First-Year Guide

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Welcome to the Arts & Humanities Division! On this page, you can find quick links to get you started in your A&H journey at Berkeley.

Are you a transfer student? Check our our Transfer Guide.

A&H Resources

A&H Majors and Minors

Languages Offered

A&H Advising Contacts

Course Threads

A&H Diversity Office

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L&S Resources

L&S First-Year Pathways

Pathways is an exciting new program for first-year undergraduate students at UC Berkeley. It consists of three courses — linked by a common theme — that you take in your first semester at Berkeley.

L&S Advising Contacts

L&S New First-Year Student Guide

Discover Opportunities & Connect on Campus

L&S Student Support & Advocacy

Campus Resources

Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships

Berkeley Career Engagement

Academic Accommodations Hub

Educational Opportunity Program

Student Organizations

Student Discovery Hub

Meet Our Undergraduate Dean's Leadership Team

The Dean’s Leadership Team (DLT) is a volunteer, undergraduate leadership program housed in the Division of Arts & Humanities. DLT members collaborate with their peers on creative strategies to promote the Arts & Humanities on campus, build community for the division’s undergraduate population, and provide support for student engagement and communications initiatives.

A&H Undergraduates in the News

News

The Flavor Network Project and One of the Students Tracking Scandinavian Cuisine with Data Science

December 17, 2024

This interview is part of a series featuring members of the Flavor Network research team, a multidisciplinary group exploring the evolution of cuisine through computational analysis. Meet Marcus Romundset, a UC Berkeley student combining his passions for computer science, business, and...Read more about The Flavor Network Project and One of the Students Tracking Scandinavian Cuisine with Data Science

POV with Yesenia Ochoa: ‘I’m just one of millions of migrant students working hard to achieve their goals’

October 21, 2024

In this first-person narrative, Yesenia Ochoa, a first-year student at UC Berkeley, tells UC Berkeley News about her experience being a student from a migrant family and her educational aspirations.

“I grew up in Yuba City. My parents immigrated there from a little...Read more about POV with Yesenia Ochoa: ‘I’m just one of millions of migrant students working hard to achieve their goals’

Nicole Starosielski's Undergrads Travel to Singapore to Present Research on "A Global Public Humanities Project to Green the Internet"

October 15, 2024

Since joining Berkeley's faculty in the Department of Film & Media last year, Professor Nicole Starosielski has been busy guiding and conducting research with her undergraduate students in a effort to both further research on sustainable internet practices and to help train the next...Read more about Nicole Starosielski's Undergrads Travel to Singapore to Present Research on "A Global Public Humanities Project to Green the Internet"

From working with 2,000 year old objects to digitizing museum collections, undergraduates get hands-on research experience through URAP program

July 19, 2024

Organized through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships, the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) has introduced countless students to cutting-edge research across all disciplines on Berkeley’s campus. URAP matches undergraduates with faculty members...Read more about From working with 2,000 year old objects to digitizing museum collections, undergraduates get hands-on research experience through URAP program

A Love of Spanish and Teaching led this Transfer Student and Foster Parent to Berkeley

June 25, 2024

Nicole Daena Leon Loya, a Berkeley transfer student from San Joaquin Delta College, has managed to balance numerous responsibilities while pursuing her educational goals. Loya brings a wealth of experience and a deep love for languages and education to Berkeley. Before coming to...Read more about A Love of Spanish and Teaching led this Transfer Student and Foster Parent to Berkeley