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You will register for each semester online through the Registration System online. You should plan to advise at the first opportunity and register early, as courses can fill and delaying may limit your ability to add courses. General registration access periods are available via the UT Academic Calendar online, and your exact/specific registration times are available via your Registration Info Sheet (RIS). You must register as soon as possible to ensure your seat in the class, as well as ensure the course is not cancelled due to low enrollment.
If If you wish to register for courses not on your Advising Form, you must notify your faculty adviser and the EDP registration staff person. For restricted out-of-department courses, you must contact that department for permission to add their class. If you have issues getting into any of your EDP classes, or have other registration issues not addressed on this page, contact Kim.
Check your registration carefully! Graduate students are expected to confirm they are in the correct classes. Be sure to verify in your Class Listing online, and with the instructor on the first day of class, that you are registered for the correct course. Some courses have the same course numbers but different topics, slightly different names, identically-named undergraduate versions, etc.
Dropping and Adding Courses
Students may drop or add courses (approved by their faculty adviser and with notification of EDP curriculum coordinator) through the online registration system during the first four class days of a long semester and the first two class days of summer sessions. See the Graduate School's information about Adds/Drops.
Once student registration closes, through the During the fifth through twelfth class days of the long semesters, and the third and fourth day of summer sessions, the EDP curriculum coordinator can make adds and drops for students who have faculty adviser approval for the changes. After this period, EDP staff no longer have access to the registration system and adds, drops, or changes to grading basis require your class schedule requires special paperwork and permission. See Late Registration section below for details on late registration and late drops.
Check your registration carefully! Graduate students are expected to ascertain they are in the correct classes. Please be sure to verify through the online registration system, and with the instructor on the first day of class, that you are registered for the correct course. Some courses have the same course numbers but different topics, slightly different names, identically-named undergraduate versions, etc. Students have received an F or NC (no credit) grade at the end of a semester after diligently attending class and completing assignments, but for the wrong class! An F or NC grade cannot be changed except with approval of the Graduate Dean, which involves a petition process.
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Late registration is a serious matter. Late fees can be substantial, and the amount of paperwork needed to late-register is cumbersome. If you foresee issues making the tuition payment deadline (including problems getting financial aid applied), UT suggests taking out a UT tuition loan in order to pay on time as the interest rate of the loan is often considerably less than late registration fees.
If you register late failed to register by the registration system closure deadline (or forget to pay for your classes on time and your courses have therefore been by the deadline and were dropped by the Registrar), you must e-mail the EDP Graduate Coordinator the circumstances that led to your late registration. These circumstances will be reviewed by the EDP Graduate Adviser and, if there is still space available in the courses you need, the Graduate Adviser may decide to petition the Graduate Dean to allow you to register late. In this circumstance, you must (1) complete the Graduate School's Late Registration Form; (2) obtain the signature of the instructor(s); (3) obtain the EDP Graduate Adviser’s signature; (4) obtain a petition letter from the EDP Graduate Adviser; (5) take this paperwork to the Graduate Dean’s Office in the Main Building; and plan to spend some time in the Main Building offices to pay the tuition, fees, and late fees that same day. If you foresee issues making the tuition payment deadline (including problems getting financial aid applied), UT suggests taking out a UT tuition loan in order to pay on time as the interest rate of the loan is often considerably less than late registration fees. to be re-added with an explanation of the reason for late registration. If it is prior to the 12th class day (for long semesters) or 4th class day (for Summer), the department may be able to directly add you back to your classes. After these dates, however, paperwork will be required:
- Graduate Add-Drop Form — paper-only form required for adds, drops and grade status change after the 12th class day. It can be picked up from SZB 504 or the Graduate Studies office in MAI 101.
- Late Enrollment Form — if you enrolled in any courses after the 12th class day, you'll need a petition and the graduate Late Registration Form.
Late Drops
Graduate students may drop a class through the last class day of a semester, and the instructor will assign a symbol of Q (Quit) or F (Fail). The form you need to late-drop a class can be obtained from the Graduate Coordinator. Because the form requires the signatures of the Graduate Adviser, it is best to decide to drop a course prior to the last week of classes.
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