As an MCB Graduate Student you have access to Department and Campus facilities and opportunities. You also are guided by both Department (program) and Graduate Division (Campus) policies and procedures. The Graduate Division oversees graduate admissions, fellowships, grants, academic employment, preparation for teaching, mentoring activities, professional development, track academic progress and degree milestones. Students also have their own represenation on campus through the Graduate Assembley, which is the Graduate Student Government Association (GA). The Assembley offers representation, advocacy, lobbying and resources to graduate students among other things.
Program Policies
- Course Requirements
- Rotations and Thesis Lab Placement
- Teaching Policy
- 290 Policy
- Qualifying Exams
- Graduate Student Support
- Time to Degree
- Grievance Procedures
- Publication Policy
Program Forms
Graduate Division Policies
- Guide to Graduate Policy
- Academic Appointments
- Appeals: Procedure and Form
Graduate Division Forms
- Petition to change Major
- Petition for parenting leave
- Add or Drop a Class
- Application for Candidacy
- Application for Readmission
- Conferenece Travel Grants
Office of the Registrar Services
Health & Wellbeing
- University Health Services Tang Center
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
- Recreational Sports Facility
Career Development
- QB3-Berkeley Graduate and Postdoc Career Development
- Graduate Student Professional Development Guide
- MCB 295 Careers for Life Sciences PhDs
- Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- UC Berkeley Career Center
Room Reservations
Follow the links below for information about reserving seminar and conference rooms in Department and Campus space
- Barker/Koshland Room Reservations
- Weill Hall Room Reservations
- VSLB Room Reservations
- Campus Classrooms