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Dean's Scholars Program
College of Natural Sciences, Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at Austin, Painter Hall 3.04
1 University Station G2550
Austin, Texas 78712-1199
Office : (512) 471-1094
Fax : (512) 232-1435

Dr. David Hillis
Director, Dean's Scholars Honors Program
dhillis@mail.utexas.edu

Alfred W. Roark
Centennial Professor in Natural Sciences

Current Scholars

DS-at-MO1Process for Registration/Advising for Current Dean's Scholars

Registration for Spring 2011 semester begins October 25th and goes through November 5th. Well in advance of your registration time, you should do the following:

1. See your DS Academic Advisor

At this appointment/group advising session, you will get a) your personal degree plan that shows what degree requirements you have completed and which you still need to take, and b) a tan DS Faculty Advising Form upon which you will fill in the classes you plan to take in the upcoming semester.

The Honors Academic Advisor is Mark Hemenway. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it him or call 232-9358 to make an appointment.

 

2. See your DS Faculty Advisor

Your faculty advisor will talk with you about classes in your major, research, plans for graduate/professional school, etc. and they will sign your Faculty Advising Form approving the courses you plan to take in the upcoming semester. Bring both the Faculty Advising Form and your Degree Plan with you to the meeting. [Who is my faculty advisor?]

3. Return your signed Faculty Advising Form.

Return it to the front desk of PAI 3.04 for Mark and your advising bar will be removed. This is an important step as you will not be able to register until your bar is removed!

4. Check your registration time/day on UT Direct.

5. Make sure that you don't have any financial or administrative bars

(e.g. an unpaid parking ticket, or an overdue library book) that will prevent you from registering.

6. When it is your time, register for your classes online.

If you have trouble getting into a College of Natural Sciences course, contact Mark: we will likely be able to help you. There isn't much we can do for classes in other colleges unfortunately.

As always, please feel free to email or call Mark if you have questions about the process.

Who is my faculty advisor? [back to top]

If you are currently working with a faculty member on your thesis research, they can discuss these topics with you and sign your Faculty Advising Form.

If you are not yet working with a faculty member on research, or just don't feel comfortable having your thesis advisor sign off on your classes, you should meet with the DS Steering Committee Representative(s) for your major, they are listed below:

Astronomy
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Biology
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Biochemistry/Chemistry
David Laude
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Computer Sciences
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Math
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Physics
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