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UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720


Website: https://www.berkeley.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 96%
Graduation rate: 94% within six years

UC Berkeley
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Actuarial Science
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Buddhist Studies
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Dance, General
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Folklore Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
  • Forest Sciences and Biology
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Law
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Logic
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Operations Research
  • Optometry
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Topology and Foundations
  • Toxicology
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Optometry
  • Social Work
Doctorates

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Buddhist Studies
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logic
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Research
  • Optometry
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Topology and Foundations
  • Toxicology
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Master's Degrees

  • Actuarial Science
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Folklore Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Toxicology
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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