| Screen last updated on: July 29, 2009 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held prior to each semester and in June, July, and November. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Five summer sessions, one of three weeks, one of eight weeks, one of 10 weeks, and two of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
electrical engineering/computer science, English, political science |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
African American studies, Slavic languages, Scandanavian languages |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.34 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
96% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
15:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1,330 men, 696 women, 2,026 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
1,071 men, 472 women, 1,543 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
259 men, 224 women, 483 total |
| Graduation rate: |
89% within six years |
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| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Undergraduate studies homepage: |
admissions.berkeley.edu |
| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program with UC Santa Cruz. |
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| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Exchange programs with California St U--Hayward, Dominican Coll, John F Kennedy U, Holy Names Coll, Mills Coll, and Sonoma St U. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Summer extension programs abroad in Oxford, England and Paris, France. Study abroad also in 33 other countries. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Associate's Degrees
- African/American Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architecture
- Art
- Asian Studies
- Asian-American Studies
- Astrophysics
- Celtic Studies
- Chemistry
- Chicano Studies
- Chinese Language
- Classical Civilizations
- Classical Languages
- Cognitive Science
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Dance/Performance
- Developmental Studies
- Dutch Studies
- Earth/Planetary Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Economics/Policy
- Environmental Sciences
- Ethnic Studies
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- Greek
- Hispanic-American/Puerto Rican/Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- History of Art
- Individualized Studies
- Integrative Biology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Italian
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Language
- Landscape Architecture
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Mass Communications
- Mass Media Communications
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Music
- Native American Studies
- Natural Resource Management
- Natural Resources/Conservation
- Near Eastern Studies
- Near/Middle Eastern Studies
- Nutritional Sciences
- Operations Research
- Operations Research/Management Science
- Peace Studies/Conflict Resolution
- Peace/Conflict Studies
- Philosophy
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Political Economy of Industrial Societies
- Political Science
- Political Science/Government
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Religious Studies
- Scandinavian
- Scandinavian Languages
- Slavic Languages
- Slavic Languages/Literatures
- Social Sciences
- Social Welfare
- Social Work
- Sociology
- South/Southeast Asian Studies
- Spanish
- Speech/Rhetoric
- Statistics
- Theatre/Performance Studies
- Toxicology
- Urban Affairs/Studies
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
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Bachelor's Degrees
- African American/Black Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- American Studies
- Ancient/Classical Greek
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architecture
- Art
- Art History, Criticism & Conservation
- Asian American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Asian Studies/South/Southeast Asia
- Astrophysics
- Atmospheric Sciences/Meteorology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Business Administration/Management
- Cell/Molecular Biology
- Celtic Languages
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Civil Engineering
- Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archeology
- Classics & Languages/Literatures & Linguistics
- Cognitive Sciences
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Dramatic/Theater Arts
- Dutch/Flemish
- Economics
- Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Science
- English
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Ethnic/Cultural Minority/Gender Studies
- Film/Cinema Studies
- Foreign Languages
- Forest Management
- French
- Geography
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Geology/Earth Science
- German
- History
- Japanese
- Landscape Architecture
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music
- Nuclear Engineering
- Philosophy
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Women's Studies
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