In the latest National Research Council (NRC) report, Berkeley had the highest number of top-ranked doctoral programs in the nation. In addition to over 100 graduate programs, Berkeley offers concurrent graduate degrees, interdisciplinary doctoral and exchange programs. UC Berkeley does not offer ad hoc joint degree programs or cotutelle agreements with other universities. Applicants may only apply to one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission term. To confirm whether there are any additional requirements for admission, visit the website of the department of your choice, or the Berkeley Academic Guide for specific course listings, faculty, and detailed requirements. Due to the pandemic, please contact the departments by email only. A listing of M.A./Ph.D. or M.S./Ph.D. indicates that a Master’s degree may be awarded to students pursuing work toward the Ph.D. after fulfillment of the appropriate requirements. If the program does not list M.A. or M.S. separately, the program does not offer a terminal Master’s degree. Your online application must be submitted by 8:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on the day of the program’s deadline. Find Your Program Degrees Offered All DegreesDoctoralMasters Academic Areas of Study All AreasArchitectureBiological SciencesBusinessChemistryComputer ScienceCultural StudiesDesignDevelopment StudiesEconomicsEducationEngineeringEnvironmental DesignEnvironmental Policy and ManagementHealth and Medical StudiesHistory and Historical StudiesHuman SciencesHumanitiesInformationInformation ScienceInternational and Area StudiesJournalismLanguages and LiteraturesLawLegal StudiesLife SciencesMathematics and StatisticsMolecular ScienceNatural ResourcesNew MediaOptometryPhilosophy Rhetoric and LogicPhysical SciencesPolitical SciencePsychology and NeurosciencePublic HealthPublic PolicySocial SciencesSocial WelfareSociology and DemographySoftware EngineeringVisual and Performing Arts Graduate Program Degree Application Deadline 2021-22 GRE Requirement Areas of Study African American Studies Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Development Studies Agricultural & Resource Economics Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Yes (general test) Economics, Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures Anthropology Ph.D., M.A. December 1, 2021 (Ph.D) February 1, 2022 5th Year MA (For UC Berkeley Students) GRE Required: No Human Sciences, Social Sciences Applied Mathematics Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Mathematics and Statistics Applied Science & Technology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Engineering Architecture Ph.D., M.S., M.Arch., M.AAD December 15, 2021 (M.S., Ph.D.,M.Arch) January 6, 2022 ( Master of Advanced Architectural Design M.AAD) GRE Required: No for M.S., Ph.D, M.Arch, M.AAD Architecture Art Practice M.F.A. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Visual and Performing Arts Asian Studies M.A. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies Astrophysics Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Physical Sciences Bioengineering M.Eng January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences Bioengineering (joint degree with UCSF) Joint Ph.D. November 30, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences Biophysics Ph.D. November 30, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences Biostatistics Ph.D., M.A./Ph.D., M.A. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Yes (General Test) Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics Buddhist Studies Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Yes (General Test) Cultural Studies Business Administration, Evening & Weekend MBA Program M.B.A. See separate school application for deadlines. GRE or GMAT required Business Business Administration, Full-time MBA Program M.B.A. See separate school application for deadlines. GRE or GMAT required Business Business Administration, Master’s in Financial Engineering Program M.F.E. See separate school application for deadlines. GRE or GMAT required; waived for applicants who hold a Ph.D. Business Business Administration, MBA for Executives M.B.A. See separate school application for deadlines. GRE or GMAT required Business Business Administration, Ph.D. Program Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Yes or GMAT (GRE general test preferred) Business Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.B.E. December 14, 2021 (M.S. and Ph.D) January 7, 2022 (Professional M.S.) January 7, 2022 (Masters of Bioprocess Engineering M.B.E.) GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Chemistry City & Regional Planning Ph.D., M.C.P. December 1, 2021(Ph.D) December 15, 2021 (M.C.P.) Master of City Planning GRE: Optional for Ph.D (highly encouraged) Architecture, Environmental Design, Public Policy Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng December 15, 2021 (Professional M.S. and Ph.D) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng) GRE Required: No Engineering Classical Archaeology Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures Classics Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic Comparative Biochemistry Ph.D. January 7, 2022 GRE (general test) Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Life Sciences Comparative Literature Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Humanities, Languages and Literatures Computational Biology Ph.D. November 30, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences Computer Science Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S. December 8, 2021 GRE Required: No Computer Science Demography Ph.D., M.A. