F3.1 Doctoral Completion Fellowship (DCF) May 9th, 2023 - 4:15pm PST Updated first bullet under Eligibility for the DCF to read: Students must be advanced to candidacy, no later than in the previous semester
F4.6 Academic Senate Status February 17th, 2023 - 6:00pm PST Updated list of titles that confer membership in the Academic Senate to include Senior Lecturers with Potential for Security of Employment and Lecturers with Potential for Security of Employment, per Academic Senate bylaw.
F6. Student Parent Policies February 8th, 2023 - 5:00pm PST Updated “Employment and Financial Accommodations due to Pregnancy and Childbirth” and accompanying form to reflect eight (8) weeks of paid leave per ASE and GSR contracts; was six (6) weeks.
F2.1 Doctoral Degrees with a Designated Emphasis November 16th, 2022 - 9:00am PST Added Computational Precision Health to list.
F1.4 Unit Credit for the Master’s Degree August 31st, 2022 - 5:00pm PST “Unit Credit for Different Degrees (PhD vs. master’s)” updated to clarify that joint degree students are also required to have Berkeley designated as their home campus during the semesters in which they are working toward the master’s degree
B1.3 Evaluation of Applicants June 14th, 2022 - 6:00pm PST Updated to reflect new policy on evaluation of applications (see memo).
D1.9 Readmission and Re-enrollment April 18th, 2022 - 6:00pm PST Updated to clarify that students who were in good academic standing when they withdrew and are denied re-enrollment have the right to appeal under the Graduate Appeal Procedure. Programs should advise such former students of this option if they deny such a request. Also added cross-reference to policy on parenting leave for graduate students with re-enrollment.
F1.7 Comprehensive Final Examination or Capstone Project (Plan II) March 22nd, 2022 - 6:00pm PST Updated to reflect registration requirement for summer degrees.
D1.3 Registration Fees January 18th, 2022 - 6:00pm PST Updated section on In Absentia registration to reflect change in UCOP policy (see memo).
F2.1 Doctoral Degrees with a Designated Emphasis December 17th, 2021 - 6:00pm PST Added DE in Cognitive Science.
F4.7 Configuration Requirements for Higher Degree Committees November 10th, 2021 - 6:01pm PST Added clarification that the Head Graduate Advisor for programs that establish higher requirements than the minimum may approve exceptions. Programs must retain documentation of such approvals, but do not need to inform Graduate Division.
F2.1 Doctoral Degrees with a Designated Emphasis October 12th, 2021 - 6:00pm PST Added the DE in Political Economy.
F2.6 Qualifying Examination October 11th, 2021 - 6:00pm PST Updated to reflect new policy on hybrid and remote qualifying exams (see memo).