The School of Public Health, Degrees, Special Programs PUBLIC ...

Special Procedures for
Current or Former
Berkeley Graduate Students
Applicants to the School of Public Health who
are currently or were previously enrolled in
graduate study on the UC Berkeley campus do
not need to complete the SOPHAS Application
or the Graduate Application for Admission
and Fellowships. Instead, you must file a
Graduate Petition for Change of Major or
Degree Goal. Complete application instructions
for previous and current UC Berkeley
graduate students may be obtained online at
sph.berkeley.edu/admissions.
Fees and Financial Aid
For the 2010-2011 academic year, the cost of
attendance per semester for graduate students
pursuing an M.P.H. or Dr.PH in the School
of Public Health is estimated at $7,099 for
California residents and $13,449 for nonresidents.
For graduate students pursuing an
M.A., M.S., or Ph.D. in the School of Public
Health, cost per semester is estimated at
$6,475 for California residents and $14,026
for nonresidents. For questions regarding
California residency, please visit the Office of
the Registrar’s website at registrar.berkeley.
edu.
Students enrolled in professional degree programs
at the University of California are also
required to remit a professional degree fee.
M.P.H. and Dr.PH students at the School of
Public Health are currently assessed a professional
degree fee of $3,185.50 per semester.
Please note that all fees are subject to change.
For a complete schedule of fees, please visit
the UC Berkeley Registrar’s website at
registrar.berkeley.edu.
In addition to the general cost of attendance,
students are required to own or have access
to a personal computer at home. Students
may submit this formal requirement to the
Financial Aid Office in support of individual
student loan applications.
Billing and Payments
UC Berkeley bills students for tuition, fees,
and other charges at the beginning of each
term. The e-Billing Statement is distributed
online and can be accessed any time by
selecting “e-Bill” on the CARS Section of
BearFacts. No paper bills are mailed by the
university.
After the beginning of the term, new e-Billing
Statements are generated for those students
who have had new activity since the prior
statement, or who carry a credit or debit balance.
When a new statement is generated,
an email notification is sent directly to the
student’s Berkeley email account. Individuals
authorized to view a student’s statements are
also notified through email that a new state-
ment is ready to view and/or pay online.
Note: The e-Billing Statement is a “snapshot”
of the charges, credits and anticipated credits
to the student’s account as of a specific date,
and therefore, is not updated between billing
cycles. Students can view their current balance
between billing cycles by selecting the
“Quick Statement” on the CARS section of
Bear Facts.
Graduate Fellowships
and Scholarships
Each academic year, a limited number
of merit and need based fellowships and
scholarships are awarded to students by the
University of California’s Graduate Division
and the School of Public Health.
Merit-based scholarships and fellowships are
awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
For most merit-based awards, a minimum
grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4 point scale)
is required in all prior college-level academic
coursework. Merit-based awards generally
require the nomination or recommendation of
the Chairperson of the program in which the
student is enrolled.
Students are generally required to complete
an application or submit a written statement
for consideration for need-based awards. A
letter of recommendation or nomination from
a faculty member may also be required.
Nominations and applications are submitted
to the Schoolwide Fellowship Committee or
Graduate Division for review and decision.
To be considered for merit and/or need based
awards, students should complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
at fafsa.gov. UC Berkeley Code: 001312.
Students should also complete Forms C and
D of the application for admission and it is
strongly recommended that students complete
Form F2.
Financial Assistance
The University of California and the School
of Public Health is committed to assisting students
explore all the financing options available.
Utilizing the resources below, nearly 70
percent of graduate students at the School of
Public Health receive some form of financial
assistance, to include federal and private
loans, fellowships, scholarships, instructorships,
and/or assistantships.
The Graduate Fellowship Office (grad.
berkeley.edu/financial/fellowships_office.
shtml) provides multi-year University
Graduate Fellowships, Diversity Fellowships,
and Departmental Block Grant Fellowships.
In addition, this office coordinates many
extramural fellowships. It also serves as a
resource center for students seeking information
on fellowships funded by the University
and outside sources. Graduate Division is
located at 318 Sproul Hall #5900, Berkeley,
CA 94720. Students may contact the
Graduate Division office at 510-642-0672,
Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to
4 p.m. To learn more visit grad.berkeley.edu/
financial/fellowships_office.shtml.
Graduate students may apply for needbased
loans and work-study through the
Financial Aid Office: students.berkeley.edu/
finaid/graduates. The programs are based
on demonstrated financial need and require
a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA), independent of the fellowship
application. Low-income students with dependent
children and high need will be considered
for a need-based parent grant award,
as funding permits. Questions about the
programs described in this section should be
directed to the Financial Aid Office, Graduate
Unit, University of California, Berkeley, 201
Sproul Hall #1960, Berkeley, CA 94720-
1960, (510) 642-0485, fao_grad@berkeley.
edu. Or, consult the Financial Aid Office: students.berkeley.edu/finaid/graduates,
for more
information. Only U.S. citizens and eligible
noncitizens (those holding permanent resident
cards) may apply for funds administered by
the Financial Aid office.
The Office of Admissions and Student
Services at the School of Public Health (sph.
berkeley.edu) offers assistance to students
in securing federal, institutional, and outside
funding. For questions regarding fellowship
and scholarship awards, please contact the
Office of Admissions and Student Services at
(510) 643-0881. This office is located at 417
University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Students are also encouraged to independently
seek funding from external sources.
There are a number of scholarship search
resources available online, some of which are
listed below:
• Public Health College Scholarships —
scholarships.fatomei.com/public_health.html
• The Association of Schools of Public Health
(ASPH) — asph.org
• Fastweb.com — fastweb.com
• CollegeAnswer.com — collegeanswer.com
• StudentLoan.com — studentloan.com
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
Teaching and Resource Center
The GSI Teaching and Resource Center provides
pedagogical support and guidance for
new and continuing GSIs. Center services
include fall and spring teaching conferences,
workshops on teaching, the GSI Online
Course on Professional Standards and Ethics,
grants and awards for GSIs and faculty,
confidential consultations, the Language
Proficiency Program for international GSIs,
and the Teaching Guide for GSIs. This
office is located at 301 Sproul Hall #5900,
Berkeley, CA 94720-5900. Phone: (510) 642-
4456; email: gsi@berkeley.edu.
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