Policies & Procedures
August 17, 2017
ROSE Form Discontinued
After discussion with the UW Registrar, GEMS has agreed that the Required Off-Site Education Approval (R.O.S.E.) process will no longer be used as of the 2017-2018 academic year. The link has been removed from our Graduate School forms page. Students who are officially on-leave for reasons related to their educational study should refer to Graduate…
January 19, 2017
Critical reminder: Paid ECDs (Enrollment Confirmation Deposits) guarantee admission for new students
If an applicant pays the ECD after your offer acceptance deadline, the applicant becomes an enrolled student. To prevent a student from accepting your offer and paying the ECD past your stated deadline, you will need to manually decline the offer in MyGrad before the student submits the ECD payment. Instructions for declining an offer…
January 9, 2017
Change in Policy: Admissions Deferrals and Late Applications
Per the e-mail sent to advisors last week: starting Winter 2017, each quarter now has an admissions process deadline – the fifth day of instruction. This date is calendared for each quarter on the Dates & Deadlines page. Please work with your students to ensure that the below actions are conveyed through MyGrad no later…
2017 Dates & Deadlines and RWF Updates
We have updated our Dates & Deadlines page to reflect the 2017 Academic Year. Advisors and students are encouraged to review this page at least once per quarter. Please note the revised deadline for payment of the Registration Waiver Fee (RWF). We’ve moved the payment deadline to the last day of instruction for all RWF…
October 3, 2016
Graduate School Forms
In our efforts to continue to improve efficiency, transparency, and equal access, GEMS is working to ensure that our forms are available on the Graduate School website. Students can access forms at Graduate School Forms. We update these forms frequently; we expect students to use current forms to avoid delays in approval and processing. Recently updated forms include:…
September 20, 2016
IELTS Phase Out
In our Year-in-Review meeting this May, you overwhelmingly voted to stop accepting the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) English proficiency exam. In response to your vote, we are phasing out acceptance of the IELTS; IELTS with a test session date after November 1, 2016 will not be accepted. We ask you to help us…
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