graduate resources



Graduate Program Documents and Forms

Handbook for Graduate Study in English (PDF)

Campus Resources for Graduate Students (Link)

Character and rationale for Language Exams (PDF)

 

Graduate Division Filing & Form Submission DEADLINES (Link)

 

Year 1

Language Rationale Form (PDF)

Review of Course Work Form (PDF)

Year 2

2nd-year Review Procedures (PDF)

2nd-year Review Adviser's Guidelines (PDF)

2nd-year Review Meeting Guidelines (PDF)

2nd-Year Review of Coursework Form (PDF)

 

Pre-Orals

Orals and Advancement to Candidacy Procedure - Flow Chart (PDF)

Orals Policies and Procedures (PDF)

Department Orals Application (PDF)

Application for the Qualifying Exam (Orals) for the Graduate Division (PDF)

 

Post-Orals

Application for Candidacy for the Doctoral Degree (Grad. Div.) (PDF) - Review deadlines.

Prospectus Policies and Procedures (PDF)

Prospectus Grad Chair Approval (PDF)

Prospectus Conference Approval (PDF)

 

Dissertation Committee Scenarios (PDF)

 

Dissertation Filing

Dissertation Filing Guidelines and Policies (Graduate Division)

Graduate Writing Resources (Graduate Division, Academic Services) Link

 

Job Search

Letter Service Interfolio (Link)

Letter Service UC Berkeley Career Center (Link)

How to submit letter of recommendation online DOC

 

Student Travel and Placement Reimbursement Forms

Please make sure you read the instructions on each form. All travel reimbursement forms must be submitted to the Graduate Advisor.
If your trip starts on July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, it would fall under the 2011-12 academic/fiscal year.
If your trip starts on July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, it would fall under the 2012-13 academic/fiscal year.

Conference Travel (PDF)

Student Archive Travel (PDF)

MLA Conference Travel (PDF)

Job Placement Expenses (PDF)

MLA Conference Travel Grants

Summer Foreign Language Study Award Application Form (PDF)

 

Graduate Student Computer Lab Policy

Use of the computer lab is voluntary.

If you want to use the computer lab for fiscal year 2012-2013 (effective July 1, 2012) you will need to register. By registering, you will have access to the computers in the lab with printing capabilities. Paper is supplied by the department. There is a $20 fee per year (July 1 - June 30).This fee will be charged to your CARS account in July for payment by August 15. Cash or check payments are not accepted per university guidelines. At the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2013), all users will be deactivated. You have to register again for the next academic year if you choose to continue to use the computer lab.

You can register by filling out the required fields in the computer lab registration form. Please send the form to the Graduate Advisor by June 27, 2012. Note that users get added in batches by the IT support team. If you decide later in the year to register for the computer lab, send the registration form to the Graduate Advisor. Then users will be added every two weeks.

Contact the Graduate Advisor for details: gradadvisor_english@berkeley.edu or 510-642-6732.

Computer Lab Policy English Department (PDF)

 

Resources for GSRs, GSIs and Readers

 

Resources for Graduate Student Parents

Student Family Financial Assistance Link

Childbirth Accomodation Funding Application  (PDF)

ASE Childcare Reimbursement form (PDF)

Information about the ASE Childcare Reimbursement Form (Link)

Families Matter - A Guide for Graduate Student Parents PDF

Application for Graduate Student Parent Grant (check deadlines) PDF

Resource Guide for Student Parents (Link)

Counseling Resources for Graduate Students 

Counseling Services for personal, academic, career, and crisis concerns (PDF)

Counseling Groups for graduate students (PDF)

For GSIs: Getting help for a student in concern

Tang Center Online Resources (Link)

Berkeley Cares (Link)

 

Designated Emphases and Joint Degree Programs:

Designated Emphasis in Critical Theory: http://townsendlab.berkeley.edu/critical-theory

Designated Emphasis in Film Studies: http://fm.berkeley.edu/graduate/designated-emphasis/

Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, & Sexuality: http://womensstudies.berkeley.edu/graduate/detail

Designated Emphasis in Folklore: http://folklore.berkeley.edu/programs/de.php

Medieval Studies Concurrent Degree: http://medieval.berkeley.edu/programs/graduate

Berkeley Center for New Media: http: http://bcnm.berkeley.edu/?page_id=114

 

Campus Offices and Services

Graduate Resources - Graduate Division (PDF)

Disabled Students Program: http://dsp.berkeley.edu/

Ombuds Office for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees: http://campuslife.berkeley.edu/ombuds