Ph.D. in Anthropology (Social Cultural and Archaeology)
and Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology

Registration

At Berkeley registration is done by a phone-in system: TeleBEARS. The student is given a personal identification number by the Graduate Student Affairs Officer and the student uses that number and a touch-tone phone to access the system and punch in enrollment choices. TeleBEARS occurs in two phases. During Phase I, in mid-April, the student may enroll in up to 12.5 units. During Phase II, from late-July to mid-August the student may add units. New graduate students should enroll in early August. An adjustment period will occur from mid-August to mid-September during which time the student may add or drop classes. If the student is new and missed his or her early August appointment time, the student may enroll in classes for the first time within the adjustment period.

Students should always enroll for at least eight units during the original enrollment period on TeleBEARS. Eight units is the minimum full-time unit load required of Anthropology graduate students. If the student is not enrolled in eight units by mid-September the student is considered to be “not in compliance” and could be dropped from the rolls, have transcripts blocked, be forced to pay back any stipend money received and have fellowship registration fee offsets rescinded. Moreover, if under-enrolled, the student cannot take his or her Ph.D. Oral Qualifying Examination or use campus facilities. The student may make many changes later, but it is important to have enrolled for at least eight units during Phase I.

In mid-September the student may add or drop classes, change grading options, or change unit loads in variable unit courses through the On-Line Add/Drop System (OLADS). The student does this by filling out the appropriate form, getting the Head Graduate Advisor’s signature and submitting it to the Graduate Student Affairs Officer who will make the changes on-line.

Late Fees
A late registration fee for not paying at least the first installment of fees by July 15 will be assessed in the amount of $50.00. If the student is not enrolled in at least one course by the end of Phase II, the student will be charged a $50.00 late enrollment fee. The fee for adding a course after the third week of classes is $5.00 and for dropping a course is $10.00. The Graduate Student Affairs Officer may request that late fees be waived in the event of administrative delays beyond a student’s control. Waiving a late fee, however, is a request made of the Registrar’s Office or of Graduate Division, and this request could be denied. Campus Accounts Receivable System will automatically bill the student with the fee associated with the processing of that particular paperwork.

Ph.D. in Anthropology
(Social Cultural / Archaeology)

Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology

Master of Arts in Folklore

Undergraduate Program

Faculty

Office Hours

Lecture Series
290 Lecture Series
MedAnthro Lecture Series
ARF Brown Bag Lecture Series
Emeritus Lecture Series

Student Organizations
K.A.S.
A.G.O.R.A.
Graduate Student Contacts