B1. Admission Cycle and Policies

Updated: May 23rd, 2011

Section B describes the admission cycle and the policies that govern the application, applicant evaluation, and admission of new graduate students.

Although departments have assumed greater responsibility for processing applications in recent years, the Graduate Division monitors whether the minimum application requirements established by the systemwide Academic Senate and the Berkeley Division’s Graduate Council are met and has the ultimate authority to approve or deny admission.  A student is not officially admitted to the university until official notification from the Graduate Dean.

On behalf of the Graduate Council, the Graduate Division sets enrollment targets and the number of admission recommendations that may be forwarded to the Graduate Division. This information is sent annually to each graduate major, usually in late December or early January. The enrollment figure covers both fall and spring semesters, should a program admit for the latter.

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