Note: Currently enrolled Berkeley students interested in the Educational Sciences major are invited to attend an Information Session on the major. Information sessions held during the summer are by appointment only. Send an email to bse-ugrad@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) to scheduled an appointment. If you are not yet enrolled at Berkeley, please wait to attend an information session until you are enrolled in your first semester. |
Major Course Requirements
To complete the major requirements, students must take 13 total courses. Eleven of those courses are in four domains (Teaching and Learning; Educational Contexts in a Global World; Education and Social Transformation; and Educational Research and Practice). Within these areas, students are able to choose among a subset of courses, as listed below. Two of the courses will be of upper-division elective coursework, either within the School of Education (including graduate level courses) or from a pre-approved list of electives outside of the School.
Grading Options and Required Grades
- All courses counting towards the Major must be taken for a letter grade
- All courses counting towards the Major must receive a C- or greater
- No more than two overlapping upper divison courses may be used for the Major
- Overall GPA must be at or above 2.0 for graduation
Courses marked with * indicate hybrid or online instruction. |