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

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Gateway Courses

Languages Offered

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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

Educational Opportunity Program

Academic Accommodations Hub

Career Center

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

From the Yankton Reservation to California, Ruby Jay traces their family history in final installation at Art Practice

May 16, 2023

Each year, nine seniors in the Department of Art Practice are selected to receive an honors studio for their final semester. Each student receives their own studio space with 24/7 access. The studio space allows students to work on longer-term projects and explore new mediums alongside their...Read more about From the Yankton Reservation to California, Ruby Jay traces their family history in final installation at Art Practice

From athlete to advocate: English Grad gives newcomers a sporting chance

May 15, 2023
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Benjamin Coleman has always loved being on a team.

The UC Berkeley senior, one of more than 10,000 graduating students walking in...Read more about From athlete to advocate: English Grad gives newcomers a sporting chance

Armaan Mumtaz interprets spiritual duality through drawing and installation in his Honors Studio

May 12, 2023

Each year, nine seniors in the Department of Art Practice are selected to receive an honors studio for their final semester. Each student receives their own studio space with 24/7 access. The studio space allows students to work on longer-term projects and explore new mediums alongside their...Read more about Armaan Mumtaz interprets spiritual duality through drawing and installation in his Honors Studio

Top graduating senior credits French professor Debarati Sanyal for her interest in human rights advocacy

May 12, 2023

Most members of the University of California, Berkeley’s Class of 2023 will always remember a stressful and disappointing two-year stretch, when the pandemic forced classes online at the end of their first year on campus.

But for graduating senior Catherine “Catey” Vera, those online...Read more about Top graduating senior credits French professor Debarati Sanyal for her interest in human rights advocacy

How Art Practice honors student Jacob Li Rosenberg is resurfacing family history to honor his Bay Area roots

May 8, 2023

Each year, nine seniors in the Department of Art Practice are selected to receive an honors studio for their final semester. Each student receives their own studio space with 24/7 access. The studio space allows students to work on longer-term projects and explore new mediums alongside their...Read more about How Art Practice honors student Jacob Li Rosenberg is resurfacing family history to honor his Bay Area roots