Following is information on Academic Probation, Academic Dismissal, Minimum Progress, Progress Toward a Degree, and Other Academic Policies:

Academic Probation

Regulations and procedures governing academic probation vary with each college and school. For specific details, consult your college or school announcement. Students on probation are not entitled to take courses with a passed/not passed option.

Academic Dismissal

Regulations and procedures governing academic dismissal vary with each college and school. For specific details, consult your college or school announcement.

If you are dismissed, you may appeal for a hearing by formal petition to the dean of your college or school, but the action of dismissal is normally considered final. If you are dismissed and want to transfer to another college or school at Berkeley, you may petition the dean of that college or school.

Minimum Progress

For undergraduates, normal progress toward a degree requires 30 units of successfully completed coursework each year. If you fail to achieve minimum academic progress, you may continue to be enrolled only with the approval of the dean of your college or school. To achieve minimum academic progress, you must have successfully completed a number of units no fewer than 15 times the number of semesters, less one, in which you have been enrolled on the Berkeley campus. Summer Session is not counted as a semester. A course load of 15 units per semester is considered normal. Minimum course load requirements, however, vary by college or school; see the specific college or school announcement for details. If you enroll in a course load of fewer units than the minimum, you will need to have your schedule approved by the dean of your college or school.

Progress Toward a Degree

At the close of each semester, the courses, units, grades, and grade points earned are added onto your cumulative University record. From this record, you may determine your progress toward a degree.

In working for a degree, you should keep in mind the various levels on which you must satisfy requirements—University, campus, college or school, and department—as well as the kinds of requirements you must fulfill: course, unit, grade point, and amount of upper division work. You may receive additional counsel in these matters from your adviser.

Other Academic Policies

Grade Reports and Transcripts

After grades are recorded for a semester, they are available on Bear Facts. Transcripts for registered students may be ordered on the web approximately 30 days after the date of the last final exam. Alumni and students who are not registered may order transcripts at the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall. See the Office of the Registrar's web site at registrar.berkeley.edu for further information.

Cal 1 Cards

Your Cal 1 Card is your official identification as a student at Berkeley. If you have not already had your photograph taken for the card, you should do so as soon as possible. If you are a newly admitted student, you can have your photograph taken as soon as you receive your Tele-BEARS registration form for the semester. The first card is free; replacement cards are $15 (nonrefundable). For more information, visit the Cal 1 Card web site; go to the Cal 1 Card Office, 110 César Chávez Student Center, lower Sproul Plaza; or call (510) 643-6839.

Changes to your local or permanent address or telephone number can be entered directly on the Bear Facts system. You can also change your address at your department or college/school dean's office. If you have changed your name, go to the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall, and complete a Change of Name form (PDF).

You are entitled by law and University policy to examine and challenge most of the records that the University maintains on you. These records are confidential and in most circumstances may be released to third parties only with your prior consent. Such matters are detailed in the Berkeley Campus Policy Governing Disclosure of Information from Student Records, available in the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall.

As part of the education and learning experience, enrolled students routinely take course lecture notes. With the permission of the instructor, students may record lectures as well. Lecture notes and recordings involve issues related to the intellectual property rights of instructors and the University's regulation of commercial activity on campus. To protect these rights, the University has adopted policies governing note-taking in classrooms:

• Unless approved by the chancellor, commercial activity at Berkeley is prohibited.
• Note-taking services for Berkeley courses are provided exclusively by the campus's ASUC Lecture Notes Online. No outside entity is authorized to perform this service for UC Berkeley courses.
• Course notes may not be sold or distributed without the express written approval of the instructor.
• The instructor retains the right to approve the designated note taker in advance. The note taker must be a student enrolled in the class, unless otherwise authorized by the instructor.
• The instructor has the right to review and approve course notes in a timely manner before their distribution.
• The instructor has the right to negotiate the terms and conditions with BLLN, including, but not limited to, royalties.

Students violating these policies can be charged under Section V.102.23 of the Code of Student Conduct.

The full text of this policy is available here.