UC Berkeley offers several graduate and undergraduate programs for visitors and exchange students.
Please contact us at special_programs@berkeley.edu with any questions!
- Cross-Registration Agreementsadd
UC Berkeley has cross-registration agreements with:
- California State University East Bay (Hayward);
- San Francisco State University;
- Sonoma State University;
- Dominican University;
- St. Mary's College;
- Graduate Theological Union; and
- University of New Orleans
Visiting students should apply at their home campus Registrar’s Office.
UC Berkeley students should complete the Cross Registration Application and carefully follow the instructions provided.
- Evening MBAadd
The Evening & Weekend MBA Program at the Haas School of Business offers working professionals access to one of the finest management educations in the world.
- Exchange Scholar Programadd
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. You are normally eligible to become an exchange scholar only after having 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. You can find an application form and further instructions on the Graduate Division Exchange Program website.
Participating institutions are Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.
- International Students EAP Reciprocity: Graduateadd
Graduate reciprocity students are nominated by the partner universities under the provisions of specific contractual agreements, and attend a UC campus for up to one academic year on a no-fee-exchange, nondegree basis. Undergraduate and graduate reciprocity students are nominated by the partner universities under the provisions of specific contractual agreements, and attend a UC campus for up to one academic year on a no-fee-exchange, nondegree basis.
- Inter-Campus Exchange Programadd
A graduate student registered on any campus of the University of California may go to another campus of the University as an Intercampus Exchange Graduate Student. This privilege enables you to associate with scholars or fields of study not available on the home campus or to seek the use of special facilities and collections.
To do this, you need the approval of:
- your graduate adviser
- the chair of the department on the host campus
- the deans of the Graduate Division on the home and the host campus
- Cross-Registration Agreementsadd
UC Berkeley has cross-registration agreements with:
- California State University East Bay (Hayward);
- San Francisco State University;
- Sonoma State University;
- Dominican University;
- St. Mary's College;
- Graduate Theological Union; and
- University of New Orleans
Visiting students should apply at their home campus Registrar’s Office.
UC Berkeley students should complete the Cross Registration Application and carefully follow the instructions provided.
- Inter-Campus Visitor Programadd
The Intercampus Visitor Program allows undergraduates enrolled on one UC campus to apply to another as an intercampus visitor for one term. Permission to participate in this program is granted on a very limited basis and only for valid academic reasons.
Students visiting UC Berkeley must attend college or school that is the same as or equivalent to the one in which they are enrolled at their home campus. Considerations in evaluating applications include:
- uniqueness of the proposed program
- value to the student's major
- availability of space in proposed courses
Applications to enroll in courses offered by impacted major programs will not be approved. The College of Letters & Science has its own set of guidelines.
Complete the Intercampus Visitor Application and carefully follow the instructions provided. You may direct your questions to the Special Programs unit in the Office of the Registrar at special_programs@berkeley.edu.
- Intersegmental Cross-enrollmentadd
Undergraduates who meet certain eligibility criteria and are enrolled at any campus of the California Community College, California State University, University of California systems may:
- Enroll without formal admission.
- Enroll in a maximum of one course* per academic term at any campus of either of the other systems.
- Enroll on a space-available basis.
- Enroll at the discretion of authorities at both campuses.
*This includes courses taken through the UC Berkeley Extension Concurrent Enrollment Program. Students may not participate in both Extension and Cross-enrollment programs at the same time.
CSU and CA Community College students participating in this program at UC Berkeley will be assessed a nonrefundable administrative fee of $46 per unit, which is based on the per unit fee at California Community Colleges. The fee is subject to change.
For more information, contact the Special Programs unit by email (special_programs@berkeley.edu).
- Education Abroad Programadd
The Education Abroad Program offers the highest quality study abroad experiences tailored to meet the needs and interests of UC students.
Participants
- stay registered at UC while abroad,
- continue to earn credit and make usual progress towards their degrees,
- and pay the same fees they would pay if they remained on their home campuses.
- International Students EAP Reciprocityadd
International students come to UC Berkeley for one or two semesters as part of the Education Abroad Program. EAP is a set of reciprocal exchanges between the University of California and its partner institutions abroad.
Undergraduate reciprocity students are nominated by the partner universities under the provisions of specific contractual agreements, and attend a UC campus for up to one academic year on a no-fee-exchange, non-degree basis.
- Simultaneous Enrollment/UC Online Cross-Campus Enrollmentadd
This program enables University of California undergraduates to enroll in one course per term offered by another UC campus if they are:
- Registered and enrolled full-time at their home UC campus; and
- In good academic standing.
There are no additional fees for this program. Applications for the program are provided and processed by the student’s home UC campus. Questions about this process should be directed to the University Registrar at your home UC campus.
UC Berkeley Students
Simultaneous enrollment in select online courses is facilitated through the UC Online Cross-Campus Enrollment program.
For courses outside of this program, complete the Application for Simultaneous Enrollment and carefully follow the instructions provided. Applications are also available at the Office of the Registrar in 120 Sproul Hall. Direct questions to the Special Programs unit in the Office of the Registrar at special_programs@berkeley.edu.
- Berkeley Global Programsadd
Berkeley Global extends the reach of UC Berkeley’s impact by providing access and opportunities to a broad and diverse community of learners. Students come from across the U.S. and all over the world to study at this top-ranked public university.
We offer academically rigorous, short-term programs for current high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and working professionals.
Many students also have the opportunity to apply for an internship and become eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT, for select programs). Outside of class, students experience life in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
Berkeley Global is a sub-brand of UC Berkeley Extension.
- Berkeley Pre-College Scholars: Summer Programadd
Through the Berkeley Pre-College Scholars: Summer Programs, current high school students can experience summer in Berkeley whether virtually or in-person while taking university-level courses, improving their English and preparing to apply to US universities.