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A request to modify a program's GRE requirement must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate Division Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Graduate Council. Requests for a first time Temporary Waiver, an extension/continuation of a Temporary Waiver, or a Permanent Removal of a GRE requirement should be sent in PDF format addressed to the Dean of the Graduate Division via Assistant Dean April Bjornsen abjornsen@ucsdDirector of Graduate Admissions, Mary Hogan mhogan@ucsd.edu .
See the sample text for these requests below. For professional Master’s programs in which the GRE requirement is included in their Senate Regulation, please reach out to Mary Allen to submit an appropriate request.
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The doctoral, MFA, and/or MS Program in ___(program name)___ requests that the requirement of the general GRE be waived for the upcoming admissions cycle FA_____, and continue through and including the admissions cycle FA____. During these cycles, our admissions rubric will be modified to reflect the absence of GRE scores in the following manner:__________________________. Our faculty and staff, in collaboration with Graduate Divisionthe Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, will assess the impact of the waiver on our Program in terms of quality and quantity of the applicant pool. At the end of the waiver period, we will make a decision on whether the GRE will be permanently eliminated or continue to be required.
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The doctoral, MFA, and/or MS Program in ___(program name)___ requests an extension/continuation of the temporary waiver of the requirement of the general GRE for the admissions cycle FA_____, and continue through and including the admissions cycle FA____. During these cycles, our admissions rubric will be modified to reflect the absence of GRE scores in the following manner:__________________________. Our faculty and staff, in collaboration with Graduate DivisionDivision of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, will assess the impact of the waiver on our Program in terms of quality and quantity of the applicant pool. At the end of the waiver period, we will make a decision on whether the GRE will be permanently eliminated or continue to be required.
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In addition, two examples of submitted requests are provided below for reference. Requests should reflect the specific program needs. Requests for permanent removal of the GRE must include the Department Chair signature. Feel free to direct any questions to April Bjornsen abjornsen@ucsdMary Hogan mhogan@ucsd.edu .