Before newly admitted Freshman and Transfer students can enroll in summer classes, they must opt-in to the Freshman/Transfer Edge program. To opt-in to the Freshman/Transfer Edge program, please follow these steps:
- Accept your offer to UC Berkeley and pay your admissions deposit. This will automatically trigger a task to appear in your CalCentral account to opt-in to the Freshman/Transfer Edge program.
- Locate the “Opt-Into Freshman/Transfer Edge” task in your Cal Central “Tasks” list (this can be found in the middle column of the "My Dashboard" tab). Click on this task and respond ‘Accept/Join’ to opt-in to the program.
- Within 12 hours of opting into the program, you will receive an email notification from the Freshman/Transfer Edge office formally confirming your participation and providing helpful information for the next steps. Your summer enrollment card will activate in the MyAcademics tab of your CalCentral Dashboard, allowing you to enroll in summer courses.
- To check if your summer enrollment has been activated, log onto the My Academics page of your Cal Central account and see if the summer term appears. Once your summer enrollment card appears, you will be able to log into Cal Central and register for courses.
Please Note:
Opting in to Freshman/Transfer Edge does not bind you to any course enrollments or fees; it simply activates your summer enrollment card so that you are able to enroll in summer courses as a newly admitted freshman/transfer. No penalty or follow-up is necessary if after opting in via the CalCentral task you decide not to enroll in any summer courses.
Eligible students that opt-in to Freshman Edge must remain matriculated at Berkeley to be eligible for the UC tuition and fee rates. If there is a change to your admission status, please contact the Office of the Registrar to understand how this may impact your summer tuition and fees, as well as other implications. The best way to reach out to them is by creating a case with Cal Student Central using this link. When you scroll down to item 4, you will find a button saying "Open a case".