Academic Counseling Department

Berkeley City College offers counseling services for new & continuing students, including academic & career counseling tailored to each student’s individual academic goals.

We offer assistance with:

  • Enrollment
  • Student Education Plan
  • Pre-requisite/Co-requisite Clearance
  • Academic Probation Hold
  • Progress
  • Dismissal Hold
  • Career Counseling
  • Course Substitution
  • AP Scores
  • Transcript Evaluation
  • Assessment Score Evaluation
  • Petition for AA/AS, AA-T\AS-T, Certificates, IGETC
  • Transfer Advising
  • Degree or Certificate Petition
  • Financial Aid Appeal
Prerequisite Clearance Form

To register for a course with a prerequisite, students must have successfully completed the prerequisite course with a "C" or higher.

Excess Unit Request

Click the link below to fill out and submit the Excess Unit Request Form.

BCC Course Catalog

Click the link below to view the Berkeley City College Course Catalog for the current academic year.

Counseling Hours during Fall Intersession

Appointments can be made for 30 minutes or for an hour by using the Make an Appointment button above or by logging on to Login to ConexED (craniumcafe.com). You may select the modality: In-Person on the Second Floor, by Video or by Telephone. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

Additionally, the Counseling Office will be closed on Friday, January 17, 2025.

  • Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Quick Stop Drop-In Counseling during Fall Intersession 

Quick Stop is available for quick (15-minute) counseling questions on a drop-in basis, located on the First Floor near the Library. No appointment is required for Quick Stop counseling.

  • Monday: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Except for 12/23/24
  • Tuesday: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Thursday: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Except for 1/2/25 and 1/16/25
  • Friday: 1:00 - 2:30 pm Except for 1/17/25

Virtual Counseling during Fall Intersession

Virtual Counseling is available for quick (15-minute) counseling questions on a drop-in basis online, during the posted hours, by clicking on the Live Chat tab or by logging on to Login to ConexED (craniumcafe.com).

  • Monday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Tuesday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Wednesday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Thursday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Except for 1/16/25
  • Friday: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Except for 12/20/24, 1/3/25, and 1/17/25

 

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University of California (UC) offers a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) for CA community college students for Six of nine campuses. TAG criteria are campus and major specific, please see the 24-25 TAG Matrix for an overview.

Create a UC TAP account using these tutorial videos.

Cross Enrollment

The Cross Enrollment Program (SB 1914) allows undergraduate students who meet certain eligibility criteria and are enrolled at any California Community College, the California State University, or the University of California to enroll, without formal admission in any of the other systems.  BCC also offers a Cross Enrollment program with UC Berkeley.

To be eligible, you must:

  • The student must be enrolled in at least six units at Berkeley City College during the current semester that the student seeks to participate in cross enrollment.
  • The student must pay the appropriate tuition required by Berkeley City College for the semester in which the student seeks to cross enroll. You will receive information on how to pay, once your CEP Petition form (application) is approved.
  • The student must have the appropriate academic preparation, as determined by the host campus, consistent with the standard applied to currently enrolled students, i.e., completion of per-requisites. Admission to the course is subject to availability and instructor approval.
  • The student may not enroll in a course that is offered at Berkeley City College.
UC Berkeley Cross Enrollment

You may take one undergraduate course per semester at UC Berkeley.

  1. The student has completed at least one semester at Berkeley City College as a matriculated student at the time of application with a GPA of 2.0.
  2. Students cannot enroll in Extension, summer session, graduate level and any other courses not supported by the state.
  3. UC Berkeley charges each student an administration fee, currently $46 per unit.
CSU East Bay Cross Enrollment

You may take up to two undergraduate courses per quarter at CSUEB.

  1. Students must have completed at least 20 units at BCC with a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  2. CC Students formerly enrolled at CSUEB, but were academically disqualified, are not eligible to participate in the Cross Enrollment Program.
  3. CSU East Bay will not charge CEP students tuition, nor will they charge an application fee
How to Register for Cross Enrollment

In order to receive a Cross Enrollment application you must attend an orientation.
All correspondence will be through the BCC-CrossEnrollment@peralta.edu email.

