June 3, 2021
New Payment Deadline for Graduate On-Leave Status
GEMS is happy to announce a change to the student payment deadline for Graduate On-Leave Status. Effective Spring Quarter 2021, the deadline for graduate students to submit On-Leave payment will be the last day of the quarter. For Spring 2021, the deadline is Friday, June 11. The Dates and Deadlines web page has been updated…
April 22, 2021
Graduate School Request for Review of Information Required on Graduate Applications
Reposted from Dean Joy’s e-mail on April 22, 2021: Though most of us are not in the middle of graduate admissions season, I’m writing today to encourage you and your graduate faculty members to examine and update language in your solicitation for letters of recommendation. As a reminder, programs can include an optional rating…
April 20, 2021
Spring 2021 Graduation Updates
GEMS would like to share some new updates with GPAs and GPCs as you prepare for Spring graduation: Master’s Degree Code Correction Process In previous quarters, GEMS has instructed departments to contact GEMS if the master’s degree code is incorrect on the master’s request. GEMS has needed to hold these master’s requests for manual processing with the…
March 19, 2021
Memo 15: Pilot Program to Open Appeal Interview
Effective March 2021, the Graduate School is launching a pilot program to open the speaking appeal interview so that departments can submit an appeal for any candidate who is a non-native English speaker who has submitted a Graduate School application and has already satisfied Memo 8. Memo 15 updates due to testing center limitations and…
March 16, 2021
Winter 2021 Graduation and Two-Week Extension
ETD Extension From the Graduate Registration Fee Waiver page: The Graduate School is allowing a two-week extension for Winter 2021 for the submission of electronic theses / dissertations (ETDs). Students who are registered for winter quarter, have submitted a Master’s Degree Request for winter quarter or passed their Final Exam during winter quarter, and submit their ETD by April 2nd will be graduated Winter 2021….
Spring 2021: Convey Admissions Decision Deadline
Please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Friday, April 2nd, is an important admission deadline for Spring Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than April 2nd: Submit admission petitions Confirm the student has withdrawn from all classes (see SRF100 in the Student Database or MGP transcripts). Defer – admitted for Spring 2021 deferring to a future quarter Early Entry* – admitted to…
February 2, 2021
Best Practices for Student I-20 Requests (2021)
If you are offering department financial support (RA/TA/Fellowship/scholarship) to an international graduate applicant: complete the International Student Funding Detail page. To access, go to MGP >> View Applicants >> the student’s application >> Funding Info tab. (We can’t process the I-20 without this departmental funding information entered here.) Awards approved by the Graduate School (International Student Tuition Waiver;…
December 29, 2020
Minimum Admissions Requirements & New Help File
Advisors are encouraged to review UW Admissions Procedures, which explains the roles of the Graduate School and the graduate programs in graduate admissions (forward this information to your admissions committees as needed). The following Graduate School minimum requirements should be confirmed prior to an offer of admission to graduate school. For complete details please review Minimum Admission…
December 17, 2020
Winter 2021: Convey Admissions Decision Deadline
In advance of the upcoming holidays, please be advised the fifth day of instruction, Friday, January 8th, is an important admission deadline for Winter Quarter. The following actions should be taken in MGP no later than January 8: Submit admission petitions Confirm the student has withdrawn from all classes (see SRF100 in the Student Database or MGP transcripts). Defer – admitted for Winter…
Autumn Quarter 2020: Submit Candidacy & Degree Recommendations, Two-Week Extension for ETDs
ETD Extension From the Graduate Registration Fee Waiver page: The Graduate School is allowing a two-week extension for Autumn 2020 for the submission of electronic theses / dissertations (ETDs). Students who are registered for autumn quarter, have submitted a Master’s Degree Request for autumn quarter or passed their Final Exam during autumn quarter, and submit their ETD by January 2nd…