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2009-2010 Application Checklist

To ensure that your application will be reviewed as quickly as possible, please do the following:

Application Materials

1. Check the list of departments and groups to make sure that you have the correct address and deadline. You may apply to only one program.

2. Send all application materials to your proposed department. Check with your proposed department for supplemental application materials and/or fees.

3. Submit a complete online application (or PDF version) by the department’s deadline.

4. Request official academic records (transcripts) from each school. If you use the Transcript Request Form to order transcripts, be sure to fill in the address for your proposed department.

5. Request letters of recommendation online or send Letter of Recommendation forms to your recommenders. Be sure to allow them enough time to forward the letters to your proposed department by the department’s deadline.

Test Registration (if required)

6. Register to take any standardized test, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test, the GRE Subject Test, the GMAT, MCAT, OAT, or LSAT, if required by your proposed department, early enough for your test scores to be sent to UC Berkeley and received by the deadline set by your department.

7. If you are required to submit the results of a test of English language proficiency, register to take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and have the scores sent to the University of California, Graduate Admissions, (institutional code 4833) Berkeley, 309 Sproul Hall #5900, Berkeley, CA 94720-5900. (See "Evidence of English Language Proficiency.")

Payment/Waiver Completion

8. Send a check or money order (drawn on a U.S. bank) made payable to the Regents of the University of California for the application fee. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, submit an application fee of $70 or a Request for Waiver of the Graduate Application Fee and the required supporting documents. All other applicants should submit an application fee of $90. The application fee is nonrefundable. (See "Application Fee" for details.)

To be considered for fellowships, please do the following:

To be considered for University Graduate Fellowships, Departmental Block Grant Fellowships, and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, U.S. citizens and permanent residents must complete the Domestic Fellowship Application section of the Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

To be considered for graduate funding, international applicants must complete the International Fellowship Application section of the Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships.