F1.9 Master’s Time in Candidacy Master’s students have six semesters after advancement to candidacy in which to complete requirements for their degrees. If they do not finish…
F2. Doctoral Degrees: Policies Prior to Advancement to Candidacy In the first stage of doctoral programs, students are guided by faculty in their programs, operating under the policies of the Academic…
F2.1 Doctoral Degrees with a Designated Emphasis A “Designated Emphasis” is defined as an area of study constituting a new method of inquiry or an important field of application…
F2.2 Academic Residence Requirement for a Doctoral Degree Doctoral students must register at Berkeley and complete a minimum of four semesters of academic residence, which is defined as payment of…
F2.3 Program Review Requirement for First-Year Students The Graduate Council suggests that programs should evaluate graduate students at the middle and end of their first year of graduate study.…
F2.4 Foreign Language Requirement Doctoral students must satisfy a foreign language requirement, unless a blanket exemption has been approved by the Graduate Council at the request…
F2.5 Preliminary Examinations Some doctoral programs require a preliminary examination before the student may apply to take the Qualifying Examination. This may entail the completion…
F2.6 Qualifying Examination The Qualifying Examination is administered by the Graduate Division on behalf of the Graduate Council. Committee membership and the conduct of the…
F2.7 Qualifying Examination Results The Qualifying Examination Committee ideally will reach unanimous consensus on whether the exam was a pass, failure, or partial failure. If there…
F2.8 Advancement to Candidacy for a Doctoral Degree Eligibility for Advancement to Candidacy To be advanced to candidacy, doctoral students must: have satisfied the foreign language requirement, if applicable; have…
F2.9 Normative Time and Calculation of Normative Time in Candidacy Normative Time The term “normative time” refers to the elapsed time (calculated to the nearest semester) that students would need to complete…
F3. Doctoral Degrees: Policies Governing Doctoral Candidates Once students advance to candidacy, they come under the jurisdiction of the Graduate Council, rather than that of the individual departments, Schools,…
F3.1 Doctoral Completion Fellowship (DCF) The Doctoral Completion Fellowship (DCF) provides an incentive for students in certain graduate programs to complete their degree within a reasonable time. The…
F3.2 Dissertation Plans A and B Students are advanced to candidacy according to the dissertation plan followed by their programs. Plan A requires a five-member committee and a…
F3.3 Final Report A Final Report, which verifies that students have completed all requirements except for the dissertation, will be sent to programs for each…
F3.4 Candidate in Philosophy Degree Programs which are approved to offer the Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.) degree may recommend students for the C.Phil. each semester. Nominated students…
F3.5 Annual Review of Doctoral Candidates The Graduate Council requires that all doctoral students who have been advanced to candidacy meet annually with at least two members of…
F3.6 Reduction in Nonresident Tuition The nonresident supplemental tuition (NRST) for nonresident graduate students who have been advanced to candidacy for the doctorate is reduced to zero…
F3.7 Lapsing, Reinstatement, and Termination of Candidacy Lapsing of Candidacy Candidacy for the doctorate is of limited duration. When a student exceeds their major’s total normative time, they enter…
F3.8 Planning for the Dissertation Each doctoral candidate is responsible for filing with the Graduate Division a dissertation representing their own contribution to original scholarship that has…