution of higher education before the fall semester of 1997.
  • At the time he or she earns a first undergraduate degree, the student must have attempted no more than three semester hours beyond the minimum number of hours required for the degree. Hours attempted include:
  1. All courses the student has undertaken, such as transfer credit, courses the student dropped or from which the student withdrew after the date the official enrollment count was taken.
  2. Developmental courses taken for credit.
  3. Optional internship and cooperative education courses.
  4. Courses the student failed.
  5. Courses the student repeated.
  6. If the student has earned credit by examination for more than nine hours of coursework, the hours in excess of nine are also counted as hours attempted.

NOTE: Courses dropped for reasons that are determined by the institution to be totally beyond the control of the student shall not be counted.

  • The student must have attempted all coursework at a Texas public institution of higher education.
  • The student must have been a Texas resident and must have been eligible to pay resident tuition at all times while pursuing the degree.
  • The Application for Tuition Rebate must be submitted before the official date of graduation.



Fall 2008
Deadline to apply: December 19, 2008


TO APPLY: In order to apply for a tuition rebate, go to the College of Natural Sciences, Student Division, WCH 1.106 to pick up a form or download the Tuition Rebate Application Form. Applications for tuition rebates may be submitted in person at WCH 1.106 or may be mailed to:

The University of Texas at Austin
College of Natural Sciences, Student Division
Application for Tuition Rebate
1 University Station G2500
Austin, TX 78712-1199

The form should be completed at the same time the student applies for graduation.

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