Step 1: Apply

Complete the application (https://students.gradschool.utexas.edu/portal/app) and pay your application fees.

It is helpful to read the How to Apply section before beginning the application.

If your intent is to be admitted to the Ph.D. program, be sure to choose "doctoral" as the initial degree you will seek, even if you think you want to earn a master's degree along the way.
ApplyTexas will ask you to submit your statement of purpose and email addresses for your letters of recommendation. Two-to-three business days after you have submitted your application, you will receive access to GIAC’s Status Check website. You have the option of uploading your statement of purpose at that time rather than completing the statement of purpose before submitting the application. You must enter the email address of at least one recommender through the  application, but may manage the remaining two email addresses through the status check website.