Admission

Only the official "Certificate of Admission" from the dean of Graduate Studies constitutes formal approval of admission to a graduate program at the University of California , San Diego .

Official notification by the dean of Graduate Studies normally will be e-mailed well in advance of the beginning of the quarter for which application has been made. Applicants should contact their prospective major department if formal notification is not received four weeks prior to the beginning of the quarter for which they applied.

Applicants admitted by March 15 must respond by April 15. Applicants admitted after March 30 have three weeks after the date printed on the Certificate of Admission to respond.

Admission to graduate standing does not constitute registration for classes. A student is not officially registered for classes until the entire registration procedure is completed each quarter. Information and all necessary registration materials for entering graduate students will be available at department offices approximately two weeks before the opening of the quarter.

Denial of Admission

The Dean of Graduate Studies or the prospective major department may deny admission if an applicant's scholastic record is undistinguished, if the preparation is judged inadequate as a foundation for advanced study, if the program does not meet the applicant's area of interest, or if the program facilities are already filled to capacity.