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APR |
A tool in CalCentral that graduate students can use to confirm progress of their Graduate division and department requirements. |
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ASE |
Academic Student Appointment |
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Berkeley's official campus Learning Management System (LMS), using the open-source Canvas platform. |
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Berkeley’s official online academic records and student services portal to the campus student information system (Oracle Campus Solutions). |
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CPHS |
Committee of two groups that serve as Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) for the University of California, Berkeley. |
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CSWE |
Sole accrediting body for social work education programs in the U.S. |
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DCF |
A Graduate Division-administered fellowship that provides an incentive for doctoral students to complete their degree within a reasonable time. Eligible students may use the fellowship at any time after advancement to candidacy, through the end of the year Normative Time to Degree (NTD) plus one year. |
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DCR |
An online report required to be completed annually in CalCentral by all doctoral students who have advanced to doctoral candidacy, and their dissertation committee. |
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DE |
An “add-on” area of study constituting a new method of inquiry or an important field of application relevant to two or more existing doctoral degree programs. |
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DSP |
Campus office providing and coordinating services and academic accommodations for students with disabilities. |
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GADE |
Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work |
Organization of social work doctoral program directors worldwide whose purpose is to promote rigor in doctoral education in social work, focusing on preparing scholars, researchers, and educators who function as stewards of the discipline. |
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An electronic academic form submitted through CalCentral that encompasses the Application for Qualifying Examination, Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee, and Application for Doctoral Candidacy. |
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Milestones |
Milestones are academic benchmarks administered by the department and the Graduate Division that are used to guide academic progress toward the PhD degree. |
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OPHD |
Campus office overseeing compliance with University of California and UC Berkeley policies prohibiting protected category discrimination and harassment (including sexual harassment and violence). |
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QE |
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QP |
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SSWR |
Professional membership society for social work researchers |