| Complete Legislation | Graduate Assembly | Graduate Dean | Provost | UT System | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architecture: Building Technology (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architecture: Community and Equity Design (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architecture: Digital Technology (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architecture: Environmental Equity Design (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architecture: Latin American Architecture (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Architectural History: Political, Social and Cultural (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Historic Preservation: Cultural Heritage History and Research (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Interior Design: Theories of Interiors and Spatial Design (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Sustainable Design: Technology and Environment (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270b: Proposal, stackable certificate, Community and Regional Planning: Introduction to City Planning (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/7/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270d: Proposal to create stackable graduate certificate in Communication Studies: Strategic Communication (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/5/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3270e: Proposal to create stackable graduate certificate in Curriculum and Instruction: Learning, Equity, Action & Design (LEAD) (Final Approval: Provost) | 5/5/21 | 5/6/21 | 5/10/21 | ||
| 3268a: Proposal, multi-author works incorporated into reports/theses/dissertations, the other authors should “sign off”. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/31/21 | 4/21/21 | 4/27/21 | ||
| 3268b: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for all applicants to the Pharmacy program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/31/21 | 4/22/21 | 4/28/21 | ||
| 3266b: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Chemical Engineering program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/24/21 | 3/1/21 | 3/3/21 | ||
| 3266c: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Astronomy program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/24/21 | 3/1/21 | 3/3/21 | ||
| 3266d: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Biomedical Engineering program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/24/21 | 3/1/21 | 3/3/21 | ||
| 3264b: Proposal to waive the GRE for the Chemistry doctoral programs. (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/18/20 | 12/9/20 | 12/10/20 | ||
| 3264i: Proposal to waive the GRE for the Psychology & Clinical Psychology doctoral programs. (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/18/20 | 12/9/20 | 12/10/20 | ||
| 3264m: Proposal for template offer letter at recommendation of the Graduate Education Task Force. | 11/18/20 | ||||
| 3262b: Proposal to create a dual degree program in Medicine/Public Affairs (Final Approval: Provost) | 10/14/20 | 10/20/20 | 10/21/20 | ||
| 3262c: Proposal to create an integrated degree program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (BSN) and Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences (MSNS) degrees (Final Approval: Provost) | 10/14/20 | 10/20/20 | 11/9/20 | ||
| 3262e: Proposal for an Ad hoc GRE waiver (Final Approval: Provost) | 10/14/20 | 12/9/20 | 12/16/20 | ||
| 3259b: Proposal to update the Graduate School’s policies for graduate portfolio programs (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 5/3/20 | 5/5/20 | ||
| 3259f: Proposal to create a graduate portfolio Food, Energy, Water Systems (FEWS) (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 5/3/20 | 5/18/20 | ||
| 3259h: Proposal to create a graduate certificate in Advanced Practice Registered Nursing: Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 5/3/20 | 5/3/20 | 7/13/20 | |
| 3259i: Proposal to add a hybrid-delivery, part-time option to the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Option III degree program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 5/5/20 | 5/5/20 | ||
| 3259k: Proposal to create a Master of Arts degree in Humanities, Health and Medicine (HHM) (Final Approval: THECB) | 4/29/20 | 5/5/20 | 5/5/20 | 10/1/20 | 10/16/20 |
| 3259m: Proposal to update the Graduate Assembly Bylaws as it relates to elections (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 12/8/20 | |||
| 3259o: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Masters of Science in Information Security and Privacy (Option III) program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 3/1/19* Approval based on 3247g | 3/5/19* Approval based on 3247g | ||
| 3259p: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the iCMB programs: Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, and Microbiology (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/29/20 | 5/5/20 | 5/5/20 | ||
