Dale Masterson
dmasterson@berkeley.edu
Bryan Jones
bkjones@berkeley.edu
Engineering
Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center
(510) 642-7594
http://coe.berkeley.edu/students
Engineering Student Services (ESS)
• Advising
• Referrals to Campus Resources
• Academic Learning Center (Tutoring)
• Student Organization Advising
• Student Recruitment & Retention
Berkeley Engineering Overview
• Enrollment: 4,555
– 3018 undergraduates & 1537 graduate students
– Fall 2010 freshmen class represents 34 states & 24 countries
• Faculty: 216
• Departments: 7
• Undergraduate majors: 18
• Minors: 10
Why Berkeley Engineering?
One of the best engineering schools (national
and international reputation)
 An outstanding education (courses taught by
faculty) and excellent prep for grad school/work
 Cutting edge research (brought to classroom,
research money = opportunities for students)
• Excellent job placement in all majors with great
starting salaries:
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– BS/BA $60K
– MS $80K
– PhD $100K
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Rankings
• #2 in the nation!
• 10 programs nationally ranked:
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#1 Civil Engineering
#2 Chemical Engineering
#2 Computer Engineering
#2 Environmental Engineering
#2 Mechanical Engineering
#3 Materials Engineering
#4 Electrical Engineering
#4 Nuclear Engineering
#5 Industrial Engineering
#14 Bioengineering
Source: US News & World Report 2010
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Faculty
216 Faculty
58 Endowed chairs/distinguished
professorships
77 Members of the National
Academy of Engineering
33 Recipients of UCB’s Distinguished
Teaching Award
3
Recipients of the Turing Award in
Computer Science
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Graduates…
Attend Graduate School at:
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28 UC Berkeley
18 Stanford
11 UCSD
10 UCLA
7 MIT
4 Columbia
3 Michigan
2 Harvard
2 Cornell
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Cal Trans
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Intel
Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA
Deloitte Consulting
Oracle
Boeing
Microsoft
Google
Yahoo
Cisco
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Co-Curricular Learning & Professional
Development Opportunities
• Engineering Student Organizations (almost 40 including
Academic & Professional, Honorary, Gender & Cultural)
• Engineering Competition Teams
• Summer Internships
• Research Opportunities
Chabot Engineering
Transfer Student and
UCBerkeley Mechanical
Engineering Student, Mr.
Robert Irwin, Poses
before “CalSol[1]”, the
UCBerkeley Solar Electric
Vehicle at Soquel High
School on 25Apr09. Mr.
Irwin Leads the Steering &
Suspension Design Team
[1]
http://calsol.berkeley.edu/bl
og/index.php
Chabot Engineering
Transfer Student and
UCBerkeley
Mechanical
Engineering Student,
Mr. Robert Irwin,
Poses before the
UCBerkeley College
of Engineering
Graduation Ceremony
16May10.
FIVE Chabot students
received Engineering
Degrees this day
Mr. Irwin accepted a
Mechanical
Engineering Position
with CalTech’s Jet
Propulsion Lab
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Stats
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81% of freshmen graduate from COE (91%
graduate from UCB)
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93-95% of transfers graduate from COE
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30% go directly to graduate school
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70% aspire to earn an advanced degree in the near
future
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our 18 Majors
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Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering Science majors:
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Computational Engineering Science
Engineering Mathematics & Statistics
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering Science
Industrial Engineering & Operations
Research
Materials Science & Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Joint Majors:
– Bioengineering/Materials Science &
Engineering
– Electrical & Computer Engineering/
Materials Science & Engineering
– Electrical & Computer Engineering/
Nuclear Engineering
– Materials Science & Engineering/
Mechanical Engineering
– Materials Science & Engineering/
Nuclear Engineering
– Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear
Engineering
Why Berkeley Engineering?
