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Department

Fall 2021 App Cycle Request

Date Approved

Fall 2022 App Cycle Request

Fall 2023 App Cycle Request

Date Approved

Fall 2024 App Cycle Request
Anthropology	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the PhD program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on September 3, 2020

Request a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for admission beginning with the

FA22 application cycle.	Removed	Removed
Astronomy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Audiology	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for JDP program for the 2020-2021 application cycle.

Approval received on July 22, 2020

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 application cycle.

Did not receiveRequest a

N/A	Request for permanent removal of the GRE requirement beginning with the FA24 application cycle
Bioengineering	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for all programs for the FA21 admissions cycle

Approval received on June 1, 2020N/A

Request a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for admission to all programs effective with the FA22 application cycle.

N/A

Removed	Removed
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the PhD program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 18, 2020

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 application cycle.

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the 2022-23 admissions cycle. (GRE Optional)

Submitted Late by Dept. 8/29/22NA

Requests an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE
Biological Sciences	Request for a permanent removal of the General GRE requirement effective Fall 2020

Approval received on August 21, 2019NAN/ANA

Removed	Removed	Removed
Biology	Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for BI77 (PhD program)

Approval received on June 30, 2020NAN/A

Removed	Removed	Removed
Biomedical Sciences	Request for the permanent removal of the GRE General or Subject Tests as of 2018

Approval received in 2018NAChemistry & BiochemistryRequests for

	Removed	Removed	Removed
Biostatistics (MS)	N/A

NA

N/A

Request a temporary waiver of the

General

general GRE

requirement for MS and PhD for

for FA24 admissions cycle
Biostatistics (PhD)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Required
Chemistry & Biochemistry	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for MS and PhD for WI21, SP21 and FA21.

Approval received on July 22, 2020

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement to include admissions cycles FA21-SP22 and FA22-SP23.

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement to include admissions cycle FA22-SP23.

ApprovedRequest to

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Clinical Psych	Request for a temporary waiver of the consideration of the General GRE requirement for the JDP program for the FA21 application cycle. Note SDSU still requires it.

Approval received on August 18, 2020

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle.

Requests an extension/continuation of the

temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle Fall 2022 and

continue through and including the admissions cycle Fall 2023.

Approved

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Cog-Sci	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for the PhD program

fo

for the FA21

applicaiton cycleApproval received on August 17, 2020

application cycle

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle.

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the 2022-23 admissions cycle.

Approved

Request for permanent removal of the GRE requirement beginning with the FA24 application cycle
Communication	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the fall 2021 admissions cycle

Approval received on July 22, 2020

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA21, and continue through and including the admissions cycle FA22.

Request for the permanent removal of the General GRE requirement beginning for the Fall 2023 admission cycle

Approved

Removed
CSE - MS	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for the CSE MS program for the FA21 admissions cycle

Approval received on June 30, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE General requirement for the CSE MS program

Program will revert to the original admissions requirements. General GRE is required for the Fall 2023 application cycle.

Approved

Request to temporarily waive the requirement of the general GRE for the FA24 admissions cycle
CSE - PhD	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for PhD for the Fall 2020 application cycle

Approval received on May 13, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE General requirement for the CSE PhD program

Request to extend temporary waiver of GRE for CSE PhD program

Approved

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement

CSS

n

N/

a

A

n

N/

a

A	Request for the permanent removal of the General GRE requirement beginning for the Fall 2023 admission cycle

Approved

Removed
Economics	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the Economics PhD program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020Progoram

Program will revert to the original admissions requirements. General GRE is required for the Fall 2022 application cycle.

