Transcripts, Records and Course Credit | Student Services (2024)

We maintain permanent academic records for UC Berkeley Extension students who have completed credit courses and noncredit courses numbered 800–899, and noncredit courses that carry CEU values for 99 years.

You can log into your student account on the UC Berkeley Extension website and view your enrollment history including coursework and final course grades. However, due to the system transition in 2013, you may not be able to view your academic history in its entirety. To review your full academic history, you can order an official transcript as described in the section below.

UC Berkeley Extension transcript requests are submitted via our online transcript ordering service:

If you have pending grades, check Hold for final grade(s) on the order form. The UC Berkeley Extension Registrar's Office will not issue your transcript(s) until those grades have been recorded. Orders that are pending for more than 30 days for pending grades will be cancelled.

If you have any questions about the ordering process, please contact us at extension@berkeley.edu.

The standard grading system for most courses is a letter grade. A letter grade of A through F will be assigned to reflect the instructor’s academic assessment of the student’s performance in the course.

For more information regarding changes to an alternative grading basis, please visit the Enrollment Information page.

Although UC Berkeley Extension does not calculate or record an official grade point average (GPA) on the student's transcript, GPAs can be unofficially calculated on the basis of grades and number of units. Grades with a plus sign (such as B+) carry 0.3 point more per unit; minus grades (such as A-) carry 0.3 point less. (An A+ counts as 4.0.)

Courses numbered X, XB1–299 and XBW1–299 and the Extension instructors who teach them are reviewed and approved by the appropriate academic department on the UC Berkeley campus and by the Committee on Courses of Instruction (COCI) of the UC Berkeley Academic Senate. The UC Berkeley Academic Senate delegates authority to the Dean of UC Berkeley Extension to approve professional, post-baccalaureate credit courses that are numbered X300–499 and all noncredit courses. This academic supervision by University faculty is an assurance of excellence in course content and quality of instruction.

If a course is offered for credit, its title is followed by the UC Berkeley academic department abbreviation in which the credit is granted and then the course number (example: Calculus MATH XB101A). Credit is in semester units; you can see the number of semester units on the course's web page.

For courses carrying academic or professional-level credit, the University's standard formula for one unit of credit is 15 hours of instructional time, plus two hours of study time for each hour of instruction. For example, a one-unit course is 45 hours of course effort. Some courses, such as studios or labs, require more instructional time and less study time.

What do the letters and numbers mean in a course title?

X Prefix: A credit course that originates at UC Berkeley Extension.

XB Prefix: Extension credit course that is equivalent to the UC Berkeley campus course with the same content, title, number and credit value.

XBW Prefix: An XB course that is offered either fully or mostly online.

1–99: Lower-division credit courses at the level of the first two years of college.

100–199: Upper-division credit courses at the level of the second two years of college.

200–299: Graduate-level credit courses that are ordinarily open only if you have completed at least 18 upper-division units basic to the subject matter of the course.

300–399: Professional credit courses in education for prospective and current teachers and school administrators.

400–499: Professional, post-baccalaureate credit courses in a variety of fields (except education) such as art and design, behavioral health sciences, biological and physical sciences, business and management, technology, engineering, writing, and so forth.

A, B or C Suffix: This credit course is part of a series. The A course is prerequisite to the B course, and so on. Check the course description for specific prerequisites.

You can take any credit course on a not-for-credit basis. Please see the Enrollment page for more information.

Continuing Education Units

Continuing education units (CEUs) are a nationally recognized means of recording noncredit study. The letters ceu and a number following a course title identify a noncredit course in which you can earn CEUs. One CEU is awarded for 10 instructional hours.

Courses Numbered 800–899

While not offering academic credit, these courses and seminars are designed for students seeking to further develop their professional skills or their cultural, intellectual and civic interests. They may be offered for a letter grade, pass/not pass or for continuing education units (CEUs).

Courses Numbered 900–999

These non-credit-bearing, pre-college-level courses are designed to provide an opportunity for students to explore academic interests or prepare for college admission. They may be offered for a letter grade or pass/not pass.

UC Berkeley Extension does not grant degrees, but many Extension courses carry academic credit that may be applied toward a degree, professional licensing or other professional requirements.

Applying Credit to a UC Degree

If you are interested in applying to the University of California, you should refer to the University of California Admissions website or the admissions office of the University of California campus you wish to attend for details about the admissions process.

If you are admitted for a future term or have already been admitted to the University of California—including students on leave—we require that you have prior written approval from the academic adviser or dean of your school or college to transfer credit earned at UC Berkeley Extension toward your UC degree requirements.

If you are a UC Berkeley-matriculated undergraduate student (including students enrolled in the Fall Program for Freshmen) and take a UC Berkeley Extension course, special regulations may apply.

Your official student record and transcript for all UC Berkeley Extension coursework resides at UC Berkeley Extension.

UC Berkeley-equivalent courses (designated by XB or XBW) are accepted for unit, requirement and grade-point credit on your UC Berkeley transcript. For additional information, see UC Berkeley Senate A208. This process is automatic for XB coursework completed through our Concurrent Enrollment and Fall Program for Freshmen programs; however, consult your academic adviser about the transferability of other UC Berkeley Extension XB or XBW courses to your UC Berkeley transcript.

If you are submitting transcripts for review, you need to submit both your UC Berkeley and UC Berkeley Extension transcripts. XB and XBW courses do not count toward satisfaction of the residence requirements of the University, the Berkeley Division or your college.

If you are in dismissal status, you must obtain Dean's approval prior to enrolling in our XB or XBW courses to receive grade points and apply them toward graduation requirements. Your grade points are counted toward graduation only upon successful readmission into your college.

Applying Credit to a Non-UC Degree

Other institutions may accept UC Berkeley Extension credit toward an undergraduate degree, but acceptance is always determined by the institution to which you are applying. Policies regarding the acceptance of Extension credit toward graduate degrees vary widely among institutions and individual programs. Check with your institution and adviser before enrolling.

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