Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley

The Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science is consistently considered one of the top programs in the country. Our PhD students live and study in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment here at UC Berkeley and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Below, please find brief descriptions as well as links to the various pages and types of information you can find in this section.

• Graduate Study in Political Science Explore our PhD program including admissions standards and policies, program curriculum and requirements, and funding.
• Application Requirements Find a detailed checklist for applying to the program as well as links to the required Graduate Division online application and department supplemental application.
• Frequently Asked Questions Not quite sure where to find the answer? Check the FAQs for answers to a variety of questions from where to mail your transcripts to how to calculate your GPA.
• Contact Us Reach out to our faculty, current graduate students, and admissions staff.