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!
Participants in the 2025 Global Edge Program will be awarded a $2,500 scholarship!
Attend our upcoming online information sessions to learn more about the program, and hear from program alumni!
Please see below for session dates and times, and register to receive the zoom access link:
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Summer Session in Berkeley
Begin your undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in the summer with an orientation, pre-departure activities, and courses.
Fall Semester in London
After the Summer Session, you travel abroad to London and spend fall semester taking Berkeley courses.
Spring Semester in Berkeley
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 and Science, Rausser College of Natural Resources, Haas Spieker Undergraduate Business Program, or College of Computing, Data Science, and Society
- Be 18 years old by August 15, 2025
- Hold a valid United States, UK, or European Union passport at time of registration (must be valid through June 1, 2026)
- Note: International students are eligible only if their citizenship grants them the ability to obtain a UK Student Visa. If you do not have a US or EU passport, please contact globaledge@berkeley.edu regarding your eligibility.
What's Included
- Global Edge Orientation
- Pre-departure orientation and workshops
- 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