Graduation Application

If you are currently enrolled in residence at UT Austin and will be completing your final degree requirements during this semester, follow the instructions below to apply for graduation.

1. Review the Degree Audit to ensure all requirements are completed or in progress. 
   1.  Students concurrently enrolled at another institution will be required to provide verification of enrollment. Please see below under "additional graduation information" for requirements.
      1. Note: UT Extension (UEX) courses are not considered in residence courses. Students enrolled in self-paced UEX courses who are not also enrolled in UT Austin courses must register in absentia. 
2. Complete the Graduation Application. 

Please allow at least two weeks for the application to be reviewed. 

If you are not enrolled in residence at UT Austin during the semester you anticipate graduating, you must complete and return the in absentia registration form. Once the form is completed, a graduation application is submitted on your behalf. 

UT Extension (UEX) courses are not considered in residence courses. Students enrolled in self-paced UEX courses who are not also enrolled in UT Austin courses must register in absentia. 

Follow the steps below to apply to graduate in absentia: 

1. Make sure all degree requirements are completed or in progress. 
2. Clear any outstanding holds.
3. Submit an in absentia request. 

Please allow at least two weeks for the application to be reviewed. 

1. Transcripts from External Institutions due: TBD
2. Official graduation date: August 19 (no public exercises)
3. Credit-by-Exam due: TBD
4. UEX due: TBD

Learn more about diploma dates through Texas One Stop.

1. Graduation application open: February 1 - March 26
2. In absentia application: January 16 - April 29
3. RSVP for Graduation Ceremony: February 26 - April 12 
4. Transcripts from External Institutions: May 9
5. Moody College Graduation Ceremony: May 10
6. Official graduation date: May 11
7.  Credit-by-Exam due: May 12
8. UEX due: April 29

Learn more about diploma dates through Texas One Stop.

Already applied? Check your status.

1. Degrees will be certified after the semester ends and can be verified here. 
2. Diplomas will be mailed to the permanent address on file two to three months after degree certification; please confirm your address is correct here.
3. Due to different semester ending dates between UT Austin and other Texas schools, degrees for students who are concurrently enrolled may be delayed by a month. Students unable to meet the transcript deadline because of the different ending dates are encouraged to submit the transcript as soon as it is available.

Graduating with honors, high honors, or highest honors is based on your in-residence GPA upon completing degree requirements (see details below).  Graduating "with Honors" is different from the Honors Day designation, which is where the University designates outstanding students as College Scholars and Distinguished College Scholars.

Spring 2023 Graduation Honors were as follows:

Highest Honors:  3.9873 - 4.000
High Honors:  3.9515 - 3.9872
Honors:  3.8986 - 3.9514

To qualify to graduate with University 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 Moody Communication graduating class.

Official honors will be calculated and posted to the transcript and diploma upon certification of all degree candidates.

The GPA required to graduate with University Honors is recomputed each May based on the top 20% of the May graduation class in the College following regulations listed in the Undergraduate Catalog. This same GPA applies to the following August and December graduation classes. The required minimum GPA may be higher than that listed in the catalog. For further information, please contact your academic advisor or consult the Graduation with University Honors section of the General Information Catalog.

You may be eligible for a tuition rebate of up to $1,000 if, at graduation, 1) you earned your degree within four years, 2) you are (and have been) a Texas resident, 3) you attempted no more than three semester hours beyond the minimum number of hours required for the degree, and 4) you paid tuition* out-of-pocket. There are many stipulations to this rule, so check with your advisor about the requirements and regulations that govern this rebate. For more information about the rules and requirements, visit the Tuition Rebate page.

If you believe you qualify for this tuition rebate, please download the tuition rebate application, complete it, sign it (signature may be typed if submitting by email), and drop it off at the Student Advising Office (DMC 2.600), or email it using your official utexas email address to the Student Advising Office (commstudentadvising@austin.utexas.edu) by the deadline, which is the official graduation date for the semester in which you will graduate. Processing of your tuition rebate application cannot begin until your degree has been conferred by the University and may take up to 2.5 months to complete.

*If you received tuition waivers or exemptions and did not pay tuition out-of-pocket, this will make you ineligible for the tuition rebate. Your academic advisor will not know whether you paid tuition or received waivers/exemptions. If you have questions regarding your tuition rebate eligibility related to tuition waivers or exemptions, you should contact the Tuition Billing Department/Student Accounts Receivable Office at (512) 475-7771.

Tuition Rebate Deadlines

1. Summer 2023 graduates - August 14, 2023 
2. Fall 2023 graduates - December 16, 2023 
3. Spring 2024 graduates - May 11, 2024

Processing of your tuition rebate application cannot begin until your degree has been conferred by the University and may take up to 2.5 months to complete.

Those enrolled at an external institution, taking a Credit-by-Exam, or in a self-paced UEX course are required to submit proof of intent to complete degree requirements. 

Take screenshots of a Canvas, Blackboard, an unofficial transcript, or grade report. 

The screenshot must include your name, course number (DEPT ####), the semester of the course, the name of the institution, and if applicable, a final grade. Additionally, an end date for the course or exam must be included in the email. Be sure to include your EID and ensure the screenshot can clearly be read.

The screenshot should be ATTACHED to the email in a readable format. Do not embedded the screenshot into the body of the email. 

Information that does not abide by the above outline will be denied. 

Send the screenshot to moodycollegegraduation@austin.utexas.edu.