| 3257i: Proposal to create a graduate stackable certificate in Petroleum Engineering: Fundamentals (Final Approval Provost) | 3/25/20 | 3/25/20 | 4/7/20 | ||
| 3257j: Proposal to create a graduate stackable certificate in Petroleum Engineering: Unconventional Resources (Final Approval Provost) | 3/25/20 | 3/25/20 | 4/7/20 | ||
| 3257k: Proposal to create a graduate stackable certificate in Mechanical Engineering: Controls (Final Approval Provost) | 3/25/20 | 3/25/20 | 4/7/20 | ||
| 3257l: Proposal to create a graduate stackable certificate in Petroleum Engineering: Data Analytics (Final Approval Provost) | 3/25/20 | 3/25/20 | 4/7/20 | ||
| 3257m: Proposal to create a graduate stackable certificate in Nursing: Teaching (Final Approval Provost) | 3/25/20 | 3/25/20 | 4/7/20 | 7/13/20 | |
| 3255g: Proposal to create a Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) degree (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/12/20 | 2/23/20 | 2/27/20 | 2/28/20 | 7/20/20 |
| 3255i: Proposal to update the degree major to “Journalism and Media” for existing MA and PhD degrees in “Journalism” (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/12/20 | 2/22/20 | 2/27/20 | 2/28/20 | 3/19/20 |
| 3255k: Proposal to update the degree major to “Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences” for existing graduate degrees in “Communication Sciences and Disorders” and, also, to replace the MA degree designator with the MSSLH degree designator (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/12/20 | 2/22/20 | 2/27/20 | 2/28/20 | 3/19/20 |
| 3255m: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/12/20 | 2/12/20 | 2/27/20 | ||
| 3254a: Proposal to create a Master of Science (Option III) degree in Information Security and Privacy (Final Approval: THECB) | 10/2/19 | 10/7/19 | 10/10/19 | N/A | 11/4/19 |
| 3254b: Proposal to create an integrated program leading to the BSME and MSE degrees with a major in Mechanical Engineering (Final Approval: Provost) | 10/2/19 | 10/10/19 | Spring 2018 via Faculty Council | ||
| 3251b: Proposal to add a self-supported (Option III) track to the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree in Petroleum Engineering. (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/24/19 | 5/7/19 | 5/7/19 | 8/14/19 | |
| 3251c.1:Update to Guidelines for Option III Degree Programs. (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/24/19 | 5/7/19 | |||
| 3251d: Proposal to establish an MD/MA (Design) dual-degree program with Dell Medical School. (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/24/19 | 5/8/19 | 5/8/19 | 6/14/19 | |
| 3251e: Proposal to lift the 50% limitation on the GRE waiver for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Option III program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/24/19 | 5/7/19 | 5/8/19 | ||
| 3251f : Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for select applicants to the Kinesiology – Option III program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/24/19 | 5/8/19 | 5/9/19 | ||
| 3251g.1: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for select applicants to the Design – Option III program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/24/19 | 5/8/19 | 5/8/19 | ||
| Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for select applicants to the Women’s & Gender Studies Five-Year Program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/27/19 | 4/1/19 | 4/1/19 | ||
| 3249a: Proposal to create a Master of Arts (Option III) degree in Design (Final Approval: THECB) | 3/27/19 | 4/16/19 | 4/18/19 | N/A | 6/7/19 |
| 3249b: Proposal to establish Graduate School policy related to the graduate certificate programs (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/27/19 | 4/2/19 | 7/22/19 | ||
| 3249c: Proposal to add an Option III track to the Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy (Final Approval: UT System) | 3/27/19 | 4/1/19 | 4/16/19 | 6/14/19 | |
| 3249d: Proposal to create a graduate portfolio program in Integrated Behavior and Health (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/27/19 | 4/3/19 | 4/5/19 | ||
| 3249e: Proposal to create a five-year, integrated program in Women’s and Gender Studies (Final Approval: UT System) | 3/27/19 | 4/1/19 | 4/1/19 | 4/25/19 | |
| Proposal to create a graduate portfolio in Health Communication (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/20/19 | 2/20/19 | 3/4/19 | ||
| 3247a: Proposal to create an integrated program in Biomedical Engineering (Final Approval: UT System) | 2/20/19 | 2/25/19 | 3/4/19 | 4/23/19 | |
| 3247b: Proposal to create a graduate portfolio in Digital Studies (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/20/19 | 2/25/19 | 3/4/19 | ||
| 3247c: Proposal to create a Master of Music degree with a major in Conducting (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/20/19 | 2/25/19 | 3/4/19 | N/A | 4/11/19 |
| 3247f: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirements for selective applicants to the MBA Option II (Evening & Executive) and Option III (Dallas & Houston) programs (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/20/19 | 2/27/19 | 3/9/19 | ||
