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

A Q&A with Current Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows

January 23, 2023
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program at UC Berkeley fosters the academic development of undergraduate students with exceptional promise in the humanities or social sciences and potential for careers that will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in the academy. MMUF...Read more about A Q&A with Current Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows

Division of Arts & Humanities Hosts the MMUF 2022 Western Regional Conference at Berkeley

December 14, 2022

This Fall, the Division of Arts & Humanities hosted the 2022 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, or MMUF, Western Regional Conference in partnership with the University of New Mexico. This was UC Berkeley’s first time hosting the regional conference in 10 years and the...Read more about Division of Arts & Humanities Hosts the MMUF 2022 Western Regional Conference at Berkeley

A&H Student POV: Life as a Student of the Humanities – from Dublin High School to UC Berkeley

November 9, 2022

This article was originally posted at "OneDublin.org"

When I tell people I’m studying a subject within the humanities, they usually jump to an eyebrow raise coupled with some iteration of the following:
What are you going to use that degree for? How are you going to make any money...Read more about A&H Student POV: Life as a Student of the Humanities – from Dublin High School to UC Berkeley

Q&A with Student Research Apprentice Phil Hanna

November 8, 2022

The Magnes partners with UC Berkeley’s Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) to provide opportunities for Cal students to work with faculty on our world-renowned research and curatorial projects. As a...Read more about Q&A with Student Research Apprentice Phil Hanna