C1.3 Admission Options
Updated: August 24th, 2011
• Redirection. If review of an application indicates that the background and interests of the applicant are better suited to another graduate program at Berkeley, the application may be redirected. The applicant should be informed of the reason for recommending redirection and be given two weeks to respond to the suggestion. The applicant must be given the opportunity to decline being considered by a program different from the one to which the original application was made. The file, however, may be forwarded immediately to the other department for review, with notification given to Graduate Admissions of the action taken, so that staff may update their files.
Applicants so identified must be given a review by the department to which the applicant was redirected.
• Additional slots. If a promising applicant who enhances the level of diversity is ranked slightly below the cutoff line for admission to your department, you may ask the cognizant Associate Dean for an additional slot. With proper justification of the ranking, your request may be approved.
Please share this information with the chair of your department. If you have further questions regarding these options or need assistance regarding admission of promising applicants who will enhance diversity, please call the Graduate Dean’s Office (642-5472) or the Graduate Diversity Program (643-6010). If you have questions regarding admission procedures, please call the Graduate Admissions Office (642-7405).
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