<p>I hear that the average number of years for an undergraduate is five to six years? What does that mean? Is that saying that most undergrads graduate after 5 or 6 years of college? ***?</p>
<p>That's what it would mean, but I am pretty sure what you heard is false.</p>
<p>All the rates I've been able to find are somewhat out-dated, but I don't think it's as high as the OP believes. It depends on your personal workload. If you only do 13 units every semester you won't graduate in 4 years. Period.</p>
<p>Well unless you have a lot of AP/IB credits.</p>
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<p>Even then...you would need a TON of AP credits.</p>
<p>Let's not overexaggerate here. 13 units per semester makes 26 units per year which equals to 104 units in four years. The final 16 can be made by summer school classes or, as GB alluded to, with AP/IB exam credits. A passing grade on the AP USHistory, Euro, and Art History exams total 15.9 units: passing three AP exams would not be considered "A TON."</p>
<p>Many people have tons of AP credits. Personally I have 26.8 AP Credits.</p>
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13 units per semester makes 26 units per year which equals to 104 units in four years.
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<p>You forget to mention that many students up the unit counts after their first semesters; 15 units for eight semesters is 4 years, and lots of students will be 15+ units after freshmen year.</p>
<p>Wow, I actually didn't know it was that little.</p>
<p>I have my 30 units from my IB diploma plus AP credits, I'm not sure how that works because I heard there's a limit on how many IB/AP credits you can come in with.
I remember hearing something at CalsSO that most freshman take 13-14 units each semester and average 15-16 each semester after and over 50% will attend summer school at least 2 sessions. Its not difficult to graduate in 4 years depending on study abroad and a semester in DC. Of course this assumes you get all of the classes you need each semester you need/want them.</p>
<p>At engineering schools that have heavily impacted classes - it can easily take 5-6 years if you take a lower unit load and retake 2-3 classes (not out of the question for a 2.0-3.0 student).</p>
<p>engineering students must finish their courses in 4 years (8 semesters). under certain circumstances, the dean will grant you one more semester, so the max is 9. if you spent 9 semesters and still don't have enough credits/didn't take all the required courses, you just won't get a degree from berkeley. so basically, you can't stay for 5-6 years. this is according to my academic advisor.</p>
<p>According to the Berkeley Common Data Set, the 4-year graduation rate for the 1999 cohort is 58%, while the 6-year graduation rate is 87%. But many people choose to stay longer. I'm sure if you want to graduate in 4 years it won't be too hard.</p>
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engineering students must finish their courses in 4 years (8 semesters). under certain circumstances, the dean will grant you one more semester, so the max is 9. if you spent 9 semesters and still don't have enough credits/didn't take all the required courses, you just won't get a degree from berkeley. so basically, you can't stay for 5-6 years. this is according to my academic advisor.
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<p>This is also what I hear.</p>
<p>Basically, for Berkeley in general, a good deal over 50% graduate in four years (OR FEWER). About but less than 90% (I often see 86%) graduate in six years or fewer. Many people who take four or more years choose to do so, or are forced to for whatever reason (financial, psychological, whatever).</p>
<p>vicissitudes: I am sure those are correct numbers for 1999 but I believe I have seen higher numbers for a more recent year... can't find where I saw it or remember the exact number but somewhere in the mid to high 80's... has anyone else seen this printed somewhere or know this to be true?</p>
<p>Do people ever graduate in three and a half years? For example, a student satisfies all requirements by the second semester of senior year, and took 20 units a semester, ending with 140 units in seven semesters. Does Berkeley force the student to graduate? (College of L&S, engineering, and chemistry cases?)</p>
<p>What if the student is unaware that of this? By the time he is notified, would he already have missed out on an opportunity to apply to grad school?</p>
<p>By the way, what is the customary procedure for a student to undergo if he graduates in the middle of the academic year (before spring semester)? Does he have to anticipate graduation and apply to higher eduction (grad school, law school, med school, etc.) on the appropriate dates? Is this common and would the student have a tougher time getting into grad school? </p>
<p>Or would he just stay idle of a semester? (idle as in no school. I surmise he can still do research or other opportunities?) What also would happen to student loans? Would they have to be repaid, if the government believes that the student has ended school?</p>
<p>Sorry anout the long post</p>
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<p>Many do, yes.</p>
<p>I know plenty of people who wish to graduate in 3.5 years. At least one that I've talked to wants to graduate in 2.5-3 years. It seems like that would be a lot to take on, but for many students it isn't that big of a deal. I sure know that I probably wouldn't be able to do it, but that's just me. :)</p>
<p>Students are required to graduate under certain conditions, but I think one can discount AP credit amongst other things to prolong being forced out.</p>
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<p>Students are expected to know the school policies which effect them.</p>
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<p>You can apply anytime, so I don't see how Berkeley would prevent the student from doing so.</p>
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<p>Not uncommon. Many programs have rolling admissions.</p>
<p>My guess is that the average number of years to graduate at Berkeley is between 4 - 5 years (not 5 - 6 years). Many take advantage of an extra semester or year to finish up their studies. Many finish in 4 years... and some finish in less than 4 years. </p>
<p>Based on what I've seen, I would conjecture the average gradation rate is greater than 4 years, but less than 5 (likely around 4.3 years).</p>