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All queries regarding the status of your application materials must be sent directly to your prospective department.

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Credit card payments can only be accepted if you are applying online.

Applicants applying via a paper application do not have the option to pay by credit card. Please enclose a check, money order, or bank draft payable to the "UC Regents" along with the application. If someone is paying the application fee on your behalf, they must include the applicant's name, the graduate department, and date of birth.

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You may apply to a non-degree option called "Course Work Only" (CWO). You will need to meet all of the normal criteria for admission, and the department must be willing to accept CWO students. There is a limit of two semesters of study and admission to this status precludes future admission or change of major into a degree program at Berkeley

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If all requirements are met, it can take up to two weeks for the department to forward their recommendation and for the paperwork to be processed. If it has been more than three weeks and you have not received notice of admission.

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Students who were exposed to someone who has told them they have the flu or who are experiencing flu-like symptoms should maintain their distance from other individuals and call University Health Services at (609) 258-3141 for medical advice. It is especially important that students with pre-existing medical conditions (i.e. pregnant women, adults with chronic medical conditions such as asthma or diabetes, or individuals with immunosuppression) immediately call UHS because they may be at serious risk for complications from flu.

Students with flu-like symptoms should immediately call 911 [or (609) 258-3333 if you are using a cell phone] if you also start to experience any of the following symptoms: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen; sudden dizziness; confusion; or severe or persistent vomiting.