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| ^ Task ^ Recommended Time Before Filing ^ Absolute Minimum ^ | ^ Task ^ Recommended Time Before Filing ^ Absolute Minimum ^ |
| |**Advance to Candidacy** [[https://youtu.be/pfs13__PPhE|Video instructions on how to complete this form, which is now electronic]] | Within 1 semester after you pass your qualifying exam. | 2 weeks? | | |**Advance to Candidacy** \\ [[https://youtu.be/pfs13__PPhE|Video instructions on how to complete this form, which is now electronic]] | Within 1 semester after you pass your qualifying exam. | 2 weeks? | |
| |**Name Correction** \\ Your name on your dissertation must appear EXACTLY as it appears in the University Records. \\ To check your name in University records, use [[https://bearfacts.berkeley.edu:443/stlogin.html|BearFacts]]. Check the "Show Student Name" next to "Show All Grades" button and then click the button. \\ Fill out a name correction form at the Registrar's office on the first floor of Sproul. Bring a valid driver's license with your name correctly spelled. Note that a name CORRECTION is different than a name CHANGE, and there are separate forms for each. \\ (If your name is too long or has special characters like an apostrophe, special accommodations can be made. I was able to contact [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Acad/contacts.html|Karen Denton]], Assistant Registrar to clear things up, but everyone else at the office had to check with her). | NOW! | 2 weeks | | |**Name Correction** \\ Your name on your dissertation must appear EXACTLY as it appears in the University Records. \\ To check your name in University records, use [[https://bearfacts.berkeley.edu:443/stlogin.html|BearFacts]]. Check the "Show Student Name" next to "Show All Grades" button and then click the button. \\ Fill out a name correction form at the Registrar's office on the first floor of Sproul. Bring a valid driver's license with your name correctly spelled. Note that a name CORRECTION is different than a name CHANGE, and there are separate forms for each. \\ (If your name is too long or has special characters like an apostrophe, special accommodations can be made. I was able to contact [[http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Acad/contacts.html|Karen Denton]], Assistant Registrar to clear things up, but everyone else at the office had to check with her). | NOW! | 2 weeks | |
| | **Filing Fee Application** [optional] \\ Pros: Your advisor does not have to pay tuition. Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. As of 2004, you can now be paid as a "Junior Specialist" while on Filing Fee, so you can still get a salary equivalent to your previous salary. \\ Cons: Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. Can only be used once or you have to re-apply for admission. You must pay 1/2 of the University registration fee from your own pocket (Filing fee was $243 in 2012). No Class Pass, no Student Health Insurance (can be purchased for ~$2,500 for one additional semester), reduced library privileges, no RSF Student Membership. \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee Application]] \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FAQ_FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee FAQ]] (note: slightly out of date...) | By the end of 1st week of semester | 2 weeks | | | **Filing Fee Application** [optional] \\ Pros: Your advisor does not have to pay tuition. Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. As of 2004, you can now be paid as a "Junior Specialist" while on Filing Fee, so you can still get a salary equivalent to your previous salary. \\ Cons: Absolute deadline for you and your advisor. Can only be used once or you have to re-apply for admission. You must pay 1/2 of the University registration fee from your own pocket (Filing fee was $243 in 2012). No Class Pass, no Student Health Insurance (can be purchased for ~$2,500 for one additional semester), reduced library privileges, no RSF Student Membership. \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee Application]] \\ [[http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/policies/pdf/FAQ_FilingFee.pdf|Graduate Division: Filing Fee FAQ]] (note: slightly out of date...) | By the end of 1st week of semester | 2 weeks | |
