Upper Division
Berkeley Upper Division students flourish in an atmosphere akin to a small liberal arts college, where unmatched advantages and enriching challenges create leaders of impact, integrity, and character. From advanced academics, to global opportunities, to service experiences, and more, Upper Division prepares students to enter the world with a clear direction and a strong sense of morality, ethics, and social responsibility.
From here, students experience:
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Ambitious academics through AP®, Honors, and Advanced Topics courses, as well as a three-year Global Scholars program
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Advanced experiential learning in Business, Law, Health Sciences, Biology, and National Security Institutes through our Center for Advanced Experiential Learning
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Meaningful leadership opportunities in student clubs, as class representatives, prefects, peer tutors, campus guides, and within the Leadership Academy of Berkeley
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An immense array of co-curricular activities and clubs
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Study-abroad opportunities in Spain, Italy, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, and more
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Intentional and personalized college counseling, beginning in tenth grade
Students entering Upper Division who are new to Berkeley are invited to the Berkeley Bridge Program, a one-week program that aims to prepare incoming ninth grade students for day one of school by allowing them to meet their peers, become familiar with the campus, and practice important learning skills.
Successes in STEM
In Upper Division, students are encouraged to forge their own path and pursue their passions both on and off campus. Hannah Flitman’s ’24 love for STEM led her to become the only student in Hillsborough County who was named a top 300 international scholar in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.
By being named a Regeneron STS scholar, Flitman joined an impressive list. Since the competition’s founding in 1942, other Regeneron STS scholars have been honored with 13 Nobel Prizes, 11 National Medals of Science, 21 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and more.
Flitman was selected out of 2,162 applicants from 712 high schools across 46 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 10 other countries (the largest applicant pool since 1969). As a top 300 scholar, she will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship, with an additional $2,000 given to Berkeley’s Science Department.
