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Graduate Services: Appointments Office

The Appointments staff oversees and monitors the appointments of graduate students to academic titles (Graduate Student Instructor, Graduate Student Researcher, Reader, Tutor) and employment in staff titles to ensure compliance with policies and procedures established by the Office of the President, the Graduate Council, Academic Personnel, and the Graduate Division. We also administer fee and tuition remission programs. For questions on appointments or fee remissions, first contact your academic or hiring unit. Some general information is listed in What You Need to Know About Being a GSI, GSR, Reader, or Tutor.

If you need more information or have additional questions, you may contact the Appointments staff at:

Graduate Services: Appointments, Degrees, and Fellowships
Graduate Division
318 Sproul Hall #5900
Berkeley, CA 94720-5900

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

Contact Us :

Phone: 510-642-7101
Email: gradappt@berkeley.edu

Appointments Resources

• What You Need to Know About Being a GSI, GSR, Reader, or Tutor (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Guide to Graduate Policy: Academic Appointments (PDF)
• GSI Teaching & Resource Center

Creating an Academic Appointment (for staff)

• How to Create an Academic Appointment
• GSR Appointment Form (PDF)
• Appointment Eligibility Checklist (PDF)

Fee Remissions

• Fee Remission Program Bulletin (PDF)
• Fee Remission Eligibility, Title Codes, & Remission Types (PDF)

Exception Requests

• How to Request an Exception to Policy for Graduate Student Appointments
• Request for Exception Form (PDF)

Policy Revisions & Updates

• MEMO: Appointment Notification Regarding Leaves for ASEs
• MEMO: Revised Policy on Appointments and Mentoring of Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)
  • Full Text of Revised Policy
  • Quick Summary of Highlighted Changes
• MEMO: Modification of the Oral English Competence Testing Policy

Salaries

• GSIs, Readers & Tutors (Human Resources site)
• GSRs (PDF) UC Office of the President site

Related Resources

• Academic Calendars (Office of Planning & Analysis)
• Fees and Tuition (Office of the Registrar)
• Union Contract Information (Human Resources site)
• Language Proficiency Testing for GSIs (GSI Website)
• Academic Student Employee Job Opportunities (Human Resources site)