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Exchange Programs
Berkeley students participating in any of the following exchange programs,
with the exception of the Intercampus Exchange Program, will not automatically
receive credit for taking course work at the host campus. The courses
will be posted in the memorandum column of your transcript. If you want
to transfer units, see Transfer
of Credit from Other Institutions. No more than 4 semester or 6
quarter units are transferable toward the master's degree.
Intercampus Exchange Program
If you are a graduate student registered on any campus of the University,
you may go to another campus of the University as an Intercampus Exchange
Graduate Student with the approval of your graduate adviser, the chair
of the department in which you want to study, the dean of the Graduate
Division on the home campus, and the dean of the Graduate Division on
the host campus.
You may obtain an application form for the Intercampus Exchange Program
for Graduate Students from the office of the dean of the Graduate Division
on your home campus. You should complete and file the application form
at least three weeks before the opening of the term of enrollment on
the host campus. (Please note that all other UC campuses are on the
quarter system.)
This privilege is available to graduate students who would like to
associate with scholars or fields of study not available on the home
campus, or who seek the use of special facilities and collections. Whenever
possible, you should make personal arrangements with faculty members
on both campuses to ensure that the courses, seminars, or facilities
will be available to meet your needs. This privilege will be granted
where there is evidence of serious and high-quality scholarship.
As an intercampus exchange student, you register and pay fees on your
home campus but have library, health services, and other student privileges
on your host campus. You should make arrangements with the Office
of the Registrar to follow the enrollment procedure of the host campus
so that the grades you obtain in courses taken on the host campus will
be transferred to your record on the home campus. Exchange students
are considered graduate students in residence on the home campus and
are not formally admitted to the host graduate school and department.
Unless specifically restricted, fellowship recipients may participate
in the Intercampus Exchange Program.
Stanford-Berkeley Exchange Program If you have a superior academic record, you may participate in the
Stanford-Berkeley Exchange Program when it is considered desirable for
you to take a limited number of courses that are offered at Stanford
but not at Berkeley. Participation in the program must be approved by
the Graduate Division and your department. Normally, you will not be
allowed to participate in this program until you have completed a year
of graduate study at Berkeley. Participants register and pay the applicable
fees at Berkeley and are exempt from tuition and fees at Stanford. The
same privilege is accorded to Stanford students who want to take courses
at Berkeley. If you apply for this program, you must enroll in at least
one course at Berkeley. You may obtain further information and an application
form from Graduate Services: Degrees, 318 Sproul Hall.
The Exchange Scholar Program
The Exchange Scholar Program is designed to enable doctoral students
with superior academic records to study at one of the participating
institutions to take advantage of educational opportunities that are
not available at Berkeley. Normally, you are eligible to become an exchange
scholar only after you have completed one year in a Berkeley graduate
degree program. You may take courses or conduct research with particular
faculty at the host institution for no more than one year while remaining
registered at Berkeley. Participating institutions are Berkeley, Brown University, University
of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton
University, Stanford University, and Yale University. You may obtain
further information and an application from Graduate Services: Degrees, 318 Sproul
Hall.
Cross-Registration Agreements with CSU and other institutions
Berkeley has cross-registration agreements with
California State University, East Bay; Mills College;
San Francisco State University; Sonoma State
University; Holy Names University; John F. Kennedy
University; Dominican University; and St. Mary’s
College. In addition to these established exchanges, a
program created by California State Senate Bill (SB)
1914 makes it possible for any UC Berkeley student to
attend a class each semester at any one of the
campuses of the California State University. With the approval of the Graduate Division and your
department, you may register and pay applicable fees
at Berkeley and be exempt from tuition and fees at the
host campus, except for a $10 administrative fee,
depending on the institution. You may enroll for only
one course per semester at the host campus. Cross-
registration applications are available from Graduate
Services: Degrees, 318 Sproul Hall.
Graduate students may participate in the University of California
Education Abroad Program (EAP). EAP offers a diverse range of programs,
most of which are available to graduate students, in more than 30 countries.
Several of the programs do not require foreign language proficiency
for participation. Approval from your department and from the Graduate
Division is required. For further information, contact the office of
Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad, 160 Stephens Hall #2302, University
of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2302, (510) 642-1356; e-mail: eapucb@berkeley.edu;
web site: www.ias.berkeley.edu/bpsa.
Interdisciplinary Groups
Berkeley has established graduate programs in a number of fields that
cut across conventional departmental lines yet comprise distinct cores
of knowledge. These programs are administered by groups of faculty from
several related departments and, in certain instances, from several
campuses. If you are enrolled in these programs you can work with any
faculty member in the group without having to pursue the particular
discipline of the department with which the faculty member is associated.
Moreover, this arrangement gives you access to a range of facilities
not ordinarily open to students enrolled in departmental programs. Since
groups have no budgets or facilities of their own (with the exception
of the Energy and Resources Group), however, most applicants, to be
accepted by a particular group, must first obtain the sponsorship of
one of its faculty members.
Following is a current list of graduate groups on the Berkeley campus: Group in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology Group in Applied Science and Technology Group in Asian Studies Group in Bioengineering Group in Biophysics Group in Biostatistics Group in Buddhist Studies Group in Comparative Biochemistry Group in Endocrinology Group in Energy and Resources Group in Environmental Health Sciences Group in Epidemiology Group in Ethnic Studies Group in Folklore Group in Health and Medical Sciences Group in Health Services and Policy Analysis Group in Infectious Diseases and Immunity Group in Jewish Studies Group in Latin American Studies Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science Program in Medieval Studies Group in Microbiology Group in Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition Group in Molecular Toxicology Group in Near Eastern Religions Group in Neuroscience Group in Performance Studies Group in Range Management Group in Science and Mathematics Education Group in Sociology and Demography Group in Urban Design Group in Vision Science Designated Emphasis Groups: Group in Communication, Computation, and Statistics Group in Computational and Genomic Biology Group in Critical Theory Group in Energy Science and Technology Group in Film Studies Group in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Group in New Media Group in Women, Gender, and Sexuality
To allow you to work in a field that, in its breadth, falls between
that of a department and an interdisciplinary group, the Graduate Division
permits the informal establishment of ad hoc programs leading to the
Ph.D. degree. You will be considered for an interdisciplinary program
only if you have completed at least two semesters of graduate study
in a doctoral program on this campus and have shown superior academic
performance in your graduate studies here. To apply for an individual
major, you must prepare a proposal for a course of study under the sponsorship
of five faculty members. Final approval of every individual graduate
program and admission of each student into such a program must be granted
by the Graduate Council. You must complete degree requirements in accordance
with Plan A of the Graduate Council policies, and the degree is awarded
in a field that the council approves for you. For more information,
contact Graduate Degrees, 302 Sproul Hall, (510) 642-7330.
Teaching and Research
Appointments
Many departments make graduate student instructorships available to
qualified graduate students, and departments, centers, and institutes
often seek qualified graduate students for research appointments. For
specific information, see the Fees,
Budgets, Financial Aid, and Scholarships page.
A number of internships are available to graduate as well as undergraduate
students. For information, see the Jobs,
Internships, & Career page. |
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