Welcome to Cal!
At long last you've made it to Berkeley. We know you're still wrapping up your old life--high school, community college, professional work--but now is the time to start planning your future at Cal. If you haven't already, you need to enroll in the Cal Student Orientation (CalSO) Program.

Freshman programs
The two-day CalSO Freshman Programs begin with check-in from 7:30am to 8:45am on the first day and end at 1pm on the second day. Sessions are offered in June and July. The fee to attend is $195 and will be billed to your CARS account. Information includes:

• Academic advising and assistance
• Course enrollment (up to 10.5 units) through Tele-BEARS
• Student service presentations
• Interaction with staff and faculty
• Campus tours
• In-depth discussions of campus issues
• Personal insights about Cal from current undergraduates

Freshman dates/college sessions
You will only be able to sign up for dates represented by your school or college.

• June 6-June 7 (Letters & Science)
• June 9-June 10 (Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Design)
• June 16-June 17 (Engineering, Letters & Science, Natural Resources)
• June 20-June 21 (Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Design, Natural Resources)
• June 23-June 24 (Letters & Science, Natural Resources)
• June 27-June 28 (Letters & Science, Natural Resources)
• June 30-July 1 (Letters & Science)
• July 7-July 8 (Letters & Science)
• July 11-July 12 (Letters & Science)
• July 14-July 15 (Letters & Science)
• July 16 (Fall Program for Freshmen: Engineering, Letters & Science)
• July 18 (Fall Program for Freshmen: Letters & Science)

Special concurrent programs are available for your parents and other adult guests.

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

• Academic advising and assistance
• Major advising
• Course enrollment (up to 10.5 units) through Tele-BEARS
• Student service presentations
• Information on transfer and re-entry support services
• Interaction with staff and faculty
• Campus tours
• Personal insights about Cal from current undergraduates

Transfer dates/college sessions
You will only be able to sign up for dates represented by your school or college.

• June 11 (Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Design, Letters & Science)
• June 19 (Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Design, Letters & Science, Natural Resources)
• June 26 (Chemistry, Letters & Science, Natural Resources)
• July 3 (Business, Letters & Science)
• July 10 (Letters & Science)

Special concurrent programs are available for your parents and other adult guests.

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

Fall Program for Freshmen (FPF)/Extension
The one-day CalSO FPF Programs begin with check-in at 7:30am and end at 7pm. The fee to attend is $100 per person and will be billed to your CARS account. You will be with other FPF students which will give you a chance to meet your fall classmates. Information includes:

• FPF academic overview
• Student service presentations
• Housing resources
• In-depth discussions of campus issues
• Personal insights about Cal from former FPF students

Because you will not enroll in fall classes using Tele-BEARS (you sign up for fall coursework using the Course Selection Form found on the FPF website: www.unex.berkeley.edu/fpf), you will receive specific spring 2009 course scheduling, academic advice, your Adviser Code (AC) and Tele-BEARS instruction in late October and early November. There are no additional fees for these sessions.

FPF dates/college sessions
You will only be able to sign up for dates represented by your school or college.

• July 16 (Engineering, Letters & Science)
• July 18 (Letters & Science)
  

If you have any questions about the UC Berkeley Extension Fall Program for Freshmen (FPF), call 510/643-0379 or visit
http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/fpf.

Special concurrent programs are available for your parents and adult guests.

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

Spring admits (non-FPF)
More information about your one-day orientations will be posted on our website in September. In the meantime, keep these program dates in mind.

Freshmen and their parents/guests
Saturday, October 18, 2008 (7:30am-6pm)
Fees: $65 per person.

Transfers and their parents/guests
Friday, October 24, 2008 (7:30am-5pm)
Fees: $65 per person.

Note: Please do not make travel arrangements until you have a confirmed reservation (i.e., don't buy plane tickets yet!).

Parents and guests of freshmen (not FPF)
Our Parent Programs address issues and concerns directly related to parents of new freshmen and run concurrently (but separately) from the Freshman Programs. The two-day Parent Programs begin with check-in from 7:30am to 8:45am on the first day and end at 1pm on the second day. The fee to attend is $195 per person. Your student will need to sign you up online, and payment for parent/guest fees will be with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit card.

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

Parents and guests of FPF students
Our FPF Parent Programs address issues and concerns directly related to parents of new FPF freshmen and run concurrently (but separately) from the FPF Freshman Programs. The one-day Parent Programs begin with check-in at 7:30am and end at 7pm (an optional Berkeley Night Life segment ends at 9pm). The fee to attend is $100 per person. Your student will need to sign you up online, and payment for parent/guest fees will be with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit card.

You can also:

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

Parents and guests of transfer students
Parents and guests who attend CalSO with transfer students will spend most of the day going through the program with their student, except during academic advising. The fee for parents and guests to join the transfer student program is $100 per person. Your student will need to sign you up online, and payment for parent/guest fees will be with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit card.

You can also:

• View a sample agenda
• Read testimonials
• Look at photos

Room and board
Meals
All programs include continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the first day. A full breakfast is provided on the second day of the Freshman/Parent Programs.

Overnight Program Accommodations
All freshmen and their parents and guests will sleep in a residence hall on the southside of campus. Students room with other students and parents room with their partners or other parents. There are no single rooms and no fee reduction if you decide not to stay in the residence hall.

Optional Early Arrival Overnight Accommodations
CalSO check-in begins early in the morning (at 7:30am), and due to travel arrangements, you may need to arrive a day early. For an additional $31 you may spend the night prior to your CalSO Program in a residence hall. Room check-in for early arrival is 3pm-11pm the day before your CalSO Program.

If you are attending a transfer program and need early arrival, check out is 7-9am the next morning. You can reserve space when you sign up for CalSO.

If you can't attend CalSO
Fall admits, transfers and frosh (non-FPF): If you cannot come to CalSO, you will enroll in classes through Tele-BEARS in mid-July. You'll need your Adviser Code (AC), Cal Net ID passphrase and Tele-BEARS appointment time to proceed with course enrollment.

To initiate this process, you must go to the CalSO welcome page (http://calso.berkeley.edu) and log on for further instruction.

Fall Program for Freshmen (FPF) students: If you do not attend CalSO this summer, we will email you Tele-BEARS information in late October/early November. You do not need to let us know you won't be attending a program this summer.