1. Dale Masterson
Bryan Jones

2. Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center (510)

3. Engineering Student Services (ESS)
Advising
Referrals to Campus Resources
Academic Learning Center (Tutoring)
Student Organization Advising
Student Recruitment & Retention

4. 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

5. 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:
BS/BA $60K
MS $80K
PhD $100K

6. Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Rankings
#2 in the nation!
10 programs nationally ranked:
#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

7. 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

8. Attend Graduate School at:
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Graduates…
Attend Graduate School at:
Work at:
Cal Trans
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Intel
Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA
Deloitte Consulting
Oracle
Boeing
Microsoft
Google
Yahoo
Cisco
28 UC Berkeley
18 Stanford
11 UCSD
10 UCLA
7 MIT
4 Columbia
3 Michigan
2 Harvard
2 Cornell

9. Why Berkeley Engineering
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

10. 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]

11. 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

12. Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Stats
81% of freshmen graduate from COE (91% graduate from UCB)
93-95% of transfers graduate from COE
30% go directly to graduate school
70% aspire to earn an advanced degree in the near future

13. Why Berkeley Engineering? Our 18 Majors
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
Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering Science majors:
Computational Engineering Science
Engineering Mathematics & Statistics
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering Science
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Materials Science & Engineering

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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:
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
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
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

18. 100% Course Completion Required
Sample “Required” courses (Civil Eng):
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):
UCB Engin 7
UCB Civ Eng 60
UCB Engin 10
It is critical that students check for requirements specific to their intended major

19. How to Apply for Admission
UC annual application period for the following fall: November 1-30
Apply to any of the UC’s at:
Application fee: $60 per campus
Sign up to receive additional info about Cal at:

20. 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?

21. Transfer Admission Fall 2010
1456
Applications received
864
Applications read for admission (3.4 GPA & higher)
509
Applications with 100% completion of required courses
264
Applicants admitted (18% of applicants, ave. GPA 3.79)*
200
Applicants accepting admission (188 Fall, 12 Spring deferred)
* Fall 2010 admissions more competitive due to 100% completion policy required for review

22. 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.

23. Resources http://assist.org COE Guide Book: Degree Worksheets:
Degree Worksheets:
Department Websites:

24. Contacts for Transfer Applicants
Admissions Questions, Decisions & Appeals:
Edwina Taylor
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Transfer Course Equivalencies:
Genie Foon
Engineering Student Services

25. Questions?