Graduate Program Resources

Application for the Qualifying Exam (Orals) for the Graduate Division - part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral(link is external). (DOC) (DOCX file)(link is external)

Completed application must be received by the Graduate Division at least 3 weeks before the proposed examination date.
Job Aid for making changes to an already submitted Qualifying Exam Committee (DOC) (DOCX file)(link is external)

Post-Orals

Application for Candidacy for the Doctoral Degree (Grad. Div.) - part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral(link is external). (DOC) (DOCX file)(link is external)

Review deadlines(link is external).

Prospectus Policies and Procedures (PDF) (PDF file)(link is external)

Prospectus Grad Chair Approval (PDF) (PDF file)(link is external)

Prospectus Conference Approval (PDF) (PDF file)(link is external)

Dissertation Committee Scenarios (PDF) (PDF file)(link is external)

Job Aid for making changes to an already submitted Dissertation Committee (DOC) (DOCX file)(link is external)

Dissertation Writing

The Graduate Writing Center assists graduate students in the development of academic skills necessary to successfully complete their graduate programs and prepare for future faculty and professional positions. This unit offers workshops on topics such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication, in addition to writing groups and individual consultations on these topics for graduate students (Link(link is external))

Dissertation Filing

Dissertation Filing Guidelines and Policies (Graduate Division) (Link(link is external))

Job Search

Letter Service Interfolio (Link)(link is external)

How to submit letter of recommendation online (DOC(link is external))

Interview AV instructions (DOC (DOCX file)(link is external))

Student Travel/Entertainment Reimbursement Forms

All travel reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Graduate Advisor before direct entry into the Reimbursement system(link is external).

If your trip starts on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, it would fall under the 2024-25 academic/fiscal year.

If your trip starts on July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, it would fall under the 2025-26 academic/fiscal year.

Graduate Student Computer Lab Policy

Use of the computer lab is voluntary.

All registered graduate students may have access to the computer lab. If you are unable to log in to these computers, please contact the Graduate Adviser.

The university provides a number of commercial software products on your personal computers for free as UC Berkeley students. This includes the entire Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office 365 suites. You will find links to these products here: https://software.berkeley.edu/productivity-software(link is external)

The Library has laptops you can check out for up to 14 days: https://studenttech.berkeley.edu/hardware-lending(link is external)

The Student Tech Support Helpdesk(link is external) continues to be available Monday through Friday by phone at (510) 642-HELP and email at sts-help@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail). Remote support by Zoom is available on a limited basis.

Student Discounts on Technology: https://studenttech.berkeley.edu/tech-discounts(link is external)

The Graduate Assembly has joined with the ASUC to purchase campuswide student subscriptions to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal All currently registered graduate students are eligible. The subscriptions offer full online access to all news content from both papers. Instructions on how to activate your subscription (and what to do if you are already a paying subscriber) are provided here(link is external)