BERKELEY

University of California

Berkeley

The History of BerkeleyIf we want to understand "the Berkeley Spirit" we need to know about the school's background and development.

  FoundingBerkeley Campus was the first campus of the ten belonging to the University of California.  Berkeley’s charter was signed in March 1868 by the governor of California. At the same time professor John Le Conte was appointed as an interim president. He served until 1870, when Henry Durant was elected to be the first "real" president. Henry Durant was also the funder of University of California. The University opened in 1869, using former College of California buildings as a temporary home while the real campus underwent construction. In 1871 the Board of Regents stated that men and women should have equal rights at the university.

 The North and the South Hall were completed in 1873 and was then relocated to its true home. At this time there were 167 male and 222 female students.

 This is a picture of John le Conte

And this Picture is of Henry Durant the first President of Berkeley University.

Early development and World War IIIn 1891 Berkeley received generous gifts and could thereby develop dramatically.  Berkeley also got a new president, Benjamin Wheeler who would lead the university on their way to the reputation which it possesses today.  Wheeler also gave the university a more contemporary character. During the 1910s, Berkeley had a significant role in the "Indian independence movement", as Indian students took an active part in forming a radical party. Berkeley also got involved during World War II. Because of the university's cutting edge research facilities the military used the university as an important part of developing the atomic bomb.  The military took over parts of the Berkeley campus, educating their trainees.  The military presence kept increasing and by 1944 more than 1000 military trainees had been educated at Berkeley. The military presence first ended in 1962. 50s and 60s - political influence

After World War II, Berkeley took on the anti-communist loyalty oath and thereby showed their opinion on the cold war. Some of the staff refused to take the oath and were dismissed.  In 1952 there was a reconstruction of the University of California, and Berkeley ended up becoming more independent. During the 1960s there were several "Free Speech Protests" at Berkeley. The students wanted the university to change their strict rules about political activism and wanted Berkeley to acknowledge the students right of free speech. They got through with their protests and this has resulted in the Berkeley we know today.

PREDOINGThis exchange program gives you a guaranteed place at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB).

University of California, Berkeley can accept a limited number of students from the SVT-faculty in the fall and / or spring semester. (If there are vacant places, can also students from other faculties at NTNU use the exchange agreement.)

the exchange agreement uses the program Concurrent Enrollment (CE), a program administered by UC Berkeley Extension. The agreement simplifies the application process, and provides relief for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

The topic list for each year are the courses you can take. The courses offered are under the Department of Sociology, but has a broad perspective. Some of the topics is at the line of sociology, political science, religion, history, psychology and media studies, and can therefore be of interest to many student groups.

Students are assured of courses worth 15 credits. This is a full-time study. The final subject choice is made in the start of the semester at Berkeley. It is high competition among the courses!

LOANTo get a student visa and residence permit in the United States, you must be registered as full-time student at UCB. You will have to take the full study load.

You must apply for pre-approval of the planned program at UCB and for a scholarship from NTNU (International Section). You apply by filling out a application form to the

International section.

On this form will lead you to travel through the agreement between SVT faculty and the Department of Sociology at UCB. You have to write that you will be taking 15 credits, and the depths you are taking as well. The deadlines are March 1. for the fall semester, and October 1. for the spring semester!

The tuition fee each student must pay is approximately $ 7,500 per semester.

How much support you get in the Loan Fund depends on what kind of programs you take, at what institution you take it, what level you are at and where in the world you should be.

APPLICATION TO UCBWhen the SVT faculty received a list of applicants to UCB, the information is sent forward to UCB. Applicants will get in return from the UCB:

- How much to pay in tuition- If you have been admitted to UBC- An application form to the Enrolment Program

When you fill out the Enrolment Program, you must be very careful. It is very important that all contact information (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address) is correct.

Before leaving, you will also have to get a student’s visa from the American Embassy in Oslo!

Programs at Berkeley

University of Berkeley offers 350 degree programs in both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The numbers of students were 35,800 this fall, including 25,500 undergraduates and 10,300 pursuing graduate degrees. 

The Berkeley campus is widely regarded as one of the premier teaching and research University’s in the world. The University is home to top scholars in every single discipline. The students are drawn to this campus because of all the opportunities as well as creativity, innovative thinking and progress. Berkeley’s undergraduates have the choice to apply between five different colleges within Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental design, Letters and Science and National Resources. 75% of the undergraduates receive financial aid. 

In 2010 Berkeley University was ranked number two in the world. The ranking compared 500 education institutions worldwide, both public and private. Harvard was ranked number one, before Berkeley and Stanford. 28 percent of the students at Berkeley are pursuing doctoral and master degrees, in 101 different disciplines. In most years, Berkeley produces more Ph. D’s than any other U.S. university. 

Berkeley also became number one worldwide for their departments of English, History,

Psychology and Sociology. The university does also offer graduating programs in Engineering, Education, Science, Chemistry, and Natural resources. Their largest professional schools are Business, Law and Public Health

FACTS:

- It costs around 6600 us dollar - The library at Berkeley has the seventh biggest library with over 9400 million titles - Around 34 000 students - Many Norwegian universities in Norway have exchange programs with Berkeley 

The requirements to attend Berkeley are: a bachelor degree, average grades, with a minimum grade-point of 3.0 on a scale to 4.0. but you are not guaranteed to get in even if you have the requirements. Sometimes they are more applicants then the school has capacity for, then the best students gets to study at the university.