E1.9 Graduate Student Appeal Procedure May 2nd, 2025 - 11:11am PST First paragraph was edited to use language from the appeal procedure PDF. There has been no change to this policy or procedure.
B1.4 Redirection of an Application January 31st, 2025 - 5:00pm PST Clarification added that it is possible to request that a PhD applicant be redirected to an academic master’s program in the same field.
B1.3 Evaluation of Applicants November 7th, 2024 - 5:00pm PST Added requirement that admission committee members must acknowledge that they’ve read the Proposition 209 and Graduate Admissions primer.
D1.2 How Students Register September 30th, 2024 - 12:31pm PST Removed out of date references to a Registrar Late Enrollment petition that’s no longer needed.
F2.1 Doctoral Degrees with a Designated Emphasis May 6th, 2024 - 6:00pm PST Designated Emphasis in Energy, Science, and Technology removed from list because DE was discontinued.
April 10th, 2024 - 3:14pm PST Updated DCF work rules to exclude GSR Trainees and Fellows when on tenure.
April 2nd, 2024 - 3:25pm PST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcJTHSonPETay9FMdxQ6C9iMzk8t1egM0Kpl0Q7Sq2Q/edit?usp=sharing Updated name of Graduate Funding Unit. Updated fellowship and stipend cap information. Removed procedures for renewal of multi-year fellowships. Removed Procedure for combining University and External Fellowships.
April 2nd, 2024 - 3:14pm PST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcJTHSonPETay9FMdxQ6C9iMzk8t1egM0Kpl0Q7Sq2Q/edit?usp=sharing Updated and clarified information and language. Included information about 5-year funding. Removed outdated information regarding multi-year fellowships and fellowship competition.
April 2nd, 2024 - 3:07pm PST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcJTHSonPETay9FMdxQ6C9iMzk8t1egM0Kpl0Q7Sq2Q/edit?usp=sharing Added language about the 5-Year Funding Initiative and other small updates.
April 2nd, 2024 - 3:05pm PST https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcJTHSonPETay9FMdxQ6C9iMzk8t1egM0Kpl0Q7Sq2Q/edit Updated names of units.
A1.1 Partners in Student Progress April 1st, 2024 - 6:00pm PST Added clarification that Head Graduate Advisor must be different Senate faculty member than the chair of an academic unit or program.
D3. Exchange Programs February 15th, 2024 - 5:20pm PST Updated participating colleges and universities.
B1.2 Admission Cycle and Requirements December 20th, 2023 - 6:03pm PST Duration of admission cycle clarified.
B1.3 Evaluation of Applicants September 5th, 2023 - 12:00pm PST Updated to include required attestation of no conflict of interest by committee members.
E1.10 Graduate Academic Misconduct Policy June 28th, 2023 - 11:32am PST E1.10 Graduate Academic Misconduct Policy was added to the Guide to Graduate Policy. This policy is effective as of Fall 2023.
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).