高年级学术
Berkeley Upper Division students (in ninth to twelfth grade) flourish in an atmosphere akin to a small liberal arts college, where unmatched advantages and enriching challenges create leaders of impact, 完整性, 和性格. 来自高级学者, 全球机遇, 服务经验, 和更多的, Upper Division prepares students to enter the world with a clear direction and a strong sense of morality, 道德, 以及社会责任.
For a detailed look at our courses, read through the Upper Division Curriculum Guide, and check out how Berkeley students excel in these unique academic programs by 浏览学校简介.
在高级赛区, Students Can Experience:
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ambitious academics through AP®, Honors, and Advanced Topics courses, as well as a three-year 全球学者计划
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advanced experiential learning in institutes dedicated to business, 法律, 健康科学, 生物学, 国家安全, 新闻与传播, 和戏剧
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financial education through the Lasher Center for Business and Entrepreneurial Studies
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STEAM-related courses in the Diasti Family Robotics Lab, Best Family Multimedia Production Classroom，和 Smith Fabrication Studio
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有意义的 领导机会 as class representatives, prefects, peer tutors, campus guides, and within 精神生活, Leadership Academy at Berkeley，和 Student-Athlete Leadership Program
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an immense array of co-curricular activities, such as 体育团队 (including beach volleyball, rowing, ice hockey, golf, and swimming & 潜水)和 俱乐部 (including a nationally ranked Debate Team, a beekeeping club, and 音乐 groups such as the Beatitones male a cappella singers)
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international travel to Spain, Italy, Ireland, Dominican Republic, 和更多的
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个性化的 大学咨询从十年级开始
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学习支持 苹果的技术
Students entering Upper Division who are new to Berkeley are invited to the Berkeley Bridge Program, a one-week program that aims to prepare incoming ninth grade students for the first day of school by allowing them to meet their peers, become familiar with the campus, and practice important learning skills.
高中生活
Incredible Post-Grad Opportunities
在…的支持下 Bray 大学咨询 Center, many Berkeley students find unique and prestigious post-grad opportunities. 例如, Madelyn Malin ’24 won and accepted the Morehead-Cain Scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. More than 2,500 students from across the globe applied and under 4% were offered the scholarship.
The Morehead-Cain is the oldest merit scholarship in the U.S. and funds not only full academic tuition, 还有食宿, 国际间隔年, 研究的机会, Lovelace Fund for Discovery grants, and four Summer Enrichment Program experiences. The four pillars of the Morehead-Cain Program are scholarship, 领导, 字符, 体力充沛.
Malin is the third student from Berkeley to have won the scholarship and the second to have accepted it. Sean Nguyen ’17 was also a Morehead-Cain scholar.
STEM领域的成功案例
在高级赛区, students are encouraged to forge their own path and pursue their passions both on and off campus. Hannah Flitman ’24 has a love for STEM that led her to become the only student in Hillsborough County in 2024 to be named a top-300 international scholar in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. 她现在就读于麻省理工学院.
As a Regeneron STS scholar, Flitman joins an impressive list. Since the competition’s founding in 1942, other Regeneron STS scholars have been honored with 13 Nobel Prizes, 国家科学奖章11枚, 21 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, 和更多的. 弗莱特曼从2人中被选中,162 applicants from 712 high schools across 46 states, 关岛, 波多黎各, 以及其他10个国家. She was awarded a $2,000 scholarship, and $2,000 was given to Berkeley’s Science Department.