Prospectives Visit 2020
Welcome to the Prospective Grad Student Visit Info Page!
During your virtual visit, you’ll have the chance to meet with students, faculty, staff, and postdocs in the Berkeley Astronomy Department and take a “virtual tour” of campus. Even though we can’t host visitors in person this year, we’ll do our best to help you become familiar with our program. With luck, you’ll see campus in person soon when you start graduate school here next fall!
Overall Visit Schedule
Getting to know the Astronomy Department
Follow the links below to learn more about various aspects of department life. All prospectives should have received an invitation to a Slack workspace where they can interact directly with current members of the department and see pictures of graduate student offices, classrooms, and living arrangements. If you have not received an invitation to Slack, please email Professor Courtney Dressing
Virtual Tour of the Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley, and the Bay Area
- Campbell Hall (home to the Berkeley Astronomy Department)
- Video: UC Berkeley: Just Getting Started (video celebrating Berkeley’s 150th anniversary; excellent aerial shots of campus)
- Video: Welcome to Berkeley (student-led intro to UC Berkeley containing scenes of campus)
- Video: That’s Berkeley (another YouTube link containing scenes of campus)
- Berkeley Visitor Services
- Exploring the Bay Area
Graduate Program
- Description of Graduate Program
- Doctoral Degree Requirements
- Courses
- BadGrads Wiki (tons of information compiled by generations of Berkeley students!)
- General Resources for Berkeley Graduate Students
- General Resources for Graduate Student Instructors at Berkeley
Department Climate
- Statement on Diversity, Climate Advisors, Anonymous Drop Box, & Department Climate Surveys
- Counseling & Mental Health Services
- University Health Services
- Human Resources
Research Opportunities
- Facilities
- Organized Research Units
- Center for Integrative Planetary Science
- Radio Astronomy Lab
- Theoretical Astrophysics Center
- Selected Projects
- Research Snapshots from Fall 2018
- Laboratories
Outreach Opportunities
- Astro Night
- Astronomy on Tap
- Outreach Group
- Video of UC Berkeley Astronomy Department’s Cal Day Open House
- Astro FAQ
- Local Resources
News & Events