| 3247g: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement for selective applicants to the Masters in Identity Management & Security Option III program (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/20/19 | 3/1/19 | 3/5/19 | ||
| 3247e: Move the deadline for oral dissertation defenses to be two weeks before the last day to submit the final dissertation to the Graduate School (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/20/19 | 3/1/19 | 3/5/19 | ||
| 3245b: Proposal to create a graduate portfolio program in Middle Eastern Studies (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/14/18 | 11/26/18 | 11/30/18 | ||
| 3245c: Proposal to require Graduate Handbooks (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/14/18 | 11/30/18 | 12/5/18 | ||
| 3245d: Proposal to require Annual Reviews for doctoral and master’s students (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/14/18 | 11/30/18 | 12/5/18 | ||
| 3245e: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement for select applicants to the Master of Science in Energy Management (MSEM) – Option III program (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/14/18 | 11/26/18 | 11/30/18 | ||
| 3245f: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement for applicants to the Michener Center for Writers (MCW) program (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/14/18 | 11/26/18 | 11/30/18 | ||
| 3243b: Proposal to create a graduate portfolio in Language Teaching and Program Coordination (Final Approval: Provost) | 9/26/18 | 10/15/18 | 10/16/18 | ||
| 3243c: Proposal to create a Master of Science (Option III) degree in Computer Science (Final Approval: THECB) | 9/26/18 | 9/26/18 | 9/26/18 | N/A | 11/30/18 |
| 3240c: Proposal to close Master of Science in Applied Physics degree** (Final Approval: THECB & SACS) | 4/25/18 | 5/2/18 | 5/4/18 | N/A | 8/13/18 |
| 3240d: Proposal to create Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) Option III degree (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/25/18 | 5/1/18 | 5/7/18 | 7/31/18 | 8/13/18 |
| 3240e: Proposal to create an MD/MSHCT dual-degree arrangement (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/25/18 | 5/1/18 | 5/7/18 | 8/31/18 | |
| 3240f: Proposal to create a Master of Science in Energy Management (MSEM) Option III degree (Final Approval: THECB) | 4/25/18 | 5/2/18 | 5/7/18 | 8/17/18 | 8/27/18 |
| 3240g-3240g.3: Proposal to establish a room-share arrangement for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Option III program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/25/18 | 5/1/18 | 5/22/18 | ||
| 3240h: Proposal to modify the embargo policy (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/25/18 | 5/9/18 | 5/11/18 | ||
| 3240i-3240i.1: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT for applicants to the Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) Option III program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/25/18 | 5/1/18 | 5/7/18 | ||
| 3240j: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT for applicants to the Playwriting area of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Theatre (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/25/18 | 5/3/18 | 5/4/18 | ||
| 3238b.1-2: Update to Option III guidelines. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/28/18 | 4/4/18 | 5/16/18 | ||
| 3238c.1-2: Proposal to waive the GRE for select applicants to the Master of Science in Marketing (Option III) program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/28/18 | 4/4/18 | 4/6/18 | ||
| 3238c.1-2: Proposal to waive the GRE for select applicants to the Master of Science in Finance (Option III) program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/28/18 | 4/4/18 | 4/6/18 | ||
| 3238d.1-3: Proposal to waive the GRE for select applicants to the Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences (Option III) program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 3/28/18 | 4/4/18 | 4/6/18 | ||
| 3236b: Proposal to add a Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD) degree to the graduate program in Architecture. (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/14/2018 | 2/16/18 | 3/6/18 | 4/19/18 | 5/17/18 |
| 3236d.1-4: Proposal to waive the GRE requirement for the Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) degree program. (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/14/18 | 2/16/18 | 3/6/18 | ||
| 3234a: Proposal to create a dual degree program in Business Administration and Social Work (Final Approval: UT System) | 11/15/17 | 11/20/17 | 1/20/18 | 2/26/18 | |
| 3234b: Proposal to create room-share arrangements between existing Option I/II/III MBA and MS degree programs in the McCombs School of Business (Final approval: Provost) | 11/15/17 | 11/20/17 | 1/20/18 | ||
| 3234c.1-2: Proposal to Repeal the Graduate School’s 14-Semester Limit on Academic Employment (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/15/17 | 11/27/17 | 12/6/17 | ||
