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Overview

Although course requirements are essential components of any degree, the central focus of Berkeley’s academic programs is scholarship. Students become familiar with the intellectual boundaries of a discipline, study particular aspects of that discipline in depth, and develop competence in the fundamental skills and methodologies related to it.

The Office of the Registrar supports every registered student, as well as all faculty and staff who interact with them. Specifically, they are responsible for:

  • Assisting special populations such as US veterans and service members

  • Class enrollment and registration

  • Determining residency for tuition purposes

  • Diplomas

  • Fee assessment

  • Preservation and privacy of student records

  • Reservations for more than 200 classrooms

  • Schedule of classes

  • Transcripts

  • Verifying registration and graduation

For additional information about registration and enrollment, please access the tabbed information on this page, or visit registrar.berkeley.edu.

Registration

Criteria for Being an Officially Registered Student

In order to be officially registered at Berkeley, you must meet three criteria:

  1. You must be enrolled in at least one course.

  2. Your tuition and registration fees must have been paid, either in full, 20% or the first installment if you are on the Tuition and Fee Payment Plan.

  3. Balances from prior terms must be paid.

  4. You must have no holds against your registration.

Note: You must be officially registered to use campus services (e.g., the library, RSF).

Enrollment

Students can explore classes using a number of different tools. Getting the classes and schedule you want requires planning. You need to know what courses you want and have a backup plan if you can’t get your first choice.

For more information about campus tools, see "How to plan for enrollment” on the SIS website. Prospective and current students can explore the past, present, and future terms with a variety of search and filter options using the Class Schedule. Suggested classes with open seats are listed at Twitter.com/BerkeleyGuide.

CalCentral

Use CalCentral to enroll in classes. For information on how to use CalCentral, please see the Student Information Systems Guide to How to Enroll . You may also wish to consult the Student Information Systems Enrollment FAQ.

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