Take advantage of open enrollment at one of the world's great universities. During the summer, UC Berkeley's academic program is open to adults, high school graduates, community residents, and anyone else in the group we call "independent." About 1,000 of the 14,000 summer students fall into this category.
Take a course for personal enrichment. Prepare for a future degree program. Advance your job options. Whatever reason you choose, you enrich the classroom environment with your viewpoints and experience. All we ask is that you be committed to a serious course of study.
You can benefit from UC Berkeley's academic riches. Make the most of your employment at one of the world's finest universities by enrolling in a summer class. Take a course that interests you. Explore a new field. Expand your job options.
To make it easier for you to do that, Summer Sessions offers a staff discount, which reduces the summer fee by $385. Eligible staff pay only the course fee for the selected class, and do not pay the $385 registration fee.
Current career, full-time casual, or partial year employees at any UC campus, lab, or the Office of the President are eligible. Long-term (appointments longer than 6 months) temporary staff are also eligible. You will need the approval of your immediate supervisor, who certifies your eligibility.
Please Note:
- If you cancel or withdraw from Berkeley Summer Sessions prior to the "Cancel Registration" deadline or "Drop or Withdraw for Refund" deadline you will be refunded all but the $100 non-refundable fee. If you withdraw after the "Drop or Withdraw for Refund", you will receive no refund.
-Employees who are also matriculated students are not eligible.
Bring your experience and viewpoints to a summer course. Seniors are well known as excellent students in higher education; because they are generally not working for a degree, they have the reputation of being pure scholars. Berkeley Summer Sessions has created a greatly discounted means for seniors to sit in on class during summer. Anyone who is 55 years of age or older by May 26, 2009, may purchase a discounted Senior Audit Card for $50, beginning March 31, 2009. You may audit any course with available seats with the exception of language courses, lab science courses, courses from the 2009 Linguistic Institute, and courses with limited enrollment, at the discretion of the instructor. Each course instructor determines the level of participation required, but it is assumed that auditors will not submit papers, take exams, or be evaluated for a grade.
How to Sign Up
The following items are required to sign up for the Senior Audit program:
1. Copy of Your Driver's License
2. Mailing Address
(if different from the address on the Driver's License)
3. Check or Money Order in the amount of $50, payable to
UC REGENTS
Please send them to:
Berkeley Summer Sessions
Senior Audit Card
1995 University Avenue, Suite 110
Berkeley, CA 94704-7026
Your Senior Audit Card and information about how to use it will be sent to you by mail. Please allow up to 1 week (from the date all required items are received) to receive the card. Please note that the senior audit fee is non-refundable.
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Are you presently employed by one of the following school districts?
Berkeley USD
Oakland USD
San Francisco USD
West Contra Costa County USD
San Jose USD
Emery USD
Aspire Public Schools
Summer Sessions is your chance to brush up, to catch up, or to break new ground. We offer more than 500 courses in 80 academic disciplines in five different sessions, beginning in late May and ending in mid-August (see our calendar). This summer program supports the goal of the School/University Partnership Program, which are to improve K-12 education in the Bay Area by supporting teacher training, curriculum development, and student competence in the participating districts.
One hundred teachers from each district are invited to attend Berkeley Summer Sessions by only paying the enrollment fee $385. A Summer Sessions grant pays the balance of course fees for 2 courses which may combine for no more than 8 units. Should you cancel your registration (drop all courses before the start of your first session) $100 of the enrollment fee is non-refundable. If you withdraw from Summer Sessions (drop all courses after the start of your first session), the enrollment fee will not be refunded.
