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Information for New Graduate Students

Welcome to the Computer Science Department at The University of Texas at Austin! You were admitted to our program because we believe you will be a future star in the field of computer science, and we are very honored to have you join our department!

Below are very important dates and useful information. Links are embedded in the checklists you can download at the bottom of this page to provide you with additional information and answer your questions. We encourage to use these links. If you do not find the information you need, please contact the csadmis [at] cs [dot] utexas [dot] edu (CS Graduate Office).

July 13/Early August  All new international students can begin checking in with the International Office. New international students MUST check-in with that office prior to registration on August 18.
August 12  International Office New Student Orientation Texas Union, Ballroom, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.  (Attendance is highly recommended.)
By August 16 Check-in with the Computer Science Graduate Office, PAI 5.72B.
August 18  Registration for New Graduate Students. Tuition and Fees MUST be paid by August 29 at 5 p.m.
TBA - mid-August Only for New TAs: College of Natural Sciences  TA Orientation. Details will be sent by email soon.
August 22  Department Orientation at 9:30 a.m. in ACES 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium).
August 24 Classes begin.
August 29 Tuition and Fees MUST be paid by 5 p.m.

Advising

PhD: Incoming PhD students need to send their proposed course schedule to lorenzo [at] cs [dot] utexas [dot] edu (Dr. Alvisi) via email for approval. The advising bar will not be removed until Dr. Alvisi notifies the CS Graduate Office of his approval. All PhD students must register for CS 398T their first fall semester.

Masters: There is no formal advising for masters students. The advising bar will be cleared prior to registration. Please direct any questions to the csadmis [at] cs [dot] utexas [dot] edu (CS Graduate Office).

Download the checklists which apply to you. We have provided both embedded links and URLs to each site.