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UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley
Dates June 28 - July 25, 2009
Tuition $6,195
Housing Residential
Grades Completing grades 9 - 12

Imagine yourself as a college freshman—you’ll live in a dorm on campus, with a roommate (or two), you’ll eat in the dining hall, study in the library, work out at the gym and find your favorite local spots to relax. Now imagine yourself with ASA at UC Berkeley, spending your summer on campus, with friends, taking interesting classes and making the most of your free time.

Cal Berkeley stands as the nation’s premier public research university, attracting 31,000 students from 101 nations. It boasts a faculty that includes six Nobel Prize winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and more top ten graduate programs than any other university in the US. The campus offers an extraordinary combination of natural beauty and urban excitement where you can follow a run through a Redwood forest with a stroll through a tangle of street vendors, busy cafes and bookshops. Full access to Berkeley’s extensive academic, sports and recreational facilities and its proximity to San Francisco make UC-Berkeley an unforgettable place to study, meet new friends and enjoy the summer.

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US Pre-College Spend your summer learning more about life on a college campus. Take college-style seminars in a range of subjects taught by inspirational professors but save time to experience the fun on offer in a wide range of activities, program events and weekend travel. For students completing grades 9-12.

UC Berkeley Highlights
  • play - the CAL REC Center hosts outstanding athletic facilities that are fully accessible to ASA students
  • explore - San Francisco is just 40 minutes away by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
  • outstanding courses - Economics, Marketing, Photography, SAT Prep with the Princeton Review
  • trips to San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Palo Alto and Six Flags are all included
  • discover Berkeley - full of cafes, bookstores and unique shops
Itinerary
June 28Arrive Berkeley
June 29Orientation; Classes begin
July 4Alcatraz
July 5Santa Cruz
July 11San Francisco: Union Square, Chinatown
July 12Stanford University, Palo Alto
July 18Amusement park
July 24San Francisco: Haight Ashbury, Golden Gate Bridge
July 25Depart Berkeley