Transfer admit events 2026

We are excited to welcome our admitted cohort of new transfer students and help you learn all that Berkeley Engineering has to offer. The below events include opportunities to learn more about resources, meet your new colleagues, and hear transfer student success stories.

Golden Bear Welcome – College of Engineering

Saturday, May 2 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Grimes Engineering Center

College of Engineering Welcome, Information Session and Student Panel | 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
We are excited to welcome you and your loved ones to celebrate your admission to UC Berkeley Engineering! Please join us for a welcome from Oscar Dubon, Associate Dean of Students, our Engineering Student Services staff and the Engineering Transfer Ambassadors. We will share information about the community of support offered via our services and programs. We look forward to meeting you and answering your questions regarding your admission.After our welcome and information session, stick around to hear from our own Engineering Transfer Ambassadors. Our ambassadors will sit on a panel to detail their own experiences and answer any remaining questions.

Engineering Information Zone | 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Grimes Engineering Center
Our Engineering Information Zone gives you the opportunity to talk with faculty, staff and students. 

• Engineering Academic Advising Information Station
  Did you know that as a Berkeley Engineer, you are automatically assigned an Engineering Academic Adviser who will work with you throughout your entire undergraduate journey? Come meet with an adviser and talk to our team of ESS advisers who are here to answer questions about how to optimize your undergraduate experience.
• Engineering Student Experience Station
  Want to know what a day in the life of a Berkeley Engineer is like? This is your chance to talk directly with undergraduate students who will be on hand to answer your questions. Come and learn about ESS programs, such as the Engineering Mentor Program (EMP), the Transfer Pre-Engineering Program (T-PREP), and the Center for Access to Engineering Excellence (CAEE). Meet our professional staff and student representatives from these programs.
• I’m a Berkeley Engineer Photo Booth
  Remember your Cal Day experience and celebrate your acceptance to the College of Engineering with a picture with your family, friends and future peers. Admits who have accepted their offer of admission will receive a Berkeley Engineering pennant, while supplies last.

Engineering Student Organizations Tabling | 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. |  Dwinelle Plaza
Don’t miss out on getting to know some of engineering student organizations. They will be tabling with other student organizations from across campus on Dwinelle Plaza from 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

With dozens of engineering student organizations, you’ll see Berkeley Engineering’s mission statement in action. Whether it be competition teams, honor societies, or identity-based chapters of national engineering societies there’s truly a group to match every interest.  Come visit our student leaders who will be tabling and providing demonstrations.