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On this page: Follow the links below to the Office of the Registrar's website for current schedules of fees and non-resident tuition.
Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition As of fall 2010, students in the professional degree programs (M.Arch., M.C.P., M.L.A., M.L.A.-E.P., and M.U.D.) began paying professional degree supplemental tuition (PDST, previously referred to as the professional degree fee/PDF) each semester. Following is the PDST policy for academic year 2011-12. Continuing students admitted to a single CED professional degree program prior to fall 2010 who are in good standing and within normative time* to degree, are grandfathered and will receive a fellowship award each semester to offset the PDST. This transaction will take place before any student is required to pay his or her fee bill. Continuing students who added a second major (concurrent degree) in CED to begin in fall 2010 or spring 2011 and are in good standing and within normative time to degree, are grandfathered and will receive a fellowship award each semester to offset the PDST. However, continuing students who have added a second major (concurrent degree) in CED to begin in fall 2011 or going forward are not grandfathered and will have to pay the PDST for the new major. Students who are enrolled in concurrent degree programs will pay half of each program's tuition (previously, the educational fee) and the higher of the two PDSTs, if both programs have a PDST, or 80% of the PDST, if only one program has the supplemental tuition. Students paying the PDST enjoy full access to college computing and fabrication facilities and associated services. Students who receive the PDST offset are required to pay access fees for college computing, the CAD/CAM lab, and the fabrication shop if they elect to use these facilities. Graduate student instructors (GSIs) assigned to teach in a CED computer lab or one of the fabrication shops will receive a fee waiver for access to that facility. For the 2011-12 academic year and going forward in all circumstances, continuing students who have exceeded normative time to degree will be required to pay the PDST. Beginning in the fall semester of the 2013-14 academic year, there will be no students grandfathered, and all students will be required to pay the PDST. *Note: Normative or normal time to degree is determined by the specific degree program in which students are enrolled. Nonresidents, for purposes of registration, are those who have not been legal residents of California for more than one year immediately before the opening day of the semester for which they register. Legal residence is a combination of physical presence and the intention of making the state one's permanent home, coupled with the relinquishment of legal residence in any other state. International students with F-1 visas cannot be classified as California residents for tuition purposes. More information:
Fellowships at the College of Environmental Design Each year, the College of Environmental Design has available a limited number of merit-based and need-based fellowships for domestic and international students. Applicants interested in applying for fellowship assistance must complete Part C of the application. Fellowships may cover all or part of the registration fees and/or Professional Degree Fees. The college does its best to allocate fellowship funds equitably, keeping both student need and merit in mind. Some fellowships are by faculty nomination only. The University awards through competition a limited number of merit-based and diversity fellowships each year. See University Fellowships for further details. It is beneficial for applicants to seek financial support independent of University sources. International students may look for fellowships from their home countries or through international agencies. Graduate students may apply for graduate student instructor (GSI) and graduate student researcher (GSR) appointments, which may reduce the registration fees. GSI and GSR positions are announced each semester. Though incoming students are eligible to apply, these positions are competitive, and preference is often given to continuing students who have demonstrated their proficiency in the course subjects. For more information, contact the student affairs officers or see Jobs at CED — GSI/Reader Positions. Work-study is a federally-subsidized hourly wage job program for undergraduate and graduate students. Contact the Work-Study Program Office via their website or in-person at 212 Sproul Hall for more information on work-study opportunities at UC Berkeley. Students looking for outside employment may contact the UC Berkeley Career Center for listings and resources. The college and departments offer a number of cash prizes and awards that students may apply for. More information may be obtained from department advisers or at the department websites:
Federal and University loans are available to students through the Office of Financial Aid, 201 Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA 94720-1960. See Financial Aid for further details. U.S. federal financial aid is not available to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States. |
