Planning for Study Abroad
Credit for Study Abroad Courses
Any courses abroad will need to be petitioned and reviewed by Data Science faculty. Please make an appointment with a Data Science advisor before you go abroad to discuss your intended courses and the petition process. If you are going on UC EAP, note that you will also need a major advisor's signature on your EAP Academic Planning Form.
Minimum requirements for course eligibility toward the major:
- A course must be transferable for upper-division credit and a minimum of 3 semester units to satisfy an upper-division requirement in the Data Science major.
- All courses toward the major must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, or equivalent.
General tips on petitioning courses abroad:
- Courses will rarely be offered as Data or Data Science. Try looking for courses under Computer Science, Statistics, Information Science, or Mathematics, or a discipline related to your Domain Emphasis.
- Review the criteria for courses meeting Data Science major requirements.
- Compare the course syllabus with similar UC Berkeley courses that are already approved for the Data Science major. Look for similarities in prerequisites, course materials and topics covered.
- If a course has already been approved by a UC Berkeley department as equivalent to a course that is approved for the Data Science major (for example, a course has already been approved by the EECS department as equivalent to CompSci 188 at UC Berkeley), then the course will count toward the Data Science major subject to the course eligibility requirements above.
- You will need to be able to provide an English-language syllabus for our faculty to review. If you are having trouble finding one, please contact a Berkeley Study Abroad Advisor for assistance. Generally, the syllabus should include a course description, the textbook or reading materials used, assignments, and a weekly schedule.
- Submit a petition as early as you know what class you will be able to/would like to take. Petition review typically takes 2-4 weeks, but can take longer in complicated cases including study abroad.
Previously Reviewed Course Database
View our list of courses that have been previously approved for the Data Science major. These courses are NOT pre-approved so you must still submit a petition to count any course abroad toward your Data Science major. Courses are reviewed in the context of a student's overall program plan, so the same course that is approved for one student may not necessarily be approved for a different student. There is also no guarantee that the same courses will be offered or available when you study abroad.
Academic Advising While Abroad
Data Science Advising offers online appointments via Zoom and Google Hangouts. Schedule an online appointment regularly through the Book an Appointment links on our Advising page. You can also contact us anytime at ds-advising@berkeley.edu.