First Year Admissions
The minimum GPA requirement for California residents
3.0 GPA
What website should students from CA Community Colleges use to help them with course articulation?
International students should complete U.S History, T/F?
False, they will need 2 years of history (in place of U.S. History, history of their country)
What time should I be at work?
On time
What is the newest college on campus and what are their undergraduate majors?
College of Computing, Data Science and Society. The majors housed are: Computer Science, Data Science and Statistics.
The minimum GPA requirement for non-CA residents
What is the minimum GPA requirement for CA Transfer Students?
3.0
What is the GPA requirement for International students?
3.4
Where should I sit when I come into the office?
SA designated cubicles
What if I selected the Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (M.E.T.) program as my primary major?
Applicants not admitted to the M.E.T. Program will be considered for admission to Berkeley Engineering’s major that corresponds to the major applied to.
What should students from out of state do if they cannot meet the F-Requirement because their school does not offer the courses?
State in their application, under the "Additional comments section" in the academic history.
Can Transfer Students submit letters of recommendation?
No. Only first-year applicants may be asked to submit letters of recommendation. Transfer applicants will not have this option.
Most international students MUST complete an English proficiency exam, T/F?
True, Proficiency in English is critical to success at UCB.
What is the acceptable dress code?
Business Casual
What is Jackie's favorite Starbucks drink?
Pumpkin Cold Brew !
What exam scores will satisfy the two years of the math requirement?
Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC exam satisfies two years of the requirement (but not geometry)
TR Students should only report courses they have taken for their major prep and 7-course breadth. T/F?
False!! Regardless if transfer or not, all courses MUST be reported.
International students should have more extracurricular activities since it may be more difficult to admit them, T/F?
False, It is important to recognize that International students do not have to do everything, but should report all extracurriculars and other activities including responsibilities and work exp.
What should I do before posting a message in Slack?
Confirm information you are providing on Slack is correct.
What student organization was Jaime heavily involved with during his undergrad?
What does Holistic Review mean?
No single attribute on an application outweighs another attribute.
If my total number of UC transferable units is over 80, am I eligible for admission?
Most programs will not offer admission to students who have earned an excess of 80 UC transferable semester units prior to enrollment, however, if all completed coursework is lower division, this excess unit policy does not apply.
What office should we refer international students to for additional services such as, advising, immigration resources and support?
Berkeley International Office (BIO)
You received a rude phone call and the person asked for your name and to just listen to them, they then criticized you. What are the 3 things you should do?
1. Ask to transfer to AC
2. Do not give out name
3. Let Liz/AC know the situation in detail
What website should we refer students to, if they are not sure of the major/program they want to study when coming to UCB?