"Sociology majors, we want you to study abroad!"
Berkeley study Abroad
Berkeley Study Abroad has many terrific programs that are offered Summer, Fall, Spring, Year.
Financial Aid:
Berkeley Study Abroad has great information about financing your time abroad. In addition, there are dedicated financial aid counselors housed at Berkeley Study Abroad available to help you. Click https://studyabroad.berkeley.edu/advising to see available hours.
Completing requirements abroad:
To ensure the academic rigor and alignment of international coursework with the Department of Sociology standards, the following policy applies to all students seeking course equivalency credit for UCEAP study abroad programs:
a) must be listed as a Sociology course on the UC Berkeley transcript
b) must be listed as an upper division course on the UC Berkeley Transcript (numbered 100+)
c) must be a minimum of 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
d) must be an academic course, and not a research or internship course
e) must earn a letter grade of D- or higher
- If a course meets the criteria above, the course can be used to satisfy a Sociology Elective.
If you are taking a course abroad that you cannot verify meets the criteria above, or you feel is equivalent to a sociology requirement other than a sociology elective, you can request to have the course evaluated for equivalency. Please be prepared to submit the following:
1) syllabus
2) a detailed list of required weekly readings, including full citations. If your syllabus from the host institution includes weekly readings with full citations, no further action is needed.
If your syllabus does not include this information, you are responsible for tracking and documenting the weekly reading assignments yourself throughout the course. A supplemental document listing the weekly readings, organized by week or session. Full citations for each reading (use APA, MLA, or Chicago style consistently).
Please submit the syllabus and reading list (if not already included on reading list) to either Cristina or Seng. It will be forwarded for review by the Director of Undergraduate Studies and this process can take 2-3 weeks.