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Dale [email protected]
Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center
(510) 642-7594
http://coe.berkeley.edu/students
Advising (Academic Advisers and Peer Advisers)
Drop-in Career Advising and Workshops
Referrals to Campus Resources
Academic Learning Center (Tutoring)
Student Organization Advising
Student Recruitment & Retention
Engineering Student Services (ESS)
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Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (May 2011)
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Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences 75,833Chemical Engineering 67,300Mechanical Engineering 65,119Civil Engineering 60,502Industrial Engineering & Operations Research 59,885Business Administration 56,793Economics 56,784Bioengineering 54,143Applied Mathematics 53,925Interdisciplinary Studies 53,722Integrative Biology 53,500Political Economy of Industrial Societies 51,667Political Science 49,202Environmental Economics & Policy 48,563Spanish & Portuguese 48,000Anthropology 47,740Mass Communications & Media Studies 46,929Cognitive Science 46,333Legal Studies 42,357Pyschology 41,667Molecular and Cell Biology 40,123History 39,100English 38,718Environmental Sciences 29,330Engineering Science n/aMaterial Science and Engineering n/aNuclear Engineering n/a
Average Starting Salaries of UCB Graduates
Source: UCB Career Center annual survey 2009
An exciting field with opportunities to make the world a better place by solving real-life problems such as…
Working in space
Developing better mobility devices
What is Engineering?
Designing bridges
Building dams
Designing freeways
Improving business processes
Developing new medical technologies
Making nuclear power safer
Making structures safer in earthquakes
Create cutting-edge computerhardware and software
Inventing machines to explore other planets
What is Engineering? (con’t)
Developing plastics
Developing renewable energy sources Designing technologies
to make life easier
Building amazing structures
Improving national security Creating electric vehicles Creating tourist
attractions
Developing pharmaceuticals
Developing mind-controlled objects
Improving transportation
Creating video games & components
Developing new methods of delivering
medications
See themselves as designers, builders, researchers, and managers of
technical enterprises
Like to be challenged while also
having fun!
Are analytical thinkers who want to solve
problems
Have a solid foundation in math and science!
Enjoy figuring out how things work work!
Enjoy utilizing technology while
developing efficient ways to improve quality
of life with it
• Enrollment: 4,705 (3052 undergrads & 1653 graduate students) – Fall ‘11/Spring ‘12 freshmen class 35 states & 25 other countries:
Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
• Faculty: 216
• Departments: 7
• Undergraduate majors: 17
• Minors: 10
Berkeley Engineering Overview
Why Berkeley Engineering? One of the best engineering schools
(national and international reputation) An outstanding education (courses taught
by faculty) and excellent prep for grad school/work
Cutting edge research (brought to classroom, research money = opportunities for students)
• Excellent job placement in all majors with great salaries:– Engineering: $75,000– Computer Science: $70,000
• Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (May 2011)
• #3 in the nation!• 10 programs nationally ranked:
– #1 Environmental Engineering – #2 Civil Engineering– #2 Chemical Engineering – #2 Mechanical Engineering – #3 Materials Engineering – #4 Electrical Engineering – #4 Industrial Engineering – #4 Nuclear Engineering – #5 Computer Engineering– #13 Bioengineering
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Rankings
Source: US News & World Report 2011
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Faculty
208 Faculty58 Endowed chairs/distinguished
professorships80 Members of the National
Academy of Engineering33 Recipients of UCB’s Distinguished
Teaching Award3 Recipients of the Turing Award in
Computer Science
Attend Graduate School at: 28 UC Berkeley 18 Stanford 11 UCSD 10 UCLA 7 MIT 4 Columbia 3 Michigan 2 Harvard 2 Cornell
Work at: Cal Trans Hewlett-Packard IBM Intel Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA Deloitte Consulting Oracle Boeing Microsoft Google Yahoo Cisco
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Graduates…
• 40+ Engineering Student Organizations• Engineering Competition Teams• Leadership and Professional Development • Summer Internships• Research Opportunities
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Co-Curricular Learning & Professional
Development Opportunities
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Majors
• Bioengineering• Civil Engineering• Electrical & Computer Engineering• Computer Science & Engineering • Engineering Science majors:
– Engineering Mathematics & Statistics – Engineering Physics– Environmental Engineering Science
• Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Joint Majors:
– Bioengineering/Materials Science & Engineering
– Electrical & Computer Engineering/ Materials Science & Engineering
– Electrical & Computer Engineering/ Nuclear Engineering
– Materials Science & Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
– Materials Science & Engineering/ Nuclear Engineering
– Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering
• 56,696 alumni• 100 countries, 50 states• Accomplished alumni including:
– Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple– Diane Green, the co-founder of vmware– Andy Grove, the co-founder of Intel– Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google – Teresa Meng, co-founder of Atheros
Communications – Bill Lester, former NASCAR driver
Why Berkeley Engineering? Our Community
• There’s no secret of how to get into engineering
• We utilize the same screening process for all applicants regardless of major
• Students should apply for the major they’re interested in
• We’re looking equally for competitive candidates for engineering and the likelihood of admission depends upon the quality of the applicant pool and the number of spaces available in the program
• For additional information please visit our web site or attend an Admit Info Session (offered weekly in April)
Admissions “Secrets”
• Have a solid foundation in math and the sciences
• Are analytic thinkers who want to solve problems/ develop efficient ways to improve quality of life
• Like to figure out how things work • Enjoy utilizing technology • See themselves as designers, builders,
researchers, and managers of technical enterprises
We’re Interested in Students Who…
1456
•Applications received
864
•Applications reviewed for required courses: 2011: 3.3 GPA & higher; 2010: 3.4 GPA & higher
509
•Applications read: those with 100% completion of required courses
264
•Applicants admitted : 2011: 16% of apps (ave. GPA 3.82) ; 2010: 18% of apps (ave. GPA 3.79)
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•Applicants accepting admission
Transfer Admission StatsFall
2010
1611
Fall 2011
1020
445
256
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Transfer Admissions Criteria• 60 transferable semester units• Minimum 3.0 GPA• 100% completion of “required” courses prior to
transferring: – Reading & Composition included in 100% completion (we require both the 1st and 2nd half
of R&C)– Fall 2010: primary reason applicants denied admission was lack of R&C completion (due
to following IGETC instead of www.assist.org)– Fall 2011: 78% of reviewed applicants who did not have 100% completion were missing
R&C requirement (due to following IGETC instead of www.assist.org)– Fall 2011: Many of the applicants did not complete one or both of the Prerequisite and
Work In Progress forms in January as instructed on the MyBerkeleyApplication web site and on the transfer applicant checklist despite email reminders
• Students encouraged to take as many "strongly recommended" articulated courses as possible so they are stronger candidates for admission and better prepared for success in engineering
100% Course Completion Required for Berkeley Engineering!
• It is critical that students check www.assist.org for requirements specific to their intended major
• Complete all courses listed as “Required Courses”
• Complete as many courses as possible listed as “Recommended Courses”
COE Personal Statement How did you become interested in engineering?
Why are you interested in the major to which you’re applying? What excites you about studying this major?
What experiences influenced your decision (i.e. job experience, discussions with faculty, professional engineers or engineering students, related projects, courses, etc.)?
What other experiences, such as co-curricular activities, have you had that relate to engineering? What non-engineering related activities have you participated in? What skills did you learn from these experiences that will help you in engineering (i.e. leadership, time management, teamwork etc)?
What are your goals, aspirations, and plans for after graduation?
Major, Course & Degree InfoFollow the curriculum for the year admitted
using:
• COE Guide Book:http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/college-of-engineering-announcement
• Degree Worksheets:http://coe.berkeley.edu/dars
• Department Websites:http://coe.berkeley.edu/departments
Contacts for Transfer Applicants
• Admissions Questions, Decisions & Appeals:
Edwina TaylorOffice of Undergraduate [email protected]
• Transfer Course Equivalencies:Genie FoonEngineering Student [email protected]
Cal Day Saturday, April 21, 2012
Annual campus-wide Open House with presentations,
workshops, demonstrations, and
entertainment!
For more info sign up @ pictureyourself.berkeley.edu
Questions?