  • Complete a CEP Petition form (application) and turn it in to CEP Email (BCC-CrossEnrollment@peralta.edu). The CEP Petition (application) is available during Orientation.
  • Once eligibility is verified, the CEP Coordinator will send the student an email confirmation and the enrollment petition form for the specific Host Campus (4 year school). 
  • Complete the Student Information section of your enrollment petition form and sign.
  • Submit the form to the CEP Email BCC-CrossEnrollment@peralta.edu for the Home (BCC) Campus Certification.
  • Seek approval and obtain signature from the instructor at the Host Campus on the first day of class.
  • Submit the form to the Host Campus Admissions and Records Office, or its equivalent, for enrollment and the Host Campus Certification by their deadline.
  • Submit a copy of the signed CEP petition form to the CEP Coordinator at BCC-CrossEnrollment@peralta.edu.
  • The Host Campus will provide any additional registration instructions. Please refer to the Host Campus enrollment petition for information on classes, library access, withdrawing, and reporting of grades.

BCC Counseling Contact List

Luis Chavez
[General Counseling / Quad-Chair]
josechavez@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2909
Catherine Nichols
[General Counseling]
cnichols@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2809
Denise Jones
[General Counseling]
dgjones@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2925
Fatima Shah
[General Counseling]
fshah@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2908
Gabriel Martinez
[General Counseling]
gmartinez@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2915
Irene Chung
[General Counseling]
ichung@peralta.edu
Cynthia Park
[General Counseling]
cynthiapark@peralta.edu
Abby Mallari
[General Counseling]
amallari@peralta.edu
Guadalupe Jimenez Martinez
[General Counseling]
gjimenezmartinez@peralta.edu

Daniela Guzman
[General Counseling]
dguzman@peralta.edu

Norma Guido Flores
[General Counseling]
nguidoflores@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2958

Shannon Penn
[General Counseling]
shannonpenn@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2860
Amy Herrera
[General Counseling]
aherrera@peralta.edu 

society of scholars

Skyler Barton
[Society of Scholars]
sbarton@peralta.edu
(510) 981-5029
Christina Taing-Rivera
[Society of Scholars]
cltaing@peralta.edu
(510) 981-2931
Adriana(Dri) Regalado
[Puente]
aregalado@peralta.edu
Susan Cuong
[Society of Scholars]
scuong@peralta.edu
Susan Truong
[Counselor, Instructor, Adult Pathway & Dual Enrollment]
struong@peralta.edu
Connie Tran
[Counselor]
ctran@peralta.edu

vet center

Roberto Alvarenga
Veteran & SAS Counselor
Cynthia Park
Veteran & General Counselor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Elissa Jaw
[SAS Counselor/Coordinator]
ejaw@peralta.edu 
Jessica Kumar
[SAS Counselor]
jkumar@peralta.edu
Jean Rowland
[SAS Counselor]
rowland@peralta.edu
     
Roberto Alvarenga
[SAS Counselor]
 

Tamar Sahakian
[Learning Disability Specialist/SAS Counselor]
 

Program contact information:
(510) 981-2812

EOPS / NextUP

Alejandra Oseguera
[EOPS/CARE Counselor]
aoseguera@peralta.edu 
Ronda R Johnson
[NextUP Counselor/Coordinator]
rrjohnson@peralta.edu
 
     

Mental Health Resources

 

Janine Greer – MFT
[Mental Health Specialist]
jgreer@peralta.edu

Chinue Igwe
[Mental Health Counselor]

 

Cynthia Park
[General Counselor & Veteran Counselor/Assoc. Clinical Counselor]

UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER

Angelica Peña
[Academic Counselor]
angelicapena@peralta.edu
Daniela Guzman
[General Counseling]