This is the amount of course units doctoral students must complete.
What is 24?
100
At the beginning of this number semester (e.g., first, second, etc.) Ph.D. students are expected to take the prelims for the first time.
What is the third semester?
100
The building where the Kresge Engineering library is located.
What is Bechtel??
100
This is how long you need to be physically present in California before you can be determined as a resident.
What is one year?
100
This person was recently named one of the "35 under 35" for her work in Artificial Intelligence.
Who is Anca Dragan?
200
Doctoral students can transfer up to this many units from an outside institution.
What is 12?
200
What students do if they fail the prelim the first time.
What is take it again?
200
This is a group of senior grad students that holds weekly office hours and you can go to with issues, EECS questions, or general questions about life in Berkeley.
What is EECS Peers?
200
This is the current number of hours needed to fulfill the GSI teaching requirement.
What is the 30?
200
One of the New Grad seminar series faculty speakers that teaches a course on "Hands-On Ham Radio".
Who is Michael Lustig?
300
The dissertation talk cannot be given at this time of year.
What is summer?
300
You need to complete these in addition to the oral exam.
What is the prelim breadth courses?
300
Grad students use this system to enroll in classes.
What is CalCentral?
300
This is the minimum GPA you need to serve as a GSI.
What is a 3.0?
300
This faculty member served as the Chief Technology Officer during the Clinton/Gore administration.
Who is Randy Katz?
400
You must declare your permanent research advisor by this time.
What is the end of your first year?
400
Your entire prelim exam and breadth requirements need to be completed before you can take this.
What is the qualifying exam?
400
The name of the staff psychologist that is available to EECS students for counseling in the Bechtel satellite office.
Who is Dr. Christine Zhou?
400
This is the form you must submit if you believe you are a resident.
What is the Statement of Legal Residence (SLR)?
400
Another "35 under 35" faculty member who was recognized for her work on Brain Machine Interfaces.
Who is Rikky Muller?
500
This exam must be taken before a doctoral student can advance to candidacy.
What is the qualifying exam?
500
This is the form students need to fill out after they successfully pass the prelim.
What is a blue card?
500
The name of the group that helps student entrepreneurs with developing a start-up.
What is the Citris Foundry?
500
To establish physical presence and intent in California, you will need a bank account, proof of voting, and this type of ID.
What is a California driver's license?
500
An EECS faculty member who is also the Dean of the College of Engineering.