N/A

Required

NA

Required
Education Studies	Request for a

temporary waiver

permanent removal of the General GRE requirement

for MEd

going forward for: JDP, M.Ed.., and MA-ASL

programsApproval received on May 5, 2020See below.NA

	Removed	Removed	Removed
Education Studies	Request for a temporary waiver of the

GREs for 20-21 admissions cycle for JDP programApproval received on April 13, 2020See below.NAEducation StudiesRequest for a

General GRE requirement for the PhD program for the FA21 application cycle

Request for the permanent removal of the General GRE requirement

going forward for: JDP, M.Ed.., and MA-ASLApproval received on July 22, 2020NANAEducation Studies

beginning for the Fall 2022 admission cycle	Removed	Removed
Electrical & Computer Engineering - MS	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE General

GRE

requirement for the MS and PhD

program

programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on September 8, 2020Request for the permanent removal of the General GRE requirement beginning for the Fall 2022 admission cycleApproved

.	Return to our prior position of requiring the general GRE for MS applicants for the FA22 MS admissions cycle.	Required	Required
Electrical & Computer Engineering - PhD	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE General requirement PhD programs for the FA21

appllcation Request to

application cycle.

Approval received on September 3, 2020Electrical & Computer Engineering

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle for the PhD program.

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA23 admissions cycle for the PhD program.

Approved

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Ethnic Studies	Request for a

temporary waiver

permanent removal of the General GRE

General requirement

for

the MS and PhD programs for the FA21 appllcation cycle.Approval received on September 3, 2020Return to our prior position of requiring the general GRE for MS applicants for the FA22 MS admissions cycle.N/ANAEthnic Studies

their PhD program effective immediately.	Removed	Removed	Removed
Global Health	Request for a

permanant

permanent removal of the

General

GRE requirement for their

PhD

MA program

effective immediately.Approval received on July 29, 2020NAN/ANAGlobal HealthRequest for a permanent removal of the GRE requirment for their MA programApproval received November 13, 2019NAN/ANAGPSRequest for a temporary waiver of the General GRE

	Removed	Removed	Removed
GPS	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle for all GPS degree programs that require the GRE or GMAT.

Approval received on July 29, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE, and GMAT requirement for the Fall 2022 admissions cycle for the following GPS programs: MIA, MPP, MCEPA, PhD

The School of Global Policy and Strategy is requesting an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement for the 2022/23 admissions cycle for the following degree

ApprovedHistoryRequest for a temporary waiver of the NA

programs: MIA, MPP, MCEPA, PhD	Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
HDSI	N/A	N/A	Request for Permanent removal GRE waiver - submitted 10/12	Removed
History	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for both the MA (HI50) and PhD (HI75) for the 2020-21 admissions cycle

Approval received on June 10, 2020

N/A	Requested Temp Waiver Late - submitted to grad council on 9/14

ApprovedIRSU

Request for

a

permanent removal of the

General

GRE requirement

for the SDSU

beginning with the FA24 application cycle
IRSU	Request for a permanent removal of the General GRE requirement for the SDSU/UCSD JDP program starting the FA21 admissions cycle

Approval received on July 29, 2020programs: MIA, MPP, MCEPA, PhD.N/ANA

Removed	Removed	Removed
Latin American Studies	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for the MA program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020

Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for the Latin

Americal

American Studies MA program.

N/AN/A

Removed	Removed
LCD (Language and Communicative Disorders)	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the LCD JDP program for the fall 2020 application cycle due to COVID-19

Approval received on July 22, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement for the LCD JDP program for the fall 2022 application cycle

Did not receive

	N/A	Required
Linguisitics	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for the PhD program

fo

for the FA21

applicaiton

application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020N/A

Request a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for admission beginning with the FA22 application cycle.

N/A

Removed	Removed
Literature	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the PhD program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on September 8, 2020

Request an extension of the temporary

wavier

waiver of the general GRE for the FA22 application cycle.

Request a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for admission beginning with the FA23 application cycle for PhD program

Approved

Removed
Material Science & Engineering	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the MS and PhD programs for the FA21 appllcation cycle.

Approval received on August 18, 2020

General GRE Required for Fall 2022

Request a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for admission beginning with the FA23 application cycle.

ApprovedRequest

Removed
Math & CSME	Request for a temporary waiver of the Subject GRE for their MS, MA and PhD programs for the FA21 application cycle. Retained general GRE.

Approval received on August 17, 2020N/A

Request to extend/continue the waiver of the Math subject GRE and retain the general GRE.

