<div dir="ltr"><div>FYI</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kara Oswood</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:kara.oswood@ucr.edu">kara.oswood@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM<br>Subject: NRST Reduction Extension & Update<br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Hi All, </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><span>Remember</span> that <b>some students are eligible to extend the <span>NRST reduction</span> beyond 9 quarters</b>. In addition, we've just been given approval to extend the eligibility to students who entered in the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 cohorts. The eligibility previously ended with the 2019/2020 year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><b>Information below and on our <a href="mailto:https://live-ucr-graduate.pantheonsite.io/regulations-and-procedures#nonresident_supplemental_tuition_nrst_9qtr_reduction_after_advancement" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">website</span></a>. </b>The petition to request NRST reduction is on R’Grad. Let me know if you have questions.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">**********<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">After advancement to candidacy, non-resident PhD students automatically receive a 9-quarter 100% <span>reduction</span> of the <span>NRST</span> fee.</span></p><p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt">The Graduate Division has received approval from campus administration to allow graduate students up to 12 quarters of </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt">reduced</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt">NRST</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt"> after advancement to candidacy. In order to verify and track requests, we've developed this procedure for students to apply.</span></p><h6 style="margin:0.5rem;font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;box-sizing:inherit;outline:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Criteria:<u></u><u></u></span></h6><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem;outline:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">1. Students requesting the <span>reduction</span> must fall into one of two categories:<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin:1rem 1.25rem;box-sizing:inherit;outline:none;list-style-position:outside"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:inherit;outline:none"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Have entered the PHD program in cohorts between Fall 2014 and Fall 2021 for programs with a 6 year normative time* OR<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;box-sizing:inherit;font-size:inherit;outline:none"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Have entered the PhD program in cohorts between Fall 2015 and Fall 2021 for programs with a 5 year normative time*.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem;outline:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">*normative time for a program can be found in the <a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/catalog.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">General Catalog</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem;outline:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">2. Students must be at least in their 9th quarter after advancement to candidacy to request the initial extension for the 10th quarter.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem;outline:none"><br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:1.2">Kara Oswood</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Director, Graduate Academic Affairs</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Graduate Division | University of California, Riverside</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">University Office Building 125</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Office: 951-827-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