Introduction
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Welcome to TOOLS, the Transfer Online Orientation for Letters and Science students!

This website will:

  • Help you understand UC Berkeley's degree requirements, college policies, and procedures
  • Help you assess which requirements for Cal you have already fulfilled
  • Help you prepare to meet with your major adviser
  • Provide links that will familiarize you with enrichment opportunities that can make your education a truly outstanding academic experience
  • Help you generate a tentative list of classes for your first semester at Cal
  • Refer you to resources that can help you succeed at Cal

We hope that you find this website useful!

Please note that this website is designed to prepare you for CalSO. It is vital that you attend CalSO as part of your preparation to enter Cal. Click here for more information about CalSO.

TOOLS should take 45 minutes to complete. Gather copies of your transcripts and score reports to make the assessment process as speedy as possible. You can complete this web orientation all at once or a little at a time. Just be sure to complete it before you attend CalSO.

UC Berkeley students must log on using CalNetID

For TOOLS to work properly, it is important that you enable JavaScript and cookies on your browser.

Try to open yourself up and get your feet wet by meeting new people and getting involved in different things to get a feel for what you really want to do here at Cal and in the future. There are so many resources at Cal to guide you through this transition such as the TRSP center, professors, peers, peer counselors, professional counselors, an the list goes on. Don't ever feel like you're alone here at Cal, you already have a huge support network that you just haven't met yet! If you believe in yourself and open up enough to really get to know some people, you'll feel right at home in no time.

Nikki,
Transfer student