Policies & Procedures
March 9, 2022
Pre-Paid Application Fee Payment Process
MyGrad allows programs to pre-pay an application fee on behalf of an applicant (MGP Help Files). Pre-paying an application fee is to assist you in recruiting strong candidates to the University based on scholarly merit. Scholarly merit should be defined using the same criteria admission review committees would use for determining offers of admission. The…
March 8, 2022
Changes to Memo 3 and Admissions Petitions
Please make sure to review the recent changes to Memo 3 just released by the Graduate School Academic Affairs and Planning unit on March 7. When reviewing applications, please note that a student may meet the 3.0 gpa requirement by either the last 60/90 credits OR the cumulative gpa. Also, when submitting Admissions Petitions, please…
January 28, 2022
Updated Instructions for Virtual Doctoral Examinations
Please see our new Instructions for Virtual Doctoral Examinations, which replaces the previous Instructions for Video Conferencing in Doctoral Examinations. The updated page explains the minimum requirements that must be met to conduct a virtual examination. If you have questions, please contact us at gemshelp@uw.edu.
January 11, 2022
Updates to MyGrad, Memo 19, and Doctoral Videoconferencing
Please be advised of the following updates: A new Admissions Profile status of INACTIVE has been created in MyGrad. This new status is for the purpose of marking a program that is temporarily suspending admissions after following the Guidelines for Suspending Admissions to a Graduate Program and will be applied to an application profile by…
August 3, 2021
Posthumous Degree Policy
The UW Graduate School follows the University of Washington guidelines for awarding posthumous degrees. In addition to those guidelines, the Graduate School has posted a new Posthumous Degrees policy for graduate students on its website. The policy outlines the requirements and the process for awarding a posthumous degree to a deceased graduate student. We hope…
July 22, 2021
Graduate School Accepting International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
We are happy to announce that the Graduate School is accepting International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test scores. We will be updating Memo 8: Graduate School English Language Proficiency Requirements and Memo 15: Conditions of Appointment for TAs who are not Native Speakers of English with details including these scores: Memo 8: IELTS …
June 18, 2021
Video Conferencing in Doctoral Examinations & Admissions Deferrals
June 17th: Amendment to Policy Exception for Video Conferencing in Doctoral Examinations We are writing to amend the policy exception for Video Conferencing in Doctoral Examinations: The Graduate School will continue to allow a student or any member of the supervisory committee to participate in doctoral exams by video conference during Autumn Quarter 2021 and…
March 19, 2021
Memo 15: Pilot Program to Open Appeal Interview
Effective March 2021, the Graduate School is launching a pilot program to open the speaking appeal interview so that departments can submit an appeal for any candidate who is a non-native English speaker who has submitted a Graduate School application and has already satisfied Memo 8. Memo 15 updates due to testing center limitations and…
November 25, 2020
Additional English Updates: Duolingo and Medium of Instruction
Following up on our November 20 blog post, GEMS is pleased to announce additional updates to assist you during the 2021 admissions cycle: Duolingo English Test: The graduate school application’s English proficiency question is revised to read “Official Test Scores” instead of “Official Test Scores (TOEFL/IELTS).” Applicants who are using Duolingo should select “Official Test…
November 20, 2020
English Language Admissions Updates
GPAs & GPCs received a message on November 18 regarding AEP Placement Test and Memo 8 Updates. Here are related website and application updates: Understanding the Application Process: COVID-19 Updates section is updated to reflect the new Duolingo policy per Memo 8. COVID-19 Admissions FAQ: Duolingo section is updated. COVID-19 Admissions FAQ: Enrollment Updates now includes information about…
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