Since 1891, UC Berkeley Extension has been creating bridges between the public and the University. UC Berkeley Extension offers more than 3,000 college credit, professional credit, and non credit courses to the public. With centers in San Francisco, Oakland, the South Bay, Contra Costa County, San Ramon, and Fremont, Berkeley Extension is a critical component of continuing education. Course catalogs and enrollment forms can be picked up from the office, and are available on-line. Summer Sessions is open to college students, high school students who have completed their sophomore year, and adults committed to serious study.
Admission is by a simple one-page registration form and payment of fees.
The Summer Sessions catalog is published March 1 each year. Founded in 1967, the Cal Corps Public Service Center is a clearinghouse for students who are interested in volunteer work in the community. Cal Corps offers UC Berkeley students opportunities to serve the community in literally hundreds of ways. Cal Corps volunteers give haircuts to the homeless and hold musical performances in convalescent homes. They teach dental hygiene to children in the Head Start program, tutor new and recent immigrants on the duties and rights of citizenship, and work with high school students prepping for the SATs.