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Information for New Students

NOTE: Graduate Division offices will be closed from 3 p.m. November 25, 2009 through November 27, 2009. We will be open for business as usual on Monday, November 30, 2009.

Welcome new students! The Graduate Division deans and staff hope that your years at Berkeley will be productive and rewarding. We offer a variety of student services and resources to assist you throughout your graduate career.

Welcome Message from the Dean

New Student Resources:

• Where to Begin: A Guide for New Graduate Students
  
• Conditions for Admission
• Accepting Your Offer of Admission: Taking the Next Step
• Registration Fee Schedule (Office of the Registrar site)
• Information for New International Students (Berkeley International Office site)
• Housing
  • Cal Rentals (Housing and Dining Services site)
  • International House (facilities for U.S. and overseas students)
• Calendars
  • Academic Calendar (Office of Planning & Analysis site)
  • Student Calendar (Office of the Registrar site)
  • Graduate Division Calendars & Deadlines
• Campus Map
• Student Life & Resources
• Graduate Publications

Fellowships & Grants:

• Graduate Fellowship Deadlines
• Academic Services
• Fellowship Resources on the Web
• Graduate Fellowships Office

Teaching & Research Opportunities:

• Academic Appointments Office (for policy and procedural information)
• GSI: Graduate Student Instructor Teaching & Resource Center
• GSI: Language Proficiency Program (GSI Website)
• GSI: What you need to Know About Being a GSI, GSR, Reader, or Tutor (PDF)
• Academic Student Employment (Human Resources site)
• Labor Relations (Human Resources site)

Financial Aid & Employment:

• Graduate Financial Aid (Financial Aid Office site)
• Academic Student Employment (Human Resources site)
• Work-Study (Work-Study site)
• Career Center (Career Center site)

Diversity at Berkeley:

• Excellence & Diversity: A Message from Associate Dean Carlos Fernandez-Pello
• Disabled Students' Program | Disability Resources
• Underrepresented Students Information
• Graduate Diversity Program
• Office of Student Life (a complete listing of over 400 student groups)

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Last Updated: March 17, 2009 10:55 AM