Academic Services

Welcome to Academic Services.

• About Academic Services

• Policies and Reference

  • Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook
  • UCSB Graduate Student Bill of Rights
  • Forms & Petitions
  • Policy on Conflict of Interest and Graduate Education
  • Frequently Asked Questions by Students Regarding the Policy on Conflict of Interest and Graduate Education

• Advice and Assistance

• Degree Information (Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)

  • Academic Requirements and Standards
  • Master's Degree Requirements
  • Doctoral Degree Requirements
    • Normative-Time Doctoral Program Chart

• Degree Progress

  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Remain in Good Academic Standing
  • Establish Your Committee
  • Advance to Doctoral Candidacy
  • Thesis/Dissertation Filing Process
    • Filing a Masters' Thesis
    • Filing a Doctoral Dissertation
    • Filing Guide
    • Filing Deadlines
    • Page Formatting in Microsoft Word
  • Finish Your Degree
    • Doctoral Exit Survey
    • Survey of Earned Doctorates

• Petitions (Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)

  • Graduate Student Petitions
  • In Absentia
  • Intercampus Exchange Program
  • Leave of Absence
  • Reinstatement

• Academic and Professional Development

  • Research at UCSB
  • Maximize UCSB Research and Teaching Opportunities
  • TA Development Program (TADP), Office of Instructional Consultation
  • Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT)
  • Career Services
  • Workshops and More

• Navigating Your Graduate Career

  • The Importance of Peer and Mentor Relationships
  • Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)
  • Counseling Services for Graduate Students
  • Disabled Student Program
  • Resolution of Problems
  • Office of the Ombuds

For questions or comments, please email the Grad Academics Staff.