Graduation

Steps to Prepare for Graduation

  1. Use the Academic Progress Report (APR) in CalCentral to verify that you’ve completed all of your Educational Sciences Major requirements. If you have any Incomplete or missing grades you do not intend to finish in your academic record, we recommend seeing an L&S College Adviser regardless of what your APR says to review your unit counts. See your Major Adviser(s) and Minor Advisers (if applicable) if you need support confirming that your major/minor requirements are on track for completion.

  2. Confirm your Expected Graduation Term (EGT). Check that the EGT displayed on your CalCentral is accurate. If your EGT is set to the term you plan to finish, and you will be enrolled at UC Berkeley during that term, you do not need to take further action.

  • If you want to move your EGT to a different term, see the FAQ section below for more information on moving your EGT.  

  • If you will not be enrolled in your EGT term, see the FAQ section below for extra steps. 

     3. Declare all majors and minors in advance. Adding minors, changing majors, and adding double majors are all actions that must be taken before your EGT term. 

  • Simultaneous degrees should be added at least two terms prior to graduation. See our Majors/Minors section for more about these options. 

  • If you wish to change your major or declare a double major/simultaneous degree in your final semester, you will be ineligible to graduate that term and must change your EGT to a future term, even if you do not plan to be enrolled in that term (see FAQ for extra steps if you will not be enrolled).

Changing your EGT:

You may submit an Expected Graduation Term Change Request form if you would like to move your EGT to:

  • an earlier term

  • a summer term

  • a ninth semester (fifth semester for transfers) for declared simultaneous degree holders.

Students who are concerned they may not finish all of their degree requirements by their EGT should expect to finish remaining requirements during the summer (summer sessions do not count towards the term limit). BSE does not allow students to extend an additional term unless they are simultaneous degree holders. Please reach out to a BSE advisor if you have any questions or concerns. 

Dean’s List and Honors

Honors for overall achievement at UC Berkeley are noted on the transcript and diploma as Distinction, High Distinction, and Highest Distinction (roughly equivalent to cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude).

Honors in General Scholarship (Graduation)

To be eligible for honors in general scholarship at graduation, a student must:

  • Complete a minimum of 50 units at the University of California (minimum of 43 letter-graded). This includes courses taken via UCEAP, UCDC, courses completed at other UC campuses, and UC Berkeley Extension or Concurrent Enrollment.

  • Complete a minimum of 30 units at Berkeley

  • Achieve a UC Berkeley GPA that ranks the student in the BSE's top 3% for highest honors, the next 7% for high honors, and the next 10% for honors.

At the end of each academic year, the Office of the Registrar determines the minimum GPAs for honors for each college and school on campus. These GPAs determine the criteria for honors for the next academic year.

Grade Point Average Ranking:

  • Top 3%, Highest Honors

  • Top 7%, High Honors

  • Top 10%, Honors

Honors in the Major

BSE does not have an honors program or honors thesis.

Honors to Date

An Honors to Date notation on the transcript indicates completion of at least 12 letter-graded units and a cumulative GPA equivalent to that required for Distinction in General Scholarship.

Dean's Honors List

The Dean's Honors List recognizes outstanding academic achievement each Fall and Spring semester. To earn Dean's Honors for a semester, the criteria are:

  • 12 or more letter-graded units in that semester

  • Semester GPA in the top 10% of BSE undergraduates

  • No disqualifying grades that semester (I, NR, or NP grades or courses for which no grades have been submitted).