Overview

College of Letters and Science / College of Letters and Science is located in Berkeley, CA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science

Department of African American Studies

Department of Art Practice

Department of Astrophysics

Department of Classics

Department of Comparative Literature

Department of Demography

Department of Earth and Planetary Science

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Department of Economics

Department of English

Department of Ethnic Studies

Department of Film and Media

Department of French

Department of Geography

Department of German

Department of History

Department of History of Art

Department of Integrative Biology

Department of Italian Studies

Department of Linguistics

Department of Mathematics

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

Department of Music

Department of Near Eastern Studies

Department of Philosophy

Department of Physics

Department of Psychology

Department of Rhetoric

Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literatures

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Department of Sociology

Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Department of Statistics

Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology

Group in Biophysics

Group in Buddhist Studies

Group in Endocrinology

Group in Folklore

Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science

Group in Performance Studies

Group in Romance Languages and Literatures

Group in Sociology and Demography

Program in Anthropology

Program in Medical Anthropology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	208
Doctoral Degrees	329

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

9,095

Applied

434

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

2,620

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.36%
Black or African American	3.89%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.99%
Asian	12.02%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	10.42%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Location & Contact

Address 110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA  94720
United States

Contact Dr. Carla Hesse
Executive Dean
Email: lsdo@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-642-3331

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