Visiting International Students

Enjoy San Francisco while studying at one of the world's great universities.

Berkeley Summer Sessions welcomes students from all over the world—about 2,400 of our 15,000 students are visitors from outside the U.S. Here is a chance to experience American culture firsthand and to make friends from the U.S. and other countries.

• Visa Information
• International Registration Centers
• Berkeley International Office
• Health Insurance Requirement

English Proficiency Requirement

Berkeley Summer Sessions has an English Proficiency Requirement (EPR) to evaluate the English proficiency of students whose native language is not English and who want to enroll in regular UC Berkeley Summer Sessions' courses (non-ESL courses). All full- and part-time students whose native language is not English are required to submit an English language proficiency test score.

Programs Available For International Students

• Summer English Language Studies
• Accelerated Summer LL.M. Program for International Students

2012 Courses

• 2012 Preview of Courses - this is a preview of courses available Summer 2012 and is subject to change as courses are added or canceled. For the most up to date course information, the Online Schedule of classes will be available on December 6, 2011.
• Online Schedule of Classes
• Go to our courses page and/or do a keyword search for summer courses.

Student Life

Berkeley Summer Sessions offers many opportunities to explore outside the classroom.