Community college webinar series

UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, the nation’s highest-ranked public engineering program, is excited to introduce a series of webinars for prospective transfer students. Please share widely with your colleagues and students within the California Community College system. Registration is limited, so sign up today!

Berkeley Engineering Overview & The Secrets to Transfer Admissions
Tuesday, October 4, 4–5:15 p.m.
This webinar will share information about the College of Engineering and provide an overview of the transfer admissions process for California Community College students.
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Transfer Student Panel
Wednesday, October 12, 7-8 p.m.
Join us to hear from the Engineering Transfer Ambassadors about their experiences on campus, including participating in classes, internships, research, etc. We will have time for participants to ask their own questions.
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Finding Research Opportunities as a Community College Student
Thursday, October 20, 4–5 p.m.
Undergraduate research opportunities are a great way to engage with a discipline in a hands-on way, contribute to the knowledge base, “try-on” graduate school, and enhance your transfer application. This session will provide an overview of the Transfer-to-Excellence Research Internship and introduce other ways to secure scientific research opportunities while enrolled in community college.
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Berkeley Engineering Faculty Talk with Dr. Matthew Sherburne
Tuesday, October 25, Noon–1 p.m.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Dr. Matthew Sherburne of the materials science and engineering department, who will speak about his experience transferring from community college to UC Berkeley and ultimately pursuing his Ph.D. He will also share advice on making the most of campus opportunities, including participating in undergraduate research.
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Peer Application Workshop with the Society of Women Engineers
Tuesday, November 1, 6-8 p.m.
This workshop will allow community college students to work with current UC Berkeley transfer students in breakout rooms, where SWE will be giving personalized peer application advice. Whether students are brainstorming essay topics or making final edits, we would love to see you there! All genders are welcome.

Career Center: Engineering Industry Internship Recruitment at UC Berkeley
Monday, November 7, 10-11 a.m.
Join us to learn more about engineering internship recruitment at Cal! The Career Center’s Engineering counseling team will provide insightful information about the process, what to expect, and conclude with a Q&A session.

Department presentations

Please note that not all majors are offering presentations. You can explore each major through our undergraduate programs.

Engineering Science: The Insider’s Guide to Interdisciplinary Studies
Thursday, October 27, 2-3 p.m.
This session will introduce prospective students to the Engineering Science program at UC Berkeley. The session agenda includes a presentation, and Q&A session. The undergraduate program is multi-departmental and interdisciplinary. The majors consist of closely related fields in the natural sciences, mathematics, physics, and engineering. The majors offered within the Engineering Science Program prepare students especially for advanced graduate study in engineering or the natural sciences. Engineering Sciences is comprised of four majors: Energy Engineering, Engineering Mathematics and Statistics, Engineering Physics, and Environmental Engineering Science.
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Materials Science & Engineering – Presentation, Faculty and Student Panels, and Q&A
Friday, November 4, 12–1:30 p.m.
This session is designed to introduce students to materials science and engineering and how it relates to other engineering and science disciplines, as well as meet some of our faculty. You will learn about the areas of materials science, research and career/internship opportunities. You will also learn the different career paths materials science has and what those have meant to each faculty member. There will be a brief presentation, time for a question and answer session, and panels with faculty and current students.
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Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) information session
Saturday, November 5, 10-11 a.m.
Berkeley’s Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) program expands the frontiers of optimization and machine learning enabling transformative decision analytics and technologies to solve grand challenges in transportation, supply chains, healthcare, energy, robotics, finance and risk management. Please join an info session featuring a panel of IEOR faculty and students to learn about the impact you can make in every sector of the economy with the IEOR major.
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Q&A
Tuesday, November 8, 10-11:30 a.m.
Prospective transfer students will learn more about the College of Engineering’s EECS major and the College of Letters & Science’s Computer Science major in this Q&A session with department advisers.
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Contact:
Nicole McIntyre
Associate director of transfer programs
nicolemcintyre@berkeley.edu

Accommodations
Participants are invited to submit requests for accommodation via email.