UCOP released the call for proposals from programs that charge Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition (PDST) with expiring multi-year plans, or from programs that wish to establish a PDST charge for a new or existing program effective beginning summer or fall 2026.
Programs that would like to establish a PDST for a new or existing program beginning summer or fall 2026 should email studentfees@berkeley.edu as soon as possible, but no later than September 8, 2025 to begin the proposal process.
New PDST program proposals must meet both the UC Compendium academic requirements and Regents policy on student fees. Please contact the Graduate Division for advice on the academic approval for new graduate degree programs:
Regents policy on Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition (PDST) requires each PDST program to submit a multi-year fee plan. New fees may not be implemented and existing fees may not be increased without approval of the multi-year plan by the UC Regents.
UCOP issues the call for new PDST fees and existing PDST fee increases in August or September each year.
PDST fee proposals are due to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in late September or early October. The specific due date varies by year and will be communicated to the DFLs annually.
PDST fee proposals are provided to the Graduate Assembly, Graduate Division, and EVCP for review in early to mid-October.
PDST fee proposals are submitted by the Chancellor to UCOP in October or November.
The UC Board of Regents reviews and approves multi-year proposals for graduate professional degree programs that wish to charge PDST for the first time and for existing PDST programs with multi-year plans that expired or are expiring that wish to increase PDST in excess of 3% for resident students and/or 5% for nonresident students in any given year of their plan at the January and/or March Regents meetings.
The UC President reviews and approves multi-year proposals for existing programs with multi-year plans that expired or are expiring that wish to increase PDST by 3% or less for resident students and 5% or less for nonresident students in each year of their plan after the March Regents meeting.
The Chancellor must approve all PDST multi-year plans before they can be submitted to UCOP.
The Regents must approve all multi-year plans for new programs and existing programs requesting increases greater than 3% for California residents and/or 5% for nonresidents.
At the July 2025 Regents meeting, the Regents delegated authority to the President to begin approving proposals with PDST increases up to 3% for California residents and up to 5% for nonresidents. The President must also approve any reductions to rates in previously approved PDST multi-year plans.
Please email studentfees@berkeley.edu with any questions.