UGIS Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony: Monday, May 19th

The Spring 2025 UGIS Commencement Ceremony will be on Monday, May 19, 2025 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Zellerbach Auditorium! The UGIS Commencement Ceremony includes Media Studies majors, American Studies majors, and Interdisciplinary Studies Field (ISF) majors. Students graduating in fall 2024, spring 2025, summer 2025, and fall 2025 are eligible to participate in this ceremony. See Preparing for Graduation and paragraph below. For more information about the UGIS Commencement on May 19, 2025, 1) watch for UGIS Commencement emails to the Media Studies listserv in the spring and […]

Media Studies Will No Longer Be a High Demand Major and the *New* Major Declaration Process Beginning Fall 2024

Exciting News! Beginning fall 2024, Media Studies will no longer be a high-demand major and the requirements to declare will change. The prerequisite courses will remain the same. The deadlines differ depending on whether you are eligible to submit a declaration form or application form in fall 2024. Effective Fall 2024, the new declaration requirements for the Media Studies major will be as follows: Complete the four (4) prerequisites with a grade of a C or better in each course. Have a Media Studies GPA of 2.0 or higher. This major GPA will include all Media […]

New to UC Berkeley? Check out the Prospective Students Page!

Welcome to UC Berkeley! If you’re new and just starting out at Cal this Fall 2024, we highly recommend checking out the Prospective Students page! Whether you’re an incoming transfer student or a new freshman, there’s a lot of important information there for you to get started.   *New* Major Declaration Process Beginning Fall 2024 Effective Fall 2024, the new declaration requirements for the Media Studies major will be as follows: Complete the four (4) prerequisites with a grade of a C or better in each course. Have a Media Studies GPA of […]

UGIS Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony: Tuesday, May 14th

Thank you for joining us at the UGIS Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Auditorium! The recorded Live Stream is available on YouTube and is also found on the UGIS Commencement Ceremony homepage. The UGIS Commencement Ceremony includes Media Studies majors, American Studies majors, and Interdisciplinary Studies Field (ISF) majors. Students graduating in fall 2023, spring 2024, summer 2024, and fall 2024 are eligible to participate in this ceremony. See Preparing for Graduation and paragraph below. For more information about the UGIS […]