If you have specific questions about admissions to our program, please contact us directly at pscadmit@berkeley.edu.
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.
The application cycle for Fall 2021 will open in September 2020. The online application will be available on the Graduate Division Home Page.
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Note: The Graduate Office Advisors are working remotely. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, phone calls to (510) 643-4408 cannot be answered. Correspondence is limited to email/zoom at this time. If you would like to schedule a zoom appointment, please contact us directly at pscadmit@berkeley.edu.
Disclaimer- Below is information about a program being offered by current graduate students from a variety of Political Science Gradaute programs. This program is not affiliated with the UC Berkeley Political Science Department. Information & details shared with the GAPS Collective will not be given to the UC Berkeley Political Science department or impact your application in any way.
GAPS Collective's Mentorship Program from Ph.D. Applicants in Political Science