Graduate FAQ
Who is my faculty advisor?
Your admission letter should have stated who your faculty advisor will be while you are at UC Irvine. If this information was not given to you, contact your department (i.e, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).Academic Leave of Absence (LOA)
An Academic Leave of Absence is intended to cover a temporary interruption of a student's program.A leave may be granted for the following reasons:
1. serious illness
2. enrollment at another education institution
3. concentration on an occupation
4. family obligations
5. other appropriate reasons
LOA will only be granted for 3 quarters. It must be requested prior to the beginning of the quarter for which the approval is sought.
Students are not eligible to be on Filing Fee status immediately following an LOA.
How do I qualify for a Filing Fee?
Filing Fee is a reduced fee equal to 1/2 of the registration fee (approximately $120.00).In general, the Filing Fee option is available to those students who have completed all coursework requirements for a Master's or PhD degree except for official submission or thesis or dissertation or completion of the comprehensive exam.
Eligible students must submit a Filing Fee Petition with the Department Chair/Graduate Advisor and Associate Dean signatures to the Office of Graduate Studies.
What happens if I miss a filing deadline?
Typically, if a student misses a filing deadline, an exception may be requested. A memo stating the request and the reasons for the delay must be generated by the department and signed by both the Department Chair/Graduate Advisor and the Associate Dean.Exceptions will only be granted in the most extreme cases.
