Transfer Selection Criteria — UC Berkeley

All Colleges

Students are selected primarily on the basis of academic performance and preparation, as assessed by review of college GPA, level of completion of prerequisite courses for the intended college and/or major, and grade trends.

Other criteria may be considered after comprehensive review of all academic and personal information on the application. This includes extracurricular accomplishment, employment, qualities such as leadership or motivation, and likely contribution to the intellectual and cultural vitality of the campus. Demonstrated interest in the major may be considered as well. All achievements are considered in the context of the opportunities available to the applicant and the ways in which he or she has responded to them.

Students from two-and four-year institutions are admitted; however, preference is given to California community college transfer applicants who are California residents.

Colleges of Chemistry, Engineering and Environmental Design, and the Haas School of Business

Applicants must complete the required 60 semester units and all prerequisites by the end of the spring term preceding enrollment. Applicants are expected to complete all lower-division prerequisites for the major.

College of Letters and Science

Applicants must complete the required 60 semester units, all college breadth requirements and most, if not all, major prerequisites by the end of the spring term preceding enrollment. Applicants are expected to complete breadth requirements through one of three patterns: 1) L&S requirements in reading and composition, foreign language and quantitative reasoning; 2) the UC Reciprocity Agreement (for students transferring from other UC campuses); or 3) IGETC (for California community college students)

College of Natural Resources

Applicants must complete the required 60 semester units and all prerequisites by the end of the spring term preceding enrollment. Applicants are expected to complete all lower-division prerequisites for the major.

For more information, visit the UC Berkeley Transfer Admission website.