Student Services
Overview
Financial Aid
University Health Services
Services for Students with Special Needs
Veterans' Dependents
Proof of Enrollment
Overview
Fall Program for Freshmen (FPF) students are eligible to apply for on-campus housing and have access to most UC Berkeley student services. Once you get your Cal 1 Card photo ID, you can access UC Berkeley campus buildings and events, including libraries, healthcare offices, sports facilities, and Cal Athletics home games. You may also use the card as a debit account for purchasing meals in the Cal dining rooms, convenience items, meal plans, and public transit passes.
Note: FPF students are not eligible to participate in UC Berkeley NCAA athletic team sports during the fall semester. The use of the Recreational Sports Facility will incur an additional charge for FPF students for the fall semester only.
[Back to Top]Financial Aid
The UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office administers financial aid and scholarships for students in FPF. If you are awarded financial aid, you may apply your award to the cost of FPF. Once your financial aid file is complete, you should receive your award letter from the Financial Aid Office by mid-April. In some cases, full financial need may not be met. In general, you must maintain a minimum unit load of 12 units to receive financial aid.
For financial aid information, you may contact the UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office at (510) 642-6442. Please identify yourself as a UC Berkeley Extension Fall Program for Freshmen student when contacting them.
Scholarship Awards
If you receive a scholarship from an organization and would like to apply that money toward the FPF fee, send your scholarship check made out to UC Regents and marked with your name and Cal ID number to:
Financial Aid Office/Scholarships
UC Berkeley
201 Sproul Hall #1960
Berkeley, CA 94720-1960
>> Visit UC Financial Aid Office website
>> See UC Financial Aid, Scholarships & Fellowships page
[Back to Top]University Health Services
Your FPF program fee covers basic medical care services through University Health Services (UHS) at the Tang Center. UHS provides medical care and clinical services, health education and promotion, counseling and psychological services, and more. However, UHS does not provide hospitalization and specialty services.
UC Berkeley requires all students, including FPF students, to carry supplemental health insurance to cover the costs of hospitalization and specialty services. You will be automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) when you enroll in FPF. See our Fees page for costs.
If you already carry a major medical insurance policy, you may request a waiver for the SHIP fee. You can find waiver and deadline information on the University Health Services website, or contact them directly to learn more.
Telephone: (510) 642-2000
Tang Center/University Health Services
2222 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-4300
Services for Students with Special Needs
UC Berkeley Extension makes arrangements to ensure access to our courses by everyone, including students with limited mobility, impaired hearing or vision, or learning disabilities.
If you have special needs during the fall semester, please contact the UC Berkeley Extension Special Needs Coordinator as soon as possible, as it may take several days to make arrangements for assistance.
Leone Silk, Special Needs Coordinator
Telephone: (510) 643-5732
E-mail: les@unex.berkeley.edu
Mailing address:
UC Berkeley Extension, Registrar
Attn: Special Needs Coordinator, Leone Silk
1995 University Avenue, Suite 110
Berkeley, CA 94704-7000
Fax: (510) 642-0374
You may also obtain more information from the UC Berkeley Disabled Students Program (DSP) office about arranging to meet your special needs for the spring semester.
[Back to Top]Veterans' Dependents
As a program within UC Berkeley Extension, FPF is exempt from providing veteran’s benefits such as the College Fee Waiver.
[Back to Top]Proof of Enrollment
If you need proof of enrollment for an outside agency for insurance, scholarship, or other purposes, before your enrollment in FPF coursework, you may use the Confirmation of Enrollment e-mail sent to you by FPF.
If you need proof of enrollment showing a unit value, you may make this request once instruction begins, after you have been enrolled in courses. We will notify you when your Enrollment Verification is complete. It is your responsibility to forward this document to your sources. Please allow 3-5 days for processing.
E-mail fallfrosh@unex.berkeley.edu with a proof of enrollment request. [Back to Top]Testimonial
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