Start your Berkeley experience with a global perspective.
UC Berkeley invites you to register for Global Edge, an exciting program for newly admitted Berkeley freshmen. Start your college experience in an extraordinary way — spend your summer at Berkeley then your fall semester abroad in London!
How it Works
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Summer 2016:
Begin your undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in the summer with orientation, pre-departure activities, and courses.
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Fall 2016:
After the Summer Session, you travel abroad and spend fall semester taking Berkeley courses.
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Spring 2017:
After the program is over, you return to the United States for spring semester at Berkeley.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Global Edge, you must:
- Be a newly admitted freshman in the College of Letters & Science or College of Natural Resources
- Be 18 years old by August 13, 2016
- Hold a valid United States or European Union passport at time of registration (must be valid through May 3, 2017)
What's Included
- Cal Student Orientation (CalSO)
- Pre-departure orientation and activities
- Onsite orientation and activities
- Specially selected program courses
- Student residence abroad
- Extracurricular activities and excursions
- Roundtrip flight from San Francisco
- Student health and travel insurance
- Support from campus and on-site staff throughout the program