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• UC Berkeley
• Living & Studying in Cosmopolitan Bay Area
• 600+ Classes in 80+ Subjects
• Housing with Meal Plans
• Student VISA and Group Flights
• Next Meeting for Interested Students
Topics
• #4 Best Global Universities Rankings (US News and World Report 2017)
• Lectures by Berkeley Professors
• Study with Berkeley and International Students
• Enjoy Living and Studying in San Francisco Bay Area
• 2 Weeks Early Priority Registration and Housing Reservation with Meal Plans
• Minimum GPA = 2.8 for BE, (2.75 for BBA)*(to transfer credits) and English proficiency score
• No English Proficiency Required if taking only English as a Second Language classes
* Your program/faculty might require minimum GPA and/or other conditions
Berkeley Summer Sessions
• 600+ courses in 80+ subjects
• attended by 12,000 Berkeley students and 4,000 international students
• 5 Sessions--A, B, C, D and E
• List of courses offered during summer sessions http://summer.berkeley.edu/courses/courses-list
• Registration starts early February 2018
• You must consult with your faculty’s International Program prior to registration about credit transfer
Berkeley Summer Sessions
5 Sessions to offer (2018) Session Start Date End Date
A - First 6-Week Session May 21* June 29
B - 10-Week Session June 4 August 10
C - 8-Week Session June 18 August 10
D - Second 6-Week Session July 2 August 10
E - 3-Week Session July 23 August 10
* TU semester 2 ends beginning of June so Session A is not possible
http://classes.berkeley.edu/search/class/?f[0]=im_field_term_name%3A583
Search for Classes (2017)
English Proficiency
Notes: 1) Students of International Programs can be exempted by an interview with coordinator 2) Not required if enroll only English as a Second Language classes
AcceptableTest MinimumScore
TOEFLComputer-based 213Internet-based 80Paper-based 600
GRE(Verbalscore) 140
IELTS 6.5
TOEIC(Listening&Reading)
685
CEFR B2iTEP Level5GEPT HighintermediateTEM 70
BULATS 65
Group Reservations for Housing
• You can ask for type of rooms and roommates.
• Will collect Housing Fees from everyone and pay UC in one single payment.
Visiting International Students Fees 2017
6-Week Session 8-Week Session
Enrollment Fee 380 380
International Service Fee 300 300
Document Management Fee 55 55
Course Fees(two 3-unit courses at $520 per unit)
3,120 3,120
University Residence Hall (room and board, double)
2,869 3,849
Total $6,724 $7,704
*This chart does not reflect costs for books, supplies, and incidentals. All fees are subject to change.
Health Insurance• Must have Health Insurance with coverage
- $50,000 for each incident with less than $500 deductible
- at least 75% of hospital and physician costs
- cost of Medical Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains
• Premium is about $100 for 6-8 weeks
• You will receive an email the name of contact person to call so everyone has the same insurance policy
• Apply for Student’s VISA with I-20 issued by UC Berkeley
• Cannot use Tourist’s VISA
• If you will be exchange students in the USA right after Summer 2018, you must ask for I-20 from the host university
VISA
Flight Reservation• Group Flight--same departure flight to be
determined for each session
• Airport Transportation--provided only for group flights
• Housing Check-in
Registration Process• To be discussed at the next meeting in January 2018
for interested students
- Rangsit: January 17, (Wednesday): 4:30-5:30 pm Room 424Y, Econ Building
- Taprachan: January 18 (Thursday): 4:30-5:30 pm, ห้องประชุมนิคม จันทรวิฑูรย์ ชั้น 7 ตึกเอนกประสงค์
• Check your email for possible changes
Ground Rules!
• Students are responsible to follow deadlines--otherwise you risk failure to enroll for classes and/or reserve housing
• Students agree to use email as the formal communication channel
• Students pay an Administration Fees of 9,500 bahts.
Sign up for More Info Berkeley Summer Sessions
• Goto https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u_PrMDOgBcfOXjCs9uaInZ2qXL_jZQHvhVrDPF2NP1E to sign up to get further information and notification to meet for Registration in January 2018