Enrollment Information

UC Berkeley Extension courses are open to the general public, unless otherwise indicated.

Please use this website to search for and browse courses and programs of interest. When you are ready to enroll in a course, add the course to your shopping cart, create a student account (if you are new to Extension) or log into your student account, and proceed to checkout. Once your enrollment is complete, you will receive an email receipt and confirmation. Enrollments are processed in the order received, so we recommend that you enroll early to ensure your spot.

If you need assistance with registration or have questions, please email extension@berkeley.edu.

Payment is due at the time of enrollment unless otherwise specified in the certificate, course or section description. All fees are subject to change without notice.

Textbook information is listed in your course section. You may purchase your textbook from any vendor, but make note of the ISBN as publishers frequently update editions.

Extension cancels courses only when absolutely necessary, but we must reserve the right to do so, as well as to reschedule courses and change instructors.

For accessibility questions or to request accommodations, please visit the Disabled Student Services section.

If a third party, such as an employer or government agency, will be paying for your course, please do the following:

1. Create a UC Berkeley Extension student account, if you have not already done so.
2. Complete an Enrollment Agreement form to request enrollment in courses.
   Include with the form an authorization letter/voucher from your sponsor.

UC Berkeley Extension will enroll you in your requested courses within a few business days after the agreement form and all necessary documentation, such as the authorization or voucher is received. The third-party will be invoiced for the course fee.

For questions related to sponsored enrollment, please contact extension-ar@berkeley.edu.

Note: Enrollment is contingent upon availability and all enrollment policies and deadlines published below apply to sponsored enrollments. Changes to the method of payment will not be processed after enrollment.

This process is not applicable to concurrent enrollment.

Add, Drop or Withdraw

You can add, drop or withdraw by logging into your student portal. To drop or withdraw, go to the “My Enrollment History” page.

1. Live Online and Classroom courses with 6 or more meetings: You can add or drop a course up to the second class meeting.
2. Live Online and Classroom courses with 5 or fewer meetings: You can add or drop a course up to the first class meeting.
3. Start Anytime online courses: You may drop within 6 days of registering.
4. Fixed-date online courses: You may drop within 6 days of the course start date.

Refunds are issued to the original account of payment only when a course is dropped in accordance with the deadline above. A $35 processing fee will be applied to all course drops.

After the drop deadline, students can withdraw prior to the course completion date. Course fees are non-refundable for withdrawals, and a “W” will be applied to your student record for all withdrawal requests.

If you are unable to complete your coursework and do not officially withdraw from the course before the completion date, you may receive a failing grade (F).

Some courses may have different drop/add deadlines. Please consult the course description for more information.

The standard grading system for most courses is a letter grade. A letter grade of A through F will be assigned to reflect the instructor’s academic assessment of the student’s performance in the course.

For more information regarding grades and grade points, please visit Extension’s Transcripts page.

Alternative Grading Basis

Pass/No Pass: Students may elect to take a letter-graded course as Pass/No Pass. For courses where a student would earn a C- or higher, they would receive a “Pass,” or “P” grade. For performance below a C-, students would receive a “No Pass,” or “NP” grading determination. Beyond approved exceptions, students cannot apply Pass/No Pass courses to certificate program requirements.

To request Pass/No Pass, students must submit a Pass/No Pass Grading Basis Request prior to the course end date/final exam/project due date.

Auditing/Not for Credit: A Not-for-Credit election provides students an opportunity to attend a course without academic assessment or credit. Enrollment on a Not-for-Credit basis is a formal enrollment that will appear on a student’s academic record as "NC."

To request Not-for-Credit, students must submit a Not-for-Credit Grading Basis Request prior to the course end date/final exam/project due date.

Students enrolled in classes through Concurrent Enrollment and requesting a Not-for-Credit option must indicate their intent on the class application prior to enrollment. A Not-for-Credit Grading Basis Request must also be submitted after enrollment and prior to the semester’s payment deadline.

Incomplete: If a student faces extraordinary circumstances beyond their control that may prevent them from completing a course before the course end date, they may request an “Incomplete,” or “I” from their instructor.

Students must have successfully completed 75 percent of the assignments, assessments or projects to request an incomplete. Incomplete requests must be submitted prior to the course end date, and the revised due date will not exceed 90 days.

Withdrawal: Students can request to withdraw from a course prior to course completion. A course is considered completed upon the earlier of the course end date, the start of the final exam or the final project due date. Approved withdrawals will receive a non-punitive indicator of "W" on the student's official record.

Withdrawals are requested by navigating to extension.berkeley.edu, logging in, selecting “My Enrollment History” and then “Request to Withdraw.” Confirmation submission and approval will be sent via email within 1-2 business days of the request submission.

If a student’s enrollment was sponsored by a third party, or if they are attending UC Berkeley, they will not be able to request a withdrawal through their student account. They must submit the Sponsored and International Student Withdrawal form before the course end date.

Concurrent enrollment students must email concurrent@berkeley.edu before their course end to request withdrawal.

Forms

Pass/No Grading Basis Request

Not-for-Credit Grading Basis Request

Incomplete Grade Request

Course Withdrawal Request (For use only by sponsored students.)

You can add yourself to the waitlist for a full section by clicking the "Join Waitlist" button on the webpage. You will be notified if space becomes available and have 24 hours or until the course add deadline to submit payment and enroll in the class. Instructors are not able to approve you to enroll in a wait-listed course.

Policy Exceptions

Enrollment deadlines and policies are strictly enforced. In cases where a student is unable to complete a course due to exigent circumstances beyond their control, requests for exceptions to enrollment policies may be submitted for review. Students must be withdrawn from the course prior to submitting an appeal, as exceptions will only be considered in circumstances where a student is unable to continue in a course.

Appeals are most commonly approved for serious personal injury or illness, contemporaneous death of an immediate family member and military deployment. Appeals are generally denied for reasons related to employment changes, perceived quality of instruction, dissatisfaction with a course, dropping courses to avoid academic penalty, financial hardship, missing a deadline, and misunderstanding or failure to review policy.

Official, supporting documentation is required for all appeals. The statement of request and documentation should be sent to extension-appeals@berkeley.edu.

Regardless of the appeal decision, a non-punitive grade of "W" (for withdrawal) will remain on your academic record. UC Berkeley Extension does not have a retroactive withdrawal option.

UC Berkeley Extension has the right to approve or deny any appeal. The review process can take 3–4 weeks.

Grade Appeals

Grades are final when submitted by the instructor and may only be changed when computational error can be evidenced. There will be no substantive reevaluation and students are not permitted to retake final exams.

If you have a question regarding your final grade, please contact your instructor directly. If the matter is not resolved with your instructor, please submit a formal statement of appeal with full details to extension@berkeley.edu to request a final grade review by the academic department. Grade appeals must be submitted within 30 days of the final grade.

The University of California, Berkeley, is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). UC Berkeley Extension—like all other UC Berkeley schools, colleges and departments—is accredited by WASC through the University.