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: TBD Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology and Demography Design M.Des. January 3, 2022 GRE Required: No Design Development Engineering M.DevEng January 12, 2022 GRE (general test) Required: No Business, Design, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management, Information, Natural Resources, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences Development Practice M.D.P. January 6, 2022 GRE Optional (General Test) Economics, Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences Earth & Planetary Science Ph.D., M.A. December 15, 2021 (5th-Year M.A. for UC Berkeley students only) GRE Required: No Physical Sciences East Asian Languages & Cultures Ph.D. December 1, 2021 (Chinese language and Japanese language) GRE (general test) Required: Yes Cultural Studies, Languages and Literatures Economics Ph.D. December 1, 2021 Ph.D January 6, 2022 MA (UC Berkeley PhD and JD students only) GRE Required: No Economics, Social Sciences Education Ph.D., M.A. December 1, 2021 (M.A., Ph.D., Cred/PhD.,EdD) December 15, 2021 (Admin Services Credential/M.A., Teaching Credential/M.A.) GRE Required: No Education Education – Special Education (joint degree with SFSU) Joint Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: TBD Education Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng December 8, 2021 (M.S., M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng.) March 15, 2022 (5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) GRE Required: No Engineering Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (Master of Advanced Study in Integrated Circuits) M.A.S. Closed for Admission. Engineering Endocrinology Ph.D., M.A. January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences Energy & Resources Ph.D., M.A., M.S. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Economics, Engineering, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management, Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Physical Sciences, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences English Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Humanities, Languages and Literatures Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S. December 1, 2021 See departmental website for SOPHAS information. GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Environmental Policy and Management, Health and Medical Studies, Public Health, Public Policy Environmental Science, Policy, & Management Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources, Public Policy Epidemiology Ph.D., M.S. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Optional Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences Ethnic Studies Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Human Sciences, Humanities, Languages and Literatures, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts Film & Media Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts Folklore M.A. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Visual and Performing Arts Forestry M.F. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources French Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures Geography Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Human Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences German Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures Global Studies M.A. January 6, 2022 GRE (general test) Required: Yes Health & Medical Sciences-Medical Program (joint program with UCSF) M.S. See departmental website. See the UCSF admission requirements Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences Health Policy Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE (general test) Required: Yes Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences, Public Health, Public Policy Hispanic Languages & Literatures Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures History Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No History and Historical Studies, Humanities History of Art Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng December 15, 2021 (5th year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only, M.S. and Ph.D.) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng.) March 2, 2022 (Master of Analytics) GRE (general test) Required: Optional for M.S., Ph.D. and M.Eng, Not required for 5th year M.S. Engineering Infectious Diseases & Immunity Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences Information Management & Systems Ph.D., M.I.C.S., M.I.D.S., M.I.M.S. December 1, 2021 (Ph.D.) January 6, 2022 (M.I.M.S.) March 2, 2022 (5th-Year M.I.D.S. for UC Berkeley students only) For regular M.I.D.S. and M.I.C.S see separate school application. GRE Required: No Information, Information Science, New Media Integrative Biology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences Italian Studies Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures Journalism M.J. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Journalism Jurisprudence & Social Policy Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Law, Legal Studies Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Ph.D., M.L.A. December 1, 2021 (Ph.D.) December 15, 2021 (M.L.A.) GRE Required: No Architecture, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management Latin American Studies M.A. Closed for Admission. Cultural Studies, International and Area Studies, Social Sciences Law J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. See Berkeley Law website LSAT Law Linguistics Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Human Sciences, Languages and Literatures, Social Sciences Logic & the Methodology of Science Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Mathematics and Statistics Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng December 1, 2021 (M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D., 5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng.) GRE Required: No Engineering Mathematics Ph.D., M.A. