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--- mastersdegree [2026/09/12 04:17] – Update note about filing over the summer lnor
+++ mastersdegree [2026/10/13 07:25] (current) – lnor
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 ====How to File the Paperwork in GradSphere====
-//Note: The original instructions from spring 2024 are now out of date, and Eleanor is updating them as she goes through the process herself in summer 2026. If you have questions about the process, email gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu.//
+*Last updated October 2026*
 **Step 1: Confirm you have completed all requirements:**
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 **Step 4: Wait for approval:**
 The front office and the graduate chair need to approve the form, and then Grad Studies needs to approve it. You should receive an email when Grad Studies approves the form. Then you're ready for the next step!
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-//Note: As of 9/11/26, Eleanor is currently up to this step and will update the below steps as she gets there.//
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 **Step 5: Advance to candidacy:** In GradSphere,
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 **Step 6: Wait for approval:**
-Grad Studies will approve the form, and you should receive an email when this is done.
+Grad Studies will approve the form, and you should receive an email when this is done. They will also have to "upload to banner", which can take longer. You'll have to wait until they've done this and the bar at the top shows "Completed - Approved."
-They will also have to "upload to banner", which can take longer. You'll have to wait until they've done this and the bar at the top shows "complete."
+**Step 7: The Math Department submits a report for you:**
+The GPC needs to submit the "Master's Plan II Report" for you in GradSphere. This means that the graduate program coordinator (currently Minh) submits the report, and then it is approved by the GPC before being routed to Grad Studies. If you do not see that a report has been initiated in GradSphere and more than 48 hours have passed since Grad Studies approved your Advancement to Candidacy form, then feel free to email gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu.
-**Step 7: The Math Department submits a report for you:**
+Once this is approved, you should get an email and can find the approved copy in the "My Application" tab in GradSphere. Again, you need to wait until it has moved from "upload to banner" to "completed", even if you get an email saying it was approved.
-The GPC needs to submit the “Master’s II Report” for you in GradSphere. This means that the graduate program coordinator (currently Minh) submits the report, and then it is approved by the chair of GPC before being routed to Grad Studies. If you do not see that a report has been initiated in GradSphere and more than 48 hours have passed since Grad Studies approved your Advancement to Candidacy form, then feel free to email gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu.
-Once this is approved, you should get an email and can find the approved copy in the “My Application” tab in GradSphere. Again, you need to wait until it has moved from “upload to banner” to “completed”, even if you get an email saying it was approved.
 **Step 8: Complete your degree!**
-In GradSphere go to “Home”, then “Degree Completion”, and select “Filing Process”. When you select “Masters Plan II” it should auto complete some information. Fill out the rest of the required information. Upload the approval you got in step 6 (this can be a screenshot of the report).
+In GradSphere go to "Home", then "Degree Completion", and select "Filing Process". When you select "Masters Plan II" it should auto complete some information. Fill out the rest of the required information.
 **Step 9: Wait (this is the last time, I promise):**