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The Berkeley Campus
Undergraduate Majors and Programs
Information for International Freshman Applicants
Living and Learning at Berkeley
Visiting Berkeley
Tuition, Fees and Financial Aid
About three-quarters of Berkeley undergraduates receive financial aid, which is primarily need-based. Applicants apply for university-sponsored scholarships automatically when they apply for admission; a separate form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for grants, loans and work study.
Average Student Budget 2007-2008*
| Living on Campus | Living off Campus | Living at Home | |
| Registration & Fees** | $ 8,384 | $ 8,384 | $ 8,384 |
| Housing, food & utilities | 13,848 | 9,340 | 4,002 |
| Books and supplies | 1,234 | 1,234 | 1,234 |
| Personal expenses | 1,264 | 1,394 | 1,758 |
| Transportation | 578 | 976 | 1,842 |
| Total | $25,308 | $21,328 | $17,220 |
*Estimated budget; subject to change.
**Non-resident tuition add $19,620.
An additional fee is charged for selected residence halls.
Health insurance fee of $1,220 is included in student budget, but may be waived if proof of adequate coverage is presented.
A visit to the campus is the best way to find out what UC Berkeley has to offer. No matter how much you've read or heard about Berkeley, nothing can compare to seeing it for yourself. We hope that you will take us up on this invitation: tour the campus, listen to an admissions presentation, explore the surrounding area, and talk informally to some of the people in the Berkeley campus community.
Planning Your Visit
Your first stop on campus should be Visitor Services, located in 101 University Hall. Campus tours leave Visitor Services Monday-Friday at 10:00 a.m. These student-led tours are free of charge and last about an hour and a half. Admissions information for prospective students is also available most weekdays between 1-4 p.m.; please check the links above to confirm tour times before you arrive on campus. You may wish to refer to the following academic calendar in planning your campus visit.
| Fall 2008 | |
| Fall semester classes begin | August 21 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 27 - 28 |
| Instruction ends | December 10 |
| Final Examinations | December 13 - 20 |
| Winter Holiday | December 25 - 26 |
| New Year's Holiday | December 31, 2008 - January 1, 2009 |
| Spring 2008 | |
| Martin Luther King holiday | January 21 |
| Spring semester classes begin | January 22 |
| Presidents' Day Holiday | February 18 |
| Spring Recess | March 24 - 28 |
| Cesar Chavez Holiday | March 28 |
| Cal Day (Campus Open House) | April 12 |
| Instruction Ends | May 12 |
| Final Examinations | May 15 - 22 |
| Summer 2008 | |
| First summer session begins | May XX |
| Memorial Day holiday | May 26 |
| Independence Day holiday | July 4 |
| Last summer session ends | August XX |
*Dates in italics indicate times when campus offices will be closed For More Information | |
Housing and Residential Life
You have a wide variety of housing choices at Berkeley. The campus guarantees housing to new students who are admitted to the fall semester and meet the housing application deadline. Most residence halls offer dining facilities, seminar/study rooms and on-site academic services such as tutoring, advising, and computing assitance. In addition, the campus maintains over 1,000 apartments for students who are married, single parents, or domestic partners. Also available are "theme houses" that combine residential living with a particular academic focus and nearly 3,500 spaces in student cooperatives, fraternities, and sororities. For more information, please check the links on the right side of this page.
Over 700 Campus Organizations
The Berkeley campus is an eclectic, interesting and varied place to live and to learn, and this is truly reflected in the wide range of clubs and student organizations available. Cal students can join the Marching Band, the Cal Hang Gliding Club, radio station KALX, ethnic associations, humor and literary magazines, debate team, and a variety of cultural and political groups. If you can't find one that suits your interests, you may even form your own organization—new groups are constantly forming and changing to meet the needs of the our students.
Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
A large percentage of our students take Berkeley's public service mission to heart. Cal Corps Public Service Center coordinates a wide variety of programs for students who want to volunteer for a community organization, work with an established campus group such as Cal Berkeley Habitat for Humanity or Raza Recruitment and Retention Center, or pursue internship opportunities to supplement their classroom experience. The Berkeley Career Center is another excellent resource for internships, both in the corporate and nonprofit arenas.
Arts and Cultural Events
As a Cal student, you can take advantage of an exciting variety of on-campus lectures, concerts, forums, seminars, festivals, plays, exhibits, and films offered by world-acclaimed scholars and performers—so many that you need to check the calendar of events to keep up. In addition, a host of arts, entertainment and sports activities are within minutes from campus in San Francisco, Oakland and other surrounding Bay Area communities. Downtown Berkeley, a short walk from campus, offers four movie theaters (22 screens), highly-regarded theater, live music, artist cooperatives, and many other cultural venues.
Cal Bear Athletics
Berkeley is a member of the PAC-10 Division I Conference and offers a full range of men's and women's intercollegiate sports. You can watch the Cal Bears fight it out on the football field, tennis court or track, or take advantage of the campus' extensive sports and recreational facilities yourself. Cal has a comprehensive intramural sports program, offering everything from coed flag football to martial arts.
College of Chemistry
Biochemistry – see Molecular and Cell Biology in the College of Letters and Science
Chemistry – also offered in the College of Letters and Science
Chemical Biology
Chemical Engineering
Joint Majors: only available to junior transfers
Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering
College of Engineering
Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
Computational Engineering Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Computer Science - also offered in the College of Letters and Science
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering Science
Engineering Undeclared: only available to freshmen
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Joint Majors: only available to junior transfers
Bioengineering/Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering/Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering/Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering/Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Nuclear Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
College of Environmental Design
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Urban Studies
College of Letters and Science
African American Studies
American Studies
Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art & Architecture
Anthropology
Art, History of
Art, Practice of
Asian American Studies
Asian Studies
Astrophysics (includes Astronomy)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Celtic Studies
Chemistry – also offered in the College of Chemistry
Chicano Studies
Chinese
Classical Civilizations
Classical Languages
Cognitive Science
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
Dance and Performance Studies
Development Studies
Dutch Studies
Earth and Planetary Science (Atmospheric Science, Environmental Earth Science, Geology, Geophysics, Marine Science)
Economics
English
Environmental Economics and Policy - also offered in the College of Natural Resources
Environmental Sciences (biological, physical, social) - also offered in the College of Natural Resources
Ethnic Studies
Film
French
Gender and Women's Studies
Genetics, Genomics and Development
Geography
German
Greek
Hispanic Languages and Bilingual Issues
History
Iberian or Latin American Literatures
Immunology
Integrative Biology
Interdisciplinary Studies
Italian Studies
Japanese
Latin
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies
Linguistics
Luso-Brazilian
Mass Communications
Mathematics
Mathematics, Applied
Middle Eastern Studies
Molecular and Cell Biology
Music
Native American Studies
Near Eastern Civilizations
Near Eastern Languages and Literature
Neurobiology
Operations Research and Management Science
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Political Economy of Industrial Societies
Political Science
Psychology
Public Health
Religious Studies
Rhetoric
Scandinavian
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Social Welfare
Sociology
South and Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish and Spanish American
Statistics
Theater and Performance Studies
Undeclared: only available to freshmen
College of Natural Resources
Conservation and Resource Studies
Environmental Economics and Policy - also offered in the College of Letters & Science
Environmental Sciences (biological, physical, social) - also offered in the College of Letters and Science
Forestry and Natural Resources
Genetics and Plant Biology
Microbial Biology
Molecular Environmental Biology
Molecular Toxicology
Nutritional Science
Society and Environment
Undeclared: only available to freshmen
Haas School of Business
Business Administration: only available to junior transfers; freshman applicants must apply to the College of Letters and Science, Undeclared—Pre-Business Administration
