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February 8, 2023

2023 Admissions: Admissions Assistance & Admitted International Students

Admissions Assistance Many graduate program advisors are currently reviewing applications for 2023. GEMS is here to assist you with your admissions-related questions or needs. If you have questions about an applicant’s admissibility, you may request a computed GPA and/or degree evaluation in MyGrad. You can also schedule an appointment with a GEMS advisor or schedule…


December 20, 2022

Winter 2023: Convey Admissions Decisions

Please be advised that Friday, January 6 is an important admission deadline for Winter Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than January 6. • Defer – admitted for Winter 2023 deferring to a future quarter. See GEMS Graduate Advisor Guide for policies and procedures. (Prior to submitting Admission Petition type:…


November 16, 2022

2023 Graduate Admissions Tips

CAIR Admissions Tips At the November 14, 2022 GEMS-GPA Autumn 2022 Forum, CAIR shared tips to assist GPAs during admissions. Here are the slides from the CAIR presentation: Tips from CAIR for Assisting Applicants. Kari Brothers (CAIR Business Analyst) is available to answer questions or provide a walk through of this presentation. GEMS Admissions Tips…


September 13, 2022

Autumn 2022: Convey Admissions Decisions

Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Tuesday, October 4 is an important admission deadline for Autumn Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than October 4. • Defer – admitted for Autumn 2022 deferring to a future quarter. See GEMS Graduate Advisor Guide for policies and procedures. (Prior to…


June 15, 2022

Summer 2022: Convey Admissions Decisions

Correction: the earlier post referenced “Spring Quarter” erroneously. These dates are for Summer Quarter admissions. Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Monday, June 27 is an important admission deadline for Summer Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than June 27th: • Defer – admitted for Summer 2022 deferring…


May 18, 2022

Admissions Tips: May 2022 & Official Transcripts Update

GEMS Admissions Tips Before a program extends an offer to an applicant, the program should ensure that the application is complete. GEMS confirms that the three minimum admissions requirements are “satisfied” for all incoming graduate students, but an incomplete application will complicate this process. We recommend that programs review GEMS Admissions Tips at the start…


March 29, 2022

Spring 2022: Convey Admissions Decisions

Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Friday, April 1st, is an important admission deadline for Spring Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than April 1st: • Defer – admitted for Spring 2022 deferring to a future quarter. See GEMS Graduate Advisor Guide for policies and procedures. (Prior to…


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…


March 3, 2022

Winter 2022 GEMS Ask An Advisor Recording

Thank you for attending the Ask An Advisor session on Wednesday, March 2nd. For those of you who were unable to attend, or want to review the discussion, here is the Zoom recording. Application Open Dates: We have added application open dates to the GPA/GPC Dates & Deadlines Calendar: Summer 2023 opens on April 8,…



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