As UT students, faculty and staff return to campus for the first day of classes on Monday and some students arrive for the first time, there are a few key dates students should keep an eye on.
Financial Aid
Texas One Stop, the University office that assists students with registration, financial aid and billing services, began distributing financial aid refunds on Aug. 18. Students should continue monitoring their emails and financial aid portals, as distributions will continue on a rolling basis, according to a University website.
Though tuition was due Aug. 13, undergraduate students who registered for their courses after Aug. 19 must pay their tuition by Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Law and graduate students must pay their tuition by 5 p.m. on Aug. 27, in order to confirm their registration.
Course Registration
The fall registration period, when students may add and drop classes freely, reopened for all students on Aug. 20. It will remain open through Aug. 31 for undergraduate students, and through Aug. 27 for graduate and law students.
Undergraduate students will lose the ability to add courses after Aug. 31, or Aug. 27 for graduate and law students, but they can still drop courses without advisor permission through Sept. 9. Students can request advisor approval to drop a class after Sept. 9 by filling out a “Q-drop” form, which will place a “Q,” a neither passing or failing grade, on the student’s official record, according to a University website.
Students have until Nov. 18 to request a “Q-drop” for academic reasons and until Dec. 7 to request one for nonacademic reasons like severe illness or military service. Undergraduate students are limited to six dropped classes for academic reasons if the course is dropped after the 12th day of class, according to the Texas Education Code.
Registration for next semester is set to begin Nov. 2, according to the University’s academic calendar.