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Tele-BEARS is an interactive computer system that allows you to enroll in classes
online. With Tele-BEARS, you always receive the most immediate,
up-to-the-moment information regarding your registration and class enrollment.
How Tele-BEARS Works
To ensure the fairest possible distribution of courses
to the student body, enrollment in classes is spread over two phases and an adjustment period. Phase I, starting toward the end of the previous semester,
allows you to enroll in a maximum of 12 units plus one physical education activity course. In Phase II, starting immediately after Phase I, you may complete your
enrollment by enrolling in additional courses if necessary. You may then add and drop courses during the adjustment period, which starts
one week before instruction and extends through the first three weeks of instruction. Access to Tele-BEARS is regulated by pre-assigned appointments that are spread throughout each
phase period. To enroll and register through Tele-BEARS, follow these steps: Obtain Your Tele-BEARS Appointment—?Your Tele-BEARS appointments for Phases I and II are made available online via Bear Facts. (See below for information on how to access Bear Facts.) The Office of the Registrar will notify you by e-mail when the appointments are available.* If you require academic advising, you will also be required to obtain an Adviser Code (AC) from your major adviser. The AC must be entered when you first access Tele-BEARS each semester. For more information, see the Billing and Payment Services web site. Enroll in Classes—With the online Schedule of Classes and the General Catalog, you can determine a class schedule. Once you have selected your classes and have obtained your Adviser Code (AC) from your major adviser (if required), you can use Tele-BEARS to enroll. For more information, see the Registrar's web site.
Pay Registration Fees—?A monthly billing statement indicating all University fees due will be generated for you and posted online by the Billing and Payment Services office. You may pay your fees in full or in five installments on the Deferred Payment Plan. Fee payment (either in full or the first installment) is due on August 15 for the fall semester and January 15 for the spring semester. For more information, see the Billing and Payment Service web site. The Deferred Payment Plan—You may pay your registration fees in five installments if you wish. A nonrefundable processing fee will be charged to your first installment. Your billing statement will indicate the amount due for the first payment; subsequent statements for the remaining payments will be generated for you automatically.
For full information about the Deferred Payment Plan, see the Billing and Payment Services web site. Statement of Intention to Register The admission letter to new (including reactivating) graduate students contains a Statement of Intention to Register that must be filled out and returned to the Graduate Admissions office. Only the return of the form to Graduate Admissions indicating an intention to register will reserve the registration slot allocated to you. If you do not want to accept the offer of admission, you should complete and return the Declination of Admission section so that your place can be allocated to another applicant. We will send you information about enrolling in classes after we receive your Statement of Intention to Register accepting admission. If you do not complete the online Statement of Intention to Register or return it but do not register for the semester in which you were admitted, you must reapply if you want to attend any subsequent semester. You have no priority over other applicants for any subsequent semester by virtue of your previous admission. To maintain good standing as a graduate student, you must register with the Office of the Registrar each semester until you complete all requirements for the degree. You can satisfy the requirement for full-time continuous registration by attending both semesters of an academic year. You must be registered or pay the filing fee, whichever is applicable, for the semester in which your degree is conferred. If you hold a nonimmigrant visa, you must be registered for both semesters of each academic year unless you have special permission from the Immigration Service to do otherwise. Consult an adviser at the Berkeley International Office for further information. In summary, you must register in any semester in which you are enrolled in formal courses of instruction, taking a comprehensive or qualifying exam, filing a thesis or dissertation, or are making any use of nonpublic University facilities, including access to the faculty. If your studies or research requires absence from California for the semester, you must file a petition requesting absence and a reduction of the University fees with Graduate Degrees, 318 Sproul Hall. Special Information for New Graduate Students If you will be a new graduate student, you will not use Tele-BEARS until shortly before the beginning of instruction. You must meet with your graduate adviser to approve your class schedule and obtain an Advisor Code (if required). Students who have registered and decide before classes begin not to attend Berkeley may cancel their registration. For further information, contact the Office of the Registrar. Courses are classified as lower division (numbered 1 through 99); upper division (100-199); graduate (200-299); professional, for teachers or prospective teachers (300-399); special study for preparation for the master’s exam (601); and special study for preparation for the doctoral qualifying exam (602). Lower division courses are not counted as part of a full program of study leading to a higher degree. You must be enrolled in 12 units in 200 series (or above) to be considered a full-time student. International students on F-1 or J-1 visas should also enroll in 12 units, but there may be exceptional circumstances where they may enroll in fewer units and be considered full-time. For more information, contact the Berkeley International Office. (For information on courses in the 600 series, see Special Provisions—Graduate Students.) Graduate student instructors and graduate student researchers must normally carry a minimum of 12 units, unless advanced to doctoral candidacy. If you want to withdraw from Berkeley at the end of a semester or while the semester is in progress, you must formally withdraw through your academic unit, which will process your withdrawal online. Students planning to withdraw should consult with their department, since readmission following withdrawal is not guaranteed and may be denied. International students with nonimmigrant visas must consult the Berkeley International Office, International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, (510) 642-2818, to determine whether they can withdraw without jeopardizing their visa status. For further information, see Academic Policies.
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