Applicant Notification

The Graduate Division maintains the responsibility and right of notifying all applicants of their admissions decision. While the Graduate Dean has authorized the practice of departments sending letters regarding admissions offers to applicants, only the official letter from the Dean of the Graduate Division constitutes a formal offer of admission. To ensure that applicants understand that the Graduate Dean’s decision letter is their formal offer, departments must include an indication that the final letter will come from the Graduate Division.

Note: DO NOT send department admit letters to applicants who require exceptions or special handling by the Graduate Division until the Graduate Dean’s letter has been populated in the applicant’s online application.

Graduate Division sends official decision notifications to:

• All admitted domestic and international applicants

• All denied and incomplete applicants

Items Departments may provide as admit notification:

• Admissions recommendation letter

• Funding letter

Items available online through the Application Status Page once an applicant has been admitted by Graduate Division:

• Admissions offer letter

• Online Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) - must be completed online

• Online Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) https://calresidency.sa.ucsb.edu/slr/login.asp (Can be completed 5-10 business days after SIR is completed)