Website Updates
January 31, 2020
Admissions Disruptions Due to Coronavirus
Due to the Level 1 Public Health Emergency Response in China related to the coronavirus, two major test providers have announced suspensions of tests utilized by many of our applicants: ETS has suspended TOEFL testing in China through the end of February. ETS has suspended GRE testing in China through the end of February. IELTS…
January 2, 2020
WIN 2020: Update to GEMS Student Advising Hours & Appointments
GEMS has updated our appointment and drop-in hours for students, effective January 6, 2020. You can see the updated information in our listing: GEMS Directory. While all students may drop-in as needed, students with tight schedules, or who are commuting long distance are encouraged to use our GEMS Appointment Request Form.
November 22, 2019
2019-2020: Update to Master’s Request Deadlines
GEMS and CAIR have just released a new update to the Master’s degree request, which sets the deadline to file a Master’s request as the last day of the academic quarter (the last day of finals week). Previously, the Master’s request deadline was set as the last day of instruction, which created confusion for some…
September 19, 2019
Doctoral Degree Policies – Transfer Credit
Doctoral Students Accompanying UW Faculty Hires GPAs and GPCs who advise doctoral students are encouraged to review the Transfer Credit policy section, which was updated in November 2018. This is not a revision of policy, but a clarification of the process for requesting waivers. GEMS appreciates your assistance in helping these students experience a smooth…
February 28, 2019
New Admitted International Graduate Students Page
GEMS is pleased to announce a new resource designed to assist F-1 and J-1 admits, the Admitted International Graduate Students page. The page may also be useful for prospective applicants, immigrant students with English requirements, and foreign degree holders. We encourage you to share this link with your students. Because the page is designed with…
January 23, 2019
Updates to GNM & Financial Ability Webpages
Graduate Non-Matriculated Updates: The page for Graduate Non-Matriculated Students has been updated with English proficiency information. This is not a revision of policy but rather a clarification. Financial Ability Requirement Updates: The Financial Ability Requirement page has been updated with estimated total expenses for the 2019-2020 academic year. This page only applies to students who will…
September 14, 2018
GEMS Student Advising Hours & Appointments
In order to better serve students, we set up student advising hours earlier this summer. These hours are posted in our Graduate School directory listing. Students can drop-in (no appointment necessary) during certain hours each day or they can schedule an appointment with a GEMS advisor using our request form. Please feel free share this…
April 12, 2018
New Thesis/Dissertation and Graduation Web Resources
We’re excited to share our new and improved thesis/dissertation and graduation web pages. We believe these updates will assist your students as they prepare to graduate. You may have already noticed some website restructuring on the Graduate School‘s Students & Postdocs tab. Please review the new “Degree Requirements” link. Within this section, you’ll find “Thesis/Dissertation Information,” “Dates…
January 25, 2018
New Resource for Admissions Review
Admissions review for 2018 is in full swing for most of our graduate programs! You may have questions about an applicant’s admissibility: Is the applicant’s degree equivalent to a four-year US baccalaureate? Is the institution accredited by the proper academic authorities? Is the grade point average equivalent to a 3.0 (B) average? Regarding accreditation, we…
January 5, 2018
Updates to Website for GSR
We have added a footnote to the Graduate School Representative (GSR) section of the Doctoral Supervisory Roles & Responsibilities page: 1As of July 12, 2017, the Graduate School no longer requires a GSR to submit a separate report. The GSR communicates their decision on a doctoral exam on the Warrant per Memo 13. This change was…
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