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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BPHY Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Informative Email: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are graduating this Spring 2024, please read the information below
<b><span style="color:red">(if you are not, please disregard this email or you can read over it to learn this information for future reference)</span></b><span style="color:red">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you receive a
<b><span style="color:black">DCFA </span></b><span style="color:black">award, please know that the Grad Division office will incorporate this into your funding chart:
</span>Unless you receive the award in the summer, you must be enrolled in 12 units for Spring 2024. Email me if you have questions about enrollment.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Additional information if applicable: Filing Fee (Deadline: March 1<sup>st</sup>) if you are not taking additional courses this Spring 2024. Also, please know that if you are applying
for the filing fee, you will not be enrolling in any courses (0 units) and will not be an employee as a GSR or TA.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>If you are Graduating this Spring, 2024, and are continuing to be an employee, please know that you need to be enrolled in 12 units</b>; please email me if you need assistance with
enrollment or are applying for a filing fee. Filing Fee information: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/regulations-and-procedures#filing-fee-status">
Regulations and Procedures | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</a>. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Reviewing your Degree Audit to ensure all courses are completed is recommended. You can access your Degree Audit via R’web. Please ensure all seminars are showing correctly for every
quarter you have been in the program. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For MS students, please know that the deadline for applying for candidacy is April 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The graduation application deadline for the MS and Ph.D. programs is April 8<sup>th</sup> via R’Web.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Important links:</span> Format review deadline 5/31/2024 and final submission before 6/14/2024.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PhD Advancement Procedures: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/petitions-and-forms#phd-advancement-and-graduation">
Petitions and Forms | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MS Advancement Procedures: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/petitions-and-forms#masters-advancement-and-gradua">
Petitions and Forms | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dissertation/Thesis submission Deadlines: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/graduation-procedures">
Graduation Procedures | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dissertation/Thesis submission steps: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/dissertation-and-thesis-submission">
Dissertation and Thesis Submission | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Defense announcement: <a href="https://ucrbsgsac.wufoo.com/forms/rfm7fss1mh5dw2/">
https://ucrbsgsac.wufoo.com/forms/rfm7fss1mh5dw2/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Petitions to be completed after defense is completed: <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/dissertation-and-thesis-submission#7-submit-the-signature-approva">
<span style="color:blue">Dissertation and Thesis Submission | Graduate Division (ucr.edu)</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All requirements must be completed before 6/14/2024. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you are an <span style="color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
international student</span><span style="color:red"> </span>and have questions about
<span style="color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">NRT </span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">a</span>nd advancement, please email me as soon as possible so we can book an appointment.
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto">
<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Marlene Garcia, M.A<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Marleneg@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">Marleneg@ucr.edu</span></a> | (951) 827-4429<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(STAP/STAT, BPHY, CMDB) <o:p>
</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Book an appointment:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://doodle.com/bp/marlenegarcia1/book-an-appointment-with-me-"><span style="color:blue">https://doodle.com/bp/marlenegarcia1/book-an-appointment-with-me-</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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