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How to Propose a Graduate Degree, Certificate, or Designated Emphasis

All graduate degree, certificate, or designated emphasis proposals begin with a preliminary review by the Graduate Division in preparation for the first step in the graduate program approval process: the Graduate Council. Your contact is Graduate Division Assistant Dean Diane Hill, 643-7412, dhill@berkeley.edu.

For proposal guidelines and further information, click on the links below:

• New State-Supported Degrees
• New Self-Supported Degrees
• Concurrent Master’s Degrees Program
• Designated Emphasis
• Certificates

How long is the degree proposal review process?

• Proposal Timeline

Where is the proposal now in the review process?

• Campus Academic Senate Review Chart (scroll down for chart)
• Following campus approval, coordination with the Systemwide degree review process is handled by the Office of Planning and Analysis. Contact Elizabeth Wilcox, 643-8578, ewilcox@berkeley.edu, for further information

Professional Master's Degrees: Professional Degree Supplement Tuition (PDST) or Self-Supporting Model?

(Consult Senior Budget Officer, Marcia Kai-Kee, 642-1652, marcia@berkeley.edu)

• PDST Requirements
• Berkeley Final Report of the Task Force on Self-Supporting Degree Programs

Who can answer my questions?

• Program proposals: Diane Hill, Graduate Division Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, 643-7412, dhill@berkeley.edu
• Review process progress: Elizabeth Wilcox, Office of Planning and Analysis Principal Analyst, 643-8578, ewilcox@berkeley.edu
• Self-supporting program budget proposal and information: Marcia Kai-Kee, Budget Office Senior Budget Coordinator, 642-1652, marcia@berkeley.edu
• Western Association of Colleges and Schools (WASC) substantive change information for online and hybrid degrees: Cynthia Schrager, Assistant Vice Provost, 643-7856, schrager@berkeley.edu

Last Updated: August 16, 2012 3:07 PM