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EnglishWhere UT Austin Graduate Students Find Key Dates and Deadlines
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Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin can find key dates and deadlines through the Key Dates section linked from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies homepage (graduate.utexas.edu). The homepage describes this section as covering "the key dates for graduate students, including registration, payment deadlines and more," with a "Read more" link that leads to the full dates page. This is the starting point for enrolled graduate students planning their term; applicants looking for admission deadlines should instead begin from the Admissions/Apply section of the same site.
What the Key Dates section covers
Based on the homepage description, the section is built around the academic-term calendar for enrolled students. The two categories named explicitly are:
- Registration dates — when graduate students register for a term
- Payment deadlines — when tuition and related payments are due
The phrase "and more" signals that the page is not limited to those two items, but the homepage does not enumerate the rest. Treat registration and payment as confirmed content and check the linked page for anything else you need.
How to get there
- Go to graduate.utexas.edu.
- On the homepage, locate the Key Dates block (it appears alongside the admissions and "Navigating Your Degree" sections).
- Select Read more to open the full key dates page.
- Identify the dates for your term and note them against your own registration and payment plan.
Expected result: you land on the graduate school's dates page with the term-specific registration and payment information you need. If the homepage layout has changed, the site's main navigation is the fallback route to the same content.
Who this is for — and who it isn't
| Your situation | Where to start |
|---|---|
| Already enrolled graduate student planning a term | Key Dates section on the graduate school homepage |
| Incoming student who has accepted an offer | Key Dates, plus the "Navigating Your Degree" resources |
| Prospective applicant asking about application deadlines | Admissions / Apply section, not Key Dates |
| Postdoctoral scholar | The dedicated Postdoctoral Studies site linked from the homepage |
The distinction matters: the homepage frames Key Dates around registration and payment, which are enrolled-student tasks. Application deadlines are handled through the admissions pathway.
Common sticking points
- Assuming Key Dates covers admissions. The homepage wording points to registration and payment. If you have not applied yet, use the admissions route instead.
- Relying on the homepage summary alone. The homepage gives categories, not actual dates. You must follow "Read more" to see term-specific deadlines.
- Missing items beyond registration and payment. Because the description ends with "and more," scan the full page rather than stopping at the first two categories.
- Confusing graduate and postdoc resources. Postdoctoral scholars have a separate site; deadlines and onboarding information for postdocs live there, not in the graduate Key Dates section.
Related resources on the same homepage
The homepage also points to Navigating Your Degree, described as help for attaining educational and career goals, and to news and resources for graduate students. These are useful complements once you have your dates in hand, but they are not substitutes for the Key Dates page itself.