A. Introduction

This guide is intended for use by faculty and staff graduate advisors. It presents policies governing the sequence of steps involved in…

A1. How to use this guide

Each section of this guide begins with a discussion of specific issues, citing relevant policy. Policies are often based on memos from…

A1.1 Partners in Student Progress

The Graduate Council, faculty Graduate Advisers, Faculty Advisers for GSI Affairs, Faculty Equity Advisers, and Graduate Student Affairs Officers are partners of…

B. Admission

The Admissions office of the Graduate Division monitors all matters dealing with applications for graduate study and recommendations of admission. Changing information,…

B1. General Admission Policies

The Graduate Division sets targets for total enrollment, and determines the number of admission recommendations that may be made by each program.…

B1.2 Admission Cycle and Requirements

The online application provided by the Graduate Division is available to applicants in early September each year. Graduate programs normally consider applicants…

B1.3 Evaluation of Applicants

Admission to graduate study at Berkeley is granted on a competitive and equitable basis. The Graduate Council encourages programs to develop diverse…

B1.4 Redirection of an Application

The Graduate Division wants to ensure that programs recruit from pools of applicants who have selected the best program for their interests.…

B1.5 Ranking of Applicants

Rankings provide an objective measure of a program’s basis to recommend admission or denial for a particular candidate. The applicant’s rank enables…

B1.8 Special Categories of Students

Graduate students at Berkeley are normally engaged in full-time study leading to a degree. Course work only status, visiting student researcher status,…

B2. Applicant Records

Release of Applicant Information In compliance with California’s Information Practices Act of 1977 (IPA), the Graduate Admissions Office will release information on…

C. DIVERSITY

The University of California, Berkeley, is committed to encouraging diversity in graduate education. The Graduate Diversity Program, reporting to the Vice Chancellor…