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Mathematics and Statistics Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng December 1, 2021 (M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D.) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng., 5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) GRE Required: No Engineering Medical Anthropology (joint program with UCSF) Jt. Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Health and Medical Studies, Social Sciences Metabolic Biology Ph.D., M.S. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Human Sciences, Life Sciences Microbiology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No (Scores received will not be considered as part of the application review) Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Molecular & Cell Biology Ph.D. November 30, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Molecular Science and Software Engineering M.S.S.E. January 31, 2022 GRE Required: No Chemistry, Molecular Science, Software Engineering Molecular Toxicology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences Music Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts Near Eastern Studies Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, International and Area Studies, Languages and Literatures Neuroscience Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience Nuclear Engineering Ph.D., M.Eng December 15, 2021 (Ph.D.) January 6, 2022 (M.Eng.) GRE Required: No Engineering Optometry O.D. Please see OD Admissions One Standardized Test Required: See Optometry How to Apply Health and Medical Studies, Optometry Optometry (Residency Program) Certificate-OPT January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Health and Medical Studies, Optometry Performance Studies Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Visual and Performing Arts Philosophy Ph.D. January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Humanities, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic Physics Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: Physics subject GRE optional; general GRE scores will not be considered as part of the application review Physical Sciences Plant Biology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No (Scores received will not be considered as part of the application review) Biological Sciences Political Science Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE: Optional (general test) Political Science, Social Sciences Psychology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Human Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Social Sciences Public Affairs M.P.A. Please see MPA Application Instructions GRE: Optional (general test) Public Policy Public Health M.P.H., Dr.P.H. Dr.P.H: December 1, 2021 On campus M.P.H.: December 1, 2021 Please see departmental website for SOPHAS information. Online M.P.H. program: Please see program website for dates. GRE Required: No Health and Medical Studies, Public Health Public Policy Ph.D., M.P.P. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: Yes (PhD), Optional for MPP Public Policy Range Management M.S. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources Real Estate Development + Design MRED+D Please see MRED+D Application Instructions GRE Required: No Architecture, Business, Engineering, Law, Public Policy Rhetoric Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Cultural Studies, Humanities, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic Romance Languages & Literatures (French, Italian, Spanish) Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE (General Test) Required: No Languages and Literatures Scandinavian Languages & Literatures Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures Science & Mathematics Education Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE Required: No Education, Mathematics and Statistics Slavic Languages & Literatures Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Languages and Literatures Social Welfare Ph.D., M.S.W., M.S.W/Ph.D. December 1, 2021 (M.S.W, M.S.W/PhD, PhD) The FlexMSW program is closed for admission. GRE: Optional (general test) for MSW/PhD & PhD, not required for MSW Only Social Welfare Sociology Ph.D. December 1, 2021 GRE (General Test) Required: Yes Social Sciences, Sociology and Demography Sociology & Demography Ph.D. December 15, 2021 GRE: TBD Sociology and Demography South & Southeast Asian Studies Ph.D., M.A. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No International and Area Studies Statistics Ph.D., M.A. December 15, 2021 (PhD) January 6, 2022 (M.A.) GRE: Optional (general test) for PhD, not required for MA Mathematics and Statistics Translational Medicine (joint with UCSF) M.T.M. January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Health and Medical Studies Urban Design M.U.D. December 15, 2021 GRE Required: No Architecture, Environmental Design, Human Sciences Vision Science Ph.D. January 6, 2022 GRE Required: No Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Health and Medical Studies, Optometry, Psychology and Neuroscience