Make Annual Fee Submission for Existing SSGPDP

Call for 2025-26 SSGPDP Fee Proposals

UCOP has released the call for Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree Program (SSGPDP) fee proposals for the 2025-26 academic year. All new and existing Approved SSGPDPs are required to submit an annual fee proposal for review and approval by the President. Submissions are due to studentfees@berkeley.edu by Friday, December 13, 2024 for initial review.

New this year, programs are required to complete tables 4A_2025-26_Program Description and Summary and 4B_2025-26_Current and Proposed Student Charges directly. Programs should enter their data in the shared files available at the links above. Please do not download the files from the links above, and ensure that edits are made within the shared files. 

Submission Timeline

October 25, 2024

Call for proposals and instructions sent to DFLs with existing SSGPDPs, published in DFL Weekly, and on CFO website.

December 13, 2024

Proposals due to FP&A for initial review.

January 10, 2025

Proposals reviewed and returned to programs for revision.

January 24, 2025

Proposals shared with EVCP and Graduate Division for feedback.

February 10, 2025

Signed proposal package due to UCOP.

May and June 2025

UCOP finalizes decisions on SSGPDP proposals.

Forms and Instructions

All materials, including the instructions, required templates, and guidance are available in the Call for Proposals bDrive folder.

Student and Faculty Consultation

SSGPDPs are required to solicit substantive feedback from students and faculty at least once every two years. UCOP requires programs to document feedback from each student and faculty consulted using a specified template that includes:

  • The program name and short description
  • The current fee rate
  • The proposed fee rate and percent increase
  • Date of consultation
  • Type of consultation (e.g., email, town hall, focus group, etc.)
  • Feedback on the proposed fee level's appropriateness for the type of program and how it is operated
  • Feedback on whether the program fee is too high, just right, or too low

Examples of the student and faculty consultation templates are available on Page 6 and Page 8 of the SSGPDP Annual Program Template, respectively.

The following programs are required to consult with their students and faculty:

  • Analytics
  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Business Administration Evening-Weekend
  • Business Administration-Executive
  • Financial Engineering
  • Information and Cyber Security
  • Law-Traditional and Executive
  • Molecular Science and Software Engineering
  • Nutritional Science and Dietetics