The Graduate Division Academic Services team is available to help students, staff, and faculty with academic policy pertaining to graduate education at UCSB. This unit is responsible for processing petitions, committee nominations, advancement to candidacy, intake of theses and dissertations, conducting the degree checks to award all master’s and doctoral degrees, graduate commencement registration, and navigating academic performance and progress.
Advisors are available during business hours to provide guidance.
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Academic Services
General Academic Advising
Degree Filing and Petitions
Committee/Advancement to Candidacy
Academic Performance
Academic Counseling
Student support and advocacy
Referrals to campus resources
Financial emergency support