The following services support students in their efforts to maximize their talents and achieve their fullest potential for growth.
Registration
During registration students meet with an advisor to discuss academic programs. Once classes begin, academic advisors monitor students' progress to ensure the achievement of their educational goals.
Orientation
During the College's formal orientation, information outlining student responsibilities and services is reviewed. Orientation provides new students with information regarding the services available at the College, acquaints students with their peers and faculty, makes students feel comfortable in their new surroundings, and encourages students to become active participants in campus life.
Career Counseling & Placement Services
Berkeley provides a variety of career development and placement services. This full-service division includes more than 20 professionals who actively pursue internships and job opportunities for Berkeley interns and graduates.
Academic Support Centers (ASC)
To help students improve their academic performance and achieve their educational goals, Berkeley has established Academic Support Centers. These facilities provide an array of academic support services such as workshops on study skill techniques and time management. Peer and faculty tutoring are available online and on-site. The tutoring program has been awarded Level I College and Reading Learning Association (CRLA) program certification.
Academic Advisement
In an effort to ensure academic success, the College has implemented an early warning, mid-quarter progress report, and late warning monitoring system designed to identify students experiencing academic difficulties. Those students then are referred to a staff member of the Advisement Office for appropriate intervention, which may include counseling, tutoring, and/or extra-help sessions and assignments. The administration may recommend dismissal for those students who are not able to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
College Transfer Counseling
The Advisement Office will assist students who wish to enter the upper division at Berkeley and/or transfer credits to other colleges.
Personal Counseling
A professional counselor is available to work on a short-term basis with students on either an individual or group basis. When appropriate, a referral to outside treatment is provided. Special seminars, based on student need, interest, and demand, are frequently offered by the Office of Student Development and Campus Life.
Library
The Library supports research and study; enhances classroom teaching; and provides socially and intellectually enriching materials in all relevant formats to the Berkeley community. The Library web pages offer on- and off-campus access to online catalogs, periodical databases, reference tools, internet search engines, current assignments, tutorials, and electronic reference services. Each Library is staffed with librarians committed to teaching independent research and information literacy skills.
