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 7, 2022
Messages to Ukrainian & Russian continuing students from ISS
We (GEMS) wanted to let you know that the International Student Services office (ISS) has communicated with both Russian and Ukrainian continuing international students with the following messages: F-1/J-1 students with Ukrainian citizenship: We’re reaching out to you regarding the news of what has happened in your home country, Ukraine. We understand that this time…
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,…
February 25, 2022
Admitted International Graduate Students to Request I-20 and DS-2019 in MyISSS
We are pleased to announce that GEMS in partnership with undergraduate admissions and the international student services offices for all three campuses is using a new system to manage immigration records and requests: International Student & Scholar Services (MyISSS). GEMS is working closely with students who submitted their request prior to February 16. Beginning February…
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 20, 2022
Winter 2022: Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter & Two-Week Extension for ETDs
Winter 2022 has been designated an Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter (ECQ). Please review the Registrar’s grading option updates. In accordance with the ECQ designation, the Graduate School is allowing a two-week extension for Winter Quarter 2022 for the submission of electronic theses/dissertations (ETDs). All other graduation-related Dates & Deadlines for Winter Quarter 2022 are unchanged. The…
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…
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…
Autumn 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…