Did not receive

Program phased out	Program phased out
Mathematics	N/A	N/A	Requesting that the GRE be optional, though strongly recommended if applicant does not submit GRE Mathematics Subject Test score

Approved

(Waived)	Requesting that the GRE be optional, though strongly recommended if applicant does not submit GRE Mathematics Subject Test score (Waived)
Mathematics and Science Education	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the JDP program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on September 21, 2020

Request to extend/continue the waiver of the General GRE requirement for the

jDP

JDP program for

hte

the Fall 22 application cycle.

Received 9/29 - late. Sent to grad coucnil 9/29Awaiting Decision

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement	Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the MS and PhD programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on October 6, 2020Request for a

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement for M.S. and Ph.D. applicants for the FA22 admissions cycle.

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement for M.S. and Ph.D. applicants for the FA23 admissions cycle.

ApprovedNanoengineering/Chem

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Music	N/A	N/A	N/A	Request for permanent removal of the GRE requirement beginning with the FA24 application cycle
Nanoengineering/Chem	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for the Nanoengineering and Chemical Engineering MS and PhD programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for the Nanoengineering and Chemical Engineering MS and PhD programs for the FA22 application cycle.

ApprovedRequest for a

Neurosciences

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Neurosciences	Request for a permanent removal of the GRE requirement effective Fall 2020.

Approval received in 2019NAN/ANA

Removed	Removed	Removed
Philosophy	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for the FA21 admissions cycle.

Approval received on June 30, 2020N/A

Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for the Philosophy PhD program.

N/A

Removed	Removed
Physics	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for fall 2021 for Biophysics PhD (PY75), Physics PhD (PY76), and Physics BS/MS (PY76).

Approval received on July 22, 2020Political ScienceRequest for a

Request for an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA22, and the PGRE as optional. Program will maintain (in the long run) the Physics subject GRE (PGRE) as part of our Grad Admissions screening process.

Request for an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA23 and the PGRE as optional. Program will maintain (in the long run) the Physics subject GRE (PGRE) as part of our Grad Admissions screening process.

ApprovedRequest for

Request for an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA23 and the PGRE as optional. Program will maintain (in the long run) the Physics subject GRE (PGRE) as part of our Grad Admissions screening process.
Political Science	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the Fall 2021 admissions cycle for both PhD in Political science (PS75) and PhD program in Political Science and International Affairs (PS76)

Approval received on July 29, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle.

The doctoral Program in political science requests a continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA 2022/23 for PhD Poli Sci programs

Approved

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement
Psychology	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the Experimental Psychology PhD Program for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle.

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA23 admissions cycle.

Approved

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the general GRE requirement

Public Health-

MPH

JDP	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the

MPH program for Fall 2021Approval received on June 10, 2020Request

JDP programs for the FA21 application cycle.

Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the

General

requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle

.Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for the MPH programApprovedPublic Health - JDPRequest for a

. This includes the JDP in Epidemiology, Health Behavior, and Global Health.

Requests an extension of the temporary waiver of the

General

requirement of the general GRE

requirement

for the

JDP programs for the FA21 application cycle.Approval received on September 3, 2020

admissions cycle FA23. This would include the JDP in Epidemiology, Health Behavior and Global Health.	Waived
Public Health-MPH	Request for a temporary waiver of the GRE requirement for the MPH program for Fall 2021	Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the

requirement of the general

General GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle.

This includes the JDP in Epidemiology, Health Behavior, and Global Health.The Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health requests an extension of the temporary waiver of the
requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA23. This would include the JDP in
Epidemiology, Health Behavior and Global Health.ApprovedRadyRequest for a temporary waiver of the GEneral GRE and GMAT requirement for their PhD program for the fall 2021 admissions cycle.Approval received on July 29, 2020Request for Continued Temporary Waiver of GRE/ GMAT Requirement for the PhD program (RS79).Request for Continued Temporary Waiver of GRE/ GMAT Requirement for the PhD program (RS79).Received late on 8/29/22Rady

	Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for the MPH program	Removed
Rady - Management PhD	Request for a temporary waiver of the

GMAT and

General GRE and GMAT requirement for

Fall 2020 application cycle for the Flex weekend and Flex Evening MBA programsApproval received on April 29, 2020Request a permanent removal of the general GRE/GMAT requirement for admission beginning with the
FA22 application cycle for Flex Evening and Flex Weekend MBAN/AN/ARadyFlex Weekend MSBA (RS87) - Request for a temporary waivier of the General GRE or GMAT for the FA21 admisisons cycleApproval received on July 29, 2020Requests an extension/continuation of

their PhD program for the fall 2021 admissions cycle.

Request for Continued Temporary Waiver of GRE/ GMAT Requirement for the PhD program (RS79).

Request to extend/continue the temporary waiver of the

requirement of the GMAT/GRE fthrough and including the admissions cycle 2022.N/AN/ARadyMPAc (RS91

general GRE requirement
Rady - MBA (Flex)	Flex Evening and Weekend MBA (RS84) - Request for a temporary waiver of the

General

GRE and GMAT for the FA21

applicaiton cycleApproval received on July 29, 2020

application cycle.	Request a permanent removal of the general GRE/GMAT requirement for admission beginning with the FA22 application cycle.	Removed	Removed
Rady - MBA (Full-Time)	N/A	N

/ARadyFull-Time MSBA (RS83) - Request of

/A	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE and GMAT requirement for their MBA program for the fall 2023 admissions cycle.	Required
Rady - MF	Master of Finance (RS82) - Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE and GMAT for the FA21

applicaiton cycleApproval received on July 29, 2020Requests an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of

admissions cycle

The Rady MF will return to requiring the GMAT/GRE

fthrough and including the admissions cycle 2022.N/AN/ARadyFlex Evening and Weekend MBA (RS84

for the Fall 2022 application cycle.	Required	Required
Rady - MPAc	MPAc (RS91) - Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE and GMAT for the FA21 application cycle	Request a permanent removal of the general GRE/GMAT requirement for admission beginning with the FA22 application cycle.

Approval received on July 29, 2020Request a permanent removal of the general GRE/GMAT requirement for admission beginning with the
FA22 application cycle

	Removed	Removed
Rady - MSBA (Flex)	Flex Weekend MSBA (RS87) - Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE or GMAT for the FA21 admissions cycle	Requests an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the GMAT/GRE through and including the admissions cycle 2022.	N/A

N/A

Required

Rady

Master of Finance (RS82

- MSBA (Full-Time)

Full-Time MSBA (RS83) - Request

for

of a temporary waiver of the General GRE and GMAT for the FA21

admissions cycleApproval received on July 29, 2020The Rady MF will return to requiring

application cycle

Requests an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the GMAT/GRE

for the Fall 2022 application cycle

fhrough and including the admissions cycle 2022.

N/A

NA

Required
SIO	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the PhD and MS programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 20, 2020

Requests a continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle.

Request to permanently remove GRE requirement for MS and PhD programs

Approved

Removed
Sociology	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for this year's admissions cycle (WI21

) Approval received on July 22, 2020

)

Requests a continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle.

Requests a continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the FA22 admissions cycle. *Submitted late on 9/14/22

N/A

Waived
Structural Engineering - MS	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for their MS programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020N/A

Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE as a requirement for MS programs.

N/ANA

Removed	Removed
Structural Engineering - PhD	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for their PhD programs for the FA21 application cycle

Approval received on August 17, 2020xDid not receive

Required	Required	Required
Theatre and Dance	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE for Ph.D. program.	Request for an extension of the temporary waiver of the general GRE for the Ph.D. program	Request permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for Theatre and Drama PhD program

Approved

Removed
Visual Arts	Request for a temporary waiver of the General GRE requirement for the fall 2021, through the 2021-2022 admissions cycle.

Approval received on July 22, 2020N/A

Request for a permanent removal of the general GRE requirement for the Visual Arts PhD program beginning with the Fall 2022 admissions cycle.

N/A

Removed

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