Transfer Eligibility Requirements

In addition to completing the College of Environmental Design's (CED) eligibility requirements (below), all prospective transfer applicants to the University of California, Berkeley, must also meet the University's basic admission requirements for transfer students.

CED will review your application for:

All CED transfer applicants must complete course work identified as comparable to the following UC Berkeley courses:

In addition to the College Breadth Requirements outlined above, applicants to the architecture major must complete the following lower-division major requirements.

Math and Physics courses required for admission to the major may also be used to complete IGETC certification. Check with your community college counselor for more information.

In addition to the College Breadth Requirements outlined above, applicants to the sustainable environmental design major must complete the following lower-division major requirements. If your college does not offer ENV DES 1 and/or LD ARCH 12 equivalents, please contact SED Major Adviser Heather Grothjan immediately to discuss possible options, e.g. completing these courses at UC Berkeley during the summer, demonstrating interest in the major via related coursework, etc.

Math, Statistics, Biology, Economics, and Physics courses required for admission to the major may also be used to complete IGETC certification. Check with your community college counselor for more information.

For a competitive application course work must be completed by the end of the spring term that precedes fall enrollment at Berkeley. Sustainable Environmental Design (SED) applicants who are unable to complete ENVDES 1 or LDARCH 12 in the spring term that precedes fall enrollment at UC Berkeley may consider completing the course at UC Berkeley in the summer that precedes fall enrollment.

The SED major is not a studio-based major. Students do not have access to Architecture or Landscape Architecture studio courses. If you are interested in studio experience for your undergraduate degree, consider applying to the Architecture or Landscape Architecture programs in CED.

In addition to the College Breadth Requirements outlined above, applicants to the landscape architecture major must complete the following lower-division major requirements.

Science courses required for admission to the major may also be used to complete IGETC certification. Check with your community college counselor for more information.

In addition to the College Breadth Requirements outlined above, applicants to the urban studies major must complete the following lower-division major requirements.

Economics and statistics courses required for admission to the major may also be used to complete IGETC certification. Check with your community college counselor for more information.

If you are a California community college student, refer to ASSIST for the articulation agreements approved by the CED. You also have the option of fulfilling CED's breadth requirements with the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) certification.

If you are using IGETC to fulfill CED’s breadth requirements, you must submit proof of full certification by July 15. Partial certification will not complete the requirements. Check with your community college for procedures involved in certification of IGETC.

A list of community colleges that offer articulated courses for the lower-division environmental design requirements can be found at Undergraduate Advising — Articulation. Please note that the chart on this page is unofficial. Only ASSIST can be relied upon for the official articulation agreements.

Refer to ASSIST to identify California community college courses that satisfy general education and major requirements.

If it is not possible for you to complete pre-approved lower-division environmental design courses at a California community college or at UC Berkeley through Summer Sessions or UC Berkeley Concurrent Enrollment/Extension, contact us prior to submitting your application to have your coursework evaluated. Syllabi, course descriptions, and work samples are required and decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. Follow the course evaluation guidelines and contact the CED undergraduate advising office for more information. If you need courses evaluated, please complete and submit the Evaluation of Transfer Coursework: Prospective Students form by January 15.