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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…


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…


April 8, 2022

Spring 2022 Graduation Preparation Tips

Commencement The Office of Ceremonies sent an e-mail on April 1st to advisors and students with information for the 2022 Commencement Ceremony in Husky Stadium, Saturday, June 11. Please remind your graduating students that they must submit their Spring Master’s request or schedule their doctoral final exam by April 15 in order to have their…


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…


December 17, 2021

Winter 2022: Convey Admissions Decisions

Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Friday, January 7, is an important admission deadline for Winter Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than January 7: Submit admission petitions after you confirm a student has withdrawn from all classes (see SRF100 in the Student Database or MGP transcripts). Defer – admitted for Winter…


December 2, 2021

Admissions Offers – Reminders & Resources

As your Graduate Admissions Committees begin to review applications, we wanted to send you a few important reminders about admission offers. Please share this information with your Graduate Admissions Committees and others who are involved in the admissions process. • Graduate programs are responsible for making sure applicants meet minimum admission requirements outlined in Memo…


September 17, 2021

Autumn 2021: Convey Admissions Decision Deadline

Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Tuesday, October 5th, is an important admission deadline for Autumn Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than October 5: Submit admission petitions after you confirm a student has withdrawn from all classes (see SRF100 in the Student Database or MGP transcripts). Defer – admitted for Autumn…


August 16, 2021

Summer 2021 Graduation & Degree Audit Help

Please use the following checklist to assist GEMS in providing a quick and successful graduation for your students: Checklist Before you recommend a student for graduation in MyGrad, verify the following: the master’s degree request indicates the correct degree code. If the code is incorrect, please enter a departmental comment on the Master’s Request before…


June 15, 2021

Spring 2021 Graduation & Degree Audit Help

Please use the following checklist to assist GEMS in providing a quick and successful graduation for your students: Checklist Before you recommend a student for graduation in MyGrad, verify the following: the master’s degree request indicates the correct degree code. If the code is incorrect, please enter a departmental comment on the Master’s Request before…



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