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 ==== Required Forms ==== ==== Required Forms ====
-The Graduate Division requires that you submit an [[http://​www.grad.berkeley.edu/​policies/​pdf/​qe_application.pdf|"​Application for the Qualifying Examination"​ (PDF)]] form at least **three weeks** //prior// to your proposed exam date.  You are required to list both your three subject areas and your committee members. ​ You must select one committee member as the chair of the qual committee (mostly a formality), note this has to be someone within the department who is not your research advisor. ​ Details about the Grad Division'​s requirements for the qual can be found in section F3.2 of the [[http://​www.grad.berkeley.edu/​policies/​guide.shtml|Guide to Graduate Policy]]. ​ The form needs to be signed by the "Head Graduate Advisor"​. ​ Both Dexter and the Grad Division have a list of authorized signatures for this form, so see her to determine whom you need to hunt.+The Graduate Division requires that you submit an [[http://​www.grad.berkeley.edu/​policies/​pdf/​qe_application.pdf|"​Application for the Qualifying Examination"​ (PDF)]] form at least **three weeks** //prior// to your proposed exam date [note: while this is ostensibly a hard rule, it's really not. Several people have submitted this form within a few days of the exam and still passed the qual. In the worst case, some fudging of dates by Amber may be required].  You are required to list both your three subject areas and your committee members. ​ You must select one committee member as the chair of the qual committee (mostly a formality), note this has to be someone within the department who is not your research advisor. ​ Details about the Grad Division'​s requirements for the qual can be found in section F3.2 of the [[http://​www.grad.berkeley.edu/​policies/​guide.shtml|Guide to Graduate Policy]]. ​ The form needs to be signed by the "Head Graduate Advisor"​. ​ Both Dexter and the Grad Division have a list of authorized signatures for this form, so see her to determine whom you need to hunt.
  
 ==== Tips ==== ==== Tips ====
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 ===== Post-Qual ===== ===== Post-Qual =====
  
-Relax some more.  You must now fill out an "​Advancement to Candidacy"​ form before the end of the semester following the one in which you took your qual. The form is now on Cal Central underneath the Student Resources section and accessed using the High Degrees Commmittees Form (see [[https://​youtu.be/​pfs13__PPhE|video instructions]]). There is also a fee of $90, which is billed to your student account. You are now 3 signatures (and a thesis) from graduating!+Relax some more.  You must now fill out an "​Advancement to Candidacy"​ form before the end of the semester following the one in which you took your qual. The form is now on Cal Central underneath the Student Resources section and accessed using the High Degrees Commmittees Form (see [[https://​youtu.be/​pfs13__PPhE|video instructions]]). There is also a fee of $90, which is billed to your student account. This should be covered by your advisor'​s research funds, or by NSF (see below). You are now 3 signatures (and a thesis) from graduating!
  
 Note to those on NSF: Note to those on NSF:
  
 NSF will cover the $90 fee as long as you submit the form during the 5-year fellowship year, whether or not you are "on tenure."​ Submit the Advancement to Candidacy form directly to the NSF coordinator (Michael Sacramento). NSF will cover the $90 fee as long as you submit the form during the 5-year fellowship year, whether or not you are "on tenure."​ Submit the Advancement to Candidacy form directly to the NSF coordinator (Michael Sacramento).