Steps After Admission
Please complete the following steps as soon as possible after receiving your offer of admission.
Finalize Admission
- Accept your offer of admission.
- Check your To-Do List and submit any pending items, such as official transcripts and other official documentation.
- Apply for financial aid.
Students may request to defer their admission for up to one year. The graduate deferment request form is in your Orion Applicant Center through Galaxy under the Admissions Forms section.
Program-Specific Requirements
Contact the program to which you have applied to confirm program-specific requirements. These requirements must be met before you can register for classes.
Registering for Classes
- Explore orientation and welcome events.
- Find your academic advisor on the graduate degrees offered page.
- Decide what courses you are going to take with the CourseBook.
- Register for classes.
- Pay for classes.
Access UTD
- Purchase your parking permit (view parking options).
- Get your Comet Card (student ID card).
Campus Life
- Apply for graduate on-campus housing, available with furnished and unfurnished floor plans in the University Village and Canyon Creek Heights apartments. Off-campus housing is also available within a 3-mile radius of UT Dallas and is accessible by public transportation and bike routes.
- Consider getting involved in one of UTD’s many student organizations.
International Applicants
Check with the International Students and Scholars Office for enrollment procedures for F-1 students and J-1 students, I-20 application form information and more.
You can also find helpful resources through the International Center and Intercultural Programs office, which works with campus partners to provide immigration and transitional services to help international students succeed in the United States.
Submitting Official Documents After Admission
Now that you are admitted, you must submit your official, final academic documents and test scores to the Office of Admission and Enrollment. To be considered official, your documents must be delivered to UT Dallas directly from the sending institution or testing agency.
Transcripts, Diplomas and Degree Certificates
We recommend you submit your official transcripts and diploma/degree certificates after admission using one of the following electronic uploading systems. Note that diploma/degree certificates are only required for applicants who graduate from an international institution. Applicants with foreign academic documents should view the international student requirements for more information on submitting documents.
- Joint Services Transcript (JST)
- National Student Clearinghouse
- Parchment
- Parchment (CSSD)
- Parchment (Truecopy)
- Standardization of Postsecondary Education Data Exchange (SPEEDE)
- WES International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP)
If your college, university or testing agency does not support sending official documents electronically, the documents should be mailed to our mailing address in a sealed envelope by the issuing institution:
The University of Texas at Dallas
Admission and Enrollment
800 W. Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Graduate Admission Test Scores
- GMAT scores should be sent using the appropriate GMAT Program Codes.
- GRE scores should be sent using school code 6897.
English Proficiency Scores
View the international student requirements for instructions on submitting your English proficiency scores.
Note: All official academic documents will be compared to those you uploaded with your application. Any documents submitted to UT Dallas deemed false or altered could lead to the cancellation of your application and/or withdrawal of your offer of admission. Failure to submit your official document can lead to registration holds and enrollment delays.
Need to Defer your Admission?
Newly admitted graduate students can request to defer their admission up to two full semesters, excluding the summer term, from their initial application term. (For example, deferring from fall 2022 to spring 2023 or from fall 2022 to fall 2023.) Your request will be submitted to the program you are admitted to for review. Once reviewed, the Office of Admission and Enrollment will update your application status in Galaxy, indicating if your request is approved or denied. If approved, your admission term will be updated, and a new admission letter will be issued. If denied, you must submit a new application to be considered for a new term.
Deferment Form Submission Instructions:
The graduate deferment request form is in the Orion Applicant Center through Galaxy under the Admissions Forms section. Click on the Request Graduate Deferment option, complete and submit the form.
Deadline to Submit your Request:
This request must be submitted by CENSUS DAY of your INITIAL application term.
Enrolled in Class?
If you are enrolled in classes, you must drop all courses before the term begins to be eligible to defer your admission.