| 3234d.1-2: Proposal to Endorse Graduate School policy related to changes in dissertation committee (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/15/17 | 11/27/17 | 12/6/17 | ||
| 3234d.1-2: Proposal to Endorse Graduate School policy related to student’s right to defend their dissertation (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/15/17 | 11/27/17 | 12/6/17 | ||
| 3231a: Proposal to establish an MD/MSE in Biomedical Engineering dual-degree program between the Dell Medical School and the Department of Biomedical Engineering (Final Approval: UT System) | 9/27/17 | 10/4/17 | 10/16/17 | 11/6/17 | |
| 3229a: Proposal to create a graduate certificate program in Latin American Architecture (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/26/17 | 5/2/17 | 5/25/17 | 7/10/17 | |
| 3229b: Proposal to create an Option III (self-supported) Master of Science in Information Technology and Management (MSITM) degree to be administered by the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management (Final Approval: THECB) | 4/26/17 | 5/3/17 | 5/22/17 | 8/21/17 | 9/20/17 |
| 3229c: Proposal to establish an MD/MBA dual-degree program between the Dell Medical School and the McCombs School of Business (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/26/17 | 5/3/17 | 5/3/17 | 6/2/17 | |
| 3229d: Proposal to establish a MD/M.Ed., dual-degree program between the Dell Medical School and the Department of Educational Psychology (Final Approval: UT System) | 4/26/17 | 5/3/17 | 5/3/17 | 6/2/17 | |
| 3229e: Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement for UT Austin undergraduate applicants to the Master of Science In Information Technology and Management (MSITM) degree program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/26/17 | 5/3/17 | 5/22/17 | ||
| 3229f: Proposal to allow the Department of Accounting to accept the GRE or GMAT for applicants to the MPA degree program (Final Approval: Provost) | 4/26/17 | 5/5/17 | 5/5/17 | ||
| 3228a: Proposal to create an inter-institutional dual-degree arrangement leading to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the UT Austin Dell Medical School and the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the UT Health Science Center at Houston (Austin Campus) (Final Approval: UT System**) | 3/22/17 | 3/30/17 | 5/1/17 | 5/24/17 | |
| 3228b: Proposal to change the name of the department and degree major from Educational Administration to Educational Leadership and Policy (Final Approval: THECB) | 3/22/17 | 3/29/17 | 6/14/17 | 6/28/17 | 7/5/17 |
| 3228c: Proposal to add an Option III (self-funded) track to the Master of Education (M.Ed.) program in Kinesiology, Concentration in Sports Management (Final Approval: UT System) | 3/22/17 | 3/28/17 | 5/1/17 | 6/1/17 | 6/6/17 |
| 3228d: Proposal to establish a credit hour equivalency policy for the Dell Medical School Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program (Final Approval: Provost**) | 3/22/17 | 3/23/17 | 3/23/17 | ||
| 3227a: Proposal to create a Ph.D. degree program in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies (Final Approval: THECB) | 2/1/17 | 2/8/17 | 3/21/17 | 5/31/17 | 4/27/18 |
| 3227b: Proposal to allow room-share arrangements between Option I and Option III courses in the Master of Science in Marketing Option III degree program (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/1/17 | 2/16/17 | 5/1/17 | ||
| 3227b1: Proposal to allow room-share arrangements between Option I and Option III courses in the Master of Science in Finance Option III degree program (Final Approval: Provost) | 2/1/17 | 2/16/17 | 5/1/17 | ||
| 3225a: Proposal to add an Option III (self-funded) track to the Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences (MSNS) degree program (Final Approval: UT System) | 11/9/16 | 11/11/16 | 1/6/17 | 2/22/17 | 4/12/17 |
| 3225c: Proposal to change the grading symbol for theses, reports, dissertation, treatise, and recital courses from asterisk (*) to CR/NC (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/9/16 | 11/11/16 | 1/6/17 | ||
| 3225e (revised): Proposal to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement for all medical school students participating in DMS dual-degree programs that have sought a waiver. (Final Approval: Provost) | 11/9/16 | 11/21/16 | 1/6/17 | ||
| 3223a: Proposal to update the degree title for the master’s degree program in Nutritional Sciences from Master of Arts (MA) to Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences (MSNS) (Final Approval: THECB) | 9/21/16 | 9/27/17 | 10/10/16 | 10/26/16 | 11/2/16 |
| 3223b: Proposal to waive the requirement for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) for applicants to the integrated master’s program in Accounting (Final Approval: Provost) | 9/21/16 | 9/27/16 | 1/6/17 |
**Per policies of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), this proposal represents a substantive change requiring advance notification or approval by SACS. Please contact Linda Dickens in the Office of Institutional Accreditation and Effectiveness with questions regarding the process or status of SACS notification/approval.