Intercampus Visitor Program

College of Letters and Science - General Statement of Purpose:

The purpose of the Intercampus Visitor (ICV) Program is to provide University of California students with the opportunity to visit another campus for one term to study curricula not offered at the home campus and which will directly augment and enhance their major course work. The ICV is not intended for exploration or pre-graduate/pre-professional school preparation; rather it is for declared juniors or seniors who wish to expand the course offerings in their chosen major fields. Students will not be admitted to the ICV Program for personal, non-academic reasons, nor for elective study unrelated to their declared majors.

Guidelines

Berkeley students visiting another UC campus:

1. Student applicants must have declared a major and be at junior or senior standing before beginning the program.
2. Students may participate for a maximum of one term with the exception of spring when two quarters of study (winter and spring quarters) may be permitted with the approval of both home campus and host campus.
3. Students must "visit" college equivalent to Letters and Science; they cannot, for example, "visit" a professional or graduate school or college at the host campus.
4. In addition to the standard application, each student applicant must submit a statement of purpose indicating clear academic criteria for the intercampus visit together with a letter of support from a major faculty adviser or department chair stating how the proposed course work will benefit the student's major field of study.
5. Berkeley students will be held for the regular senior residency requirement upon completion of an intercampus visit.
6. Students whose applications are denied may appeal the decision in writing to the Dean-Undergraduate Division of the College of Letters and Science.

Students from another UC campus visiting Berkeley:

1. Student applicant must have declared a major and be at junior or senior standing before beginning the program.
2. Students may participate for a maximum of one semester.
3. Students must be enrolled in a college equivalent to Letters and Science at the home campus; they cannot, for example, come from a professional or graduate school or college.
4. Students must obtain approval of the home campus before submitting the application to Berkeley.
5. In addition to the standard application, each student applicant must submit a statement of purpose indicating clear academic criteria for the intercampus visit together with a letter of support from a major faculty adviser or department chair stating how the proposed course work will benefit the student's major field of study.
6. Graduating seniors must provide statement verifying completion of residency requirements and major requirements at home campus prior to admission to Berkeley.
7. An intercampus visitor to Berkeley may not transfer to the College of Letters and Science, Berkeley immediately after completion of the ICV semester. Students must be in residence at their home campus at least one term after completion of the ICV program before L&S will consider regular transfer admission. (ICV is not designed to provide students from other campuses a chance to "try out" Berkeley with the intention of transfer admission.)
8. Students whose applications are denied may appeal the decision in writing to the Dean-Undergraduate Division of the College of Letters and Science.

Application Deadlines

All campuses except Berkeley:

Fall Quarter	November 1 - April 30
Winter Quarter	July 1 - October 31
Spring Quarter	October 1 - January 31

Berkeley only:

Fall Semester	November 1 - April 30
Spring Semester	July 1 - October 1

Applications will not be accepted after the above deadline dates.

Note:

If a student who has been approved to attend Berkeley through the ICV program decides not to participate during the term for which he or she was originally admitted and requests deferral to the next semester, the student must submit a new application, an updated letter of support, a statement verifying completion of residency requirements if the student is a graduating senior, and another $40.00 fee. Same deadlines apply (see above.)