Ph.D. Forms

Degree Audit Checklists

• Literature and Culture (MELC)
• Linguistics (LING)
• History (MEHS)
• Hebrew Bible/Ancient Near East (HB/ANE)
• Islamic Studies (ISST)
• MA MELC Degree Audit

Milestones

• MELC Milestones
  • Milestones with forms
• Graduate Degree Planner

Advising and Registration

• PhD at-a-glance requirements
• PhD abbreviated timeline
• Registration (to be completed each semester of coursework and comps)
• Conference Course Registration
• Comprehensive Exams
  • Research Language Examination 
  • DMES Comps MEL 393 Registration (required to register for MEL 393 for the first time)
  • DMES Comps Exam Scheduling (required the semester of your comprehensive exams) 
• Dissertation Prospectus
  • Prospectus Defense Committee Report (once prospectus is defended; required to advance to candidacy)

Candidacy

• Candidacy Application

Calhoun Room Scheduling

• Calendar Wiz

Handbook

• CDMES Student Handbook 2025-2026

TA Agreement

• TA Agreement Form (to be completed at the start of each semester of a TA position)

Travel 

• Travel Funding: Professional Development Awards (Grad School)
• International Office Restricted Regions 
• International Office Overseas Travel Request (register for ITR)

Dissertation & Graduation

• Graduation Process (Instructions)
• Graduation Application
• Request for Change in Doctoral Committee
• Dissertation Formatting Template
• Request for Dissertation Defense
  • DMES PowerForm Request for Final Oral Examination - assists with collecting committee signatures on form that will be submitted to Graduate School
• DMES PowerForm Report of Dissertation Committee (to be submitted to Graduate School)
• Copyright Tutorial 
• Digital Submission Requirement
• Dissertation Publication Embargo / Publication Delay Request
• Request to End Embargo
• Official Request of UT Graduate Transcripts 

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