Our Community
• 50,000+ alumni
• 100 countries, 50 states
• Accomplished alumni including:
– Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple
– Diane Green, the co-founder of vmware
– Andy Grove, the co-founder of Intel
– Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google
– Teresa Meng, co-founder of Atheros Communications
– Bill Lester, former NASCAR driver
We’re Interested in Students Who…
• Have a solid foundation in math and the sciences
• Are analytic thinkers who want to solve problems/
develop efficient ways to improve quality of life
• Like to figure out how things work
• Enjoy utilizing technology
• See themselves as designers, builders,
researchers, and managers of technical
enterprises
Admissions “Secrets”
• There’s no secret of how to get into engineering
• We utilize the same screening process for all
applicants regardless of major
• Students should apply for the major in which they’re
moste interested
• We’re looking equally for competitive candidates for
engineering and the likelihood of admission
depends upon the quality of the applicant pool and
the number of spaces available in the program
Transfer Admissions Criteria
• 60 transferable semester units with a strong over-all GPA
(especially in required courses)
• 100% completion of “required” courses is a must, note:
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Reading and Composition (R&C) is included in the 100% completion and we require both the 1st and
2nd half of R&C
Primary reason Fall 2010 applicants denied admission due to lack of R&C completion (due to
following IGETC instead of www.assist.org)
Be aware that some sister schools (e.g. Grossmont & Cuyamaca) say their R&C courses are
equivalent from campus-to-campus but they aren’t articulated that way in www.assist.org
• Students encouraged to take as many "strongly recommended"
articulated courses as possible so they are stronger candidates
for admission and are better prepared for success in engineering
• Transfers now exempt from E10 (Engineering Design &
Analysis) requirement
• Please stress the importance of the personal statement including
an explanation of their interest in their chosen major
100% Course Completion Required
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UCB Math 1A, 1B, 53, 54
UCB Physics 7A, 7B
UCB Chem 1A
UCB Chem 1B or Physics 7C
UCB English 1A and 1B
Sample “Strongly Recommended” courses (Civil Eng):
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UCB Engin 7
UCB Civ Eng 60
UCB Engin 10
It is critical that students check www.assist.org for
requirements specific to their intended major
How to Apply for Admission
• UC annual application period for the following
fall: November 1-30
• Apply to any of the UC’s at:
http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions
• Application fee: $60 per campus
• Sign up to receive additional info about Cal
at: http://pictureyourself.berkeley.edu
COE Personal Statement
 How did you become interested in engineering?
 Why are you interested in the major to which you’re applying? What
excites you about studying this major?
 What experiences influenced your decision (i.e. job experience,
discussions with faculty, professional engineers or engineering students,
related projects, courses, etc.)?
 What other experiences, such as co-curricular activities, have you had that
relate to engineering? What non-engineering related activities have you
participated in? What skills did you learn from these experiences that will
help you in engineering (i.e. leadership, time management, teamwork
etc)?
 What are your goals, aspirations, and plans for after graduation?
Transfer Admission Fall 2010
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• Applications received
• Applications read for admission (3.4 GPA & higher)
• Applications with 100% completion of required courses
• Applicants admitted (18% of applicants, ave. GPA 3.79)*
• Applicants accepting admission (188 Fall, 12 Spring deferred)
* Fall 2010 admissions more competitive due to 100% completion policy required for review
Transfer Admissions FAQ
• Do I have to graduate in 4 semesters? Our program should be
able to be completed in 4 semesters, but with approval an
additional semester may be granted. In some of our majors a
5th semester may be needed and students should plan
accordingly.
• If I am unable to attend the semester for which I am admitted,
will COE defer my admission to a later term? No. Admission is
valid only for the term in which you are admitted.
• Will it affect my admission if, after I’ve applied, I decide to drop
or not enroll in courses reported on my application to be
completed in my final semester before transferring ? If students
fail to complete core courses which they reported, their
admission will probably be cancelled.
Resources
• http://assist.org
• COE Guide Book:
http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/college-of-engineering-announcement
• Degree Worksheets:
http://coe.berkeley.edu/dars
• Department Websites:
http://coe.berkeley.edu/departments
Contacts for Transfer Applicants
• Admissions Questions, Decisions &
Appeals:
Edwina Taylor
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
etaylor@berkeley.edu
• Transfer Course Equivalencies:
Genie Foon
Engineering Student Services
eugenia@berkeley.edu
Questions?