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RESIDENCE HALL HOUSING

Begin by reading the descriptions of the halls below and then apply for your choices (remember to select only doubles or triples, as no first-year students are eligible for single rooms).

Clark Kerr Campus: 542 students, 22 staff — co-ed residence halls and single gender suite environments. Single, double and triple rooms in residence hall buildings mixed with single, double and triple rooms in suite buildings. Note: Clark Kerr will be undergoing renovations for the 2009-10 academic year.

Foothill: 790 students, 21 staff — co-ed and single gender suites, single, double rooms and triple rooms in suites.

Bowles: 193 first-year male students, 5 staff — quad rooms with shared common area for studying and 2 adjoining small rooms with bunked beds.

Stern: 267 female students, 7 staff — single, double and triple residence hall rooms and a few double rooms in suites.

Unit 1: 1426 students in 4 high rise halls and 2 mini suite buildings, 31 staff — 4 residence hall towers with co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple rooms and a few triple rooms in suites, and 2 mini-suite buildings .

Unit 2: 1406 students in 6 high rise halls, 31 staff — 4 residence hall towers with co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple rooms, and a few triple rooms in suites, 1 mini-suite building with double and triple occupancy bedrooms, 1 apartment building which houses upper-division students.

Wada Apartments: 175 students, 1 staff, double and triple single gender apartments. This transfer, upper-division students’ hall is located in the Unit 2 complex and is reserved for Juniors and Seniors only and has special programming geared toward your needs. Academic year contracts only; these are on the same schedule as Residence Halls, but are considered off campus for financial aid reasons.

Unit 3: 1224 students in 4 high rise halls, 1 mid rise building, 27 staff — co-ed and single gender floors, single, double and triple residence hall rooms and a few triple rooms in suites.

SUBSTANCE FREE ENVIRONMENT

Freeborn Hall, one building in the Unit 1 complex, is designated as a Substance-Free Environment. Residents make a pact with their peers to keep the community free of smoke, alcohol, and drugs. They plan and host substance-free programming, events, and activities.

UPPER DIVISION UNDERGRADUATE APARTMENT HOUSING

Channing-Bowditch Apartments: 226 students, 3 staff, single gender 4 bedroom, 2 bedroom and townhouse apartments. Preference is given to students who can commit to a 12-month lease.

Wada Apartments: 175 students, 1 staff, double and triple occupancy single gender apartments. Academic year contracts only; these are on the same schedule as Residence Halls.

Both Channing-Bowditch and Wada are considered off campus for financial aid purposes.

RESIDENCE HALL THEME PROGRAMS

Residence Hall Theme Programs: There are 7 theme programs in the residence halls. Click on the links for further information.
African American Theme Program
Asian Pacific American Theme Program
Casa Magdalena Mora
Global Environment Theme House (GETH)
Native American Theme Program
Unity House: Exploring Diverse Genders and Sexualities
Women in Science and Engineering Theme Program

Please Note: While most residence halls offers are contingent on a random lottery number, the theme programs look for students and make offers according to your application where you describe your interest in the program and critical issues posed in today's society on the topic. Be sure to apply if you are interested in any of the programs, it is one good way to bypass the lottery number system of assignments.

DISABLED STUDENT HOUSING

UC Berkeley, in conjunction with the California Department of Rehabilitation, offers a one-of-a-kind independent living program, the Disabled Students' Residence Program (DSRP). The DSRP assists students with physical disabilities, usually requiring a motorized wheelchair and daily attendant assistance. They participate for two semesters, developing independent living skills. The DSRP assists students with learning how to hire, train and manage their own attendants and maintain the financial resources required to continue living independently.

Additionally, the Disabled Students' Program (DSP) on campus can assist students with disabilities and other special needs in getting accommodations for housing. Some residence hall rooms on the Berkeley campus have been modified for physically disabled, deaf, hard of hearing, and visually impaired students. In order to receive the appropriate accommodations, students must request an accommodation on the housing application, provide documentation regarding their condition and register with the DSP.

For more information, write or call the

Disabled Students' Program
230 Cesar Chavez Student Center #4250
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4250
Voice: (510) 642-0518 or TDD: (510) 642-6376
Website http://www.dsp.berkeley.edu

HOUSING COUNSELING & RENTAL LISTINGS

Cal Rentals assists students with making informed choices about the various housing options available, including off-campus rental housing. Its rental listing service offers on-demand updates of rentals online. Students may also make printouts of listings in the Cal Rentals office. For information, click the Cal Rentals link, or send e-mail to homeinfo@berkeley.edu, call (510) 642-3644 or visit the office at 2610 Channing Way.

Cal Rentals Office
2610 Channing Way
Effective Oct. 1, walk in hours are:
Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

For drop-in counseling or call for an appointment.

UC FAMILY HOUSING
University Village, Albany, Smyth Fernwald

CAMPUS RESOURCES
Resource, Berkeley's Official Student Handbook
http://nss.berkeley.edu

MANVILLE APARTMENTS FOR
SINGLE STUDENTS
Manville Apartments is located three blocks from the southwestern corner of campus at Shattuck Avenue and Channing Way, Manville apartments is reserved for law and graduate students. The secured complex includes 132 small, unfurnished, single-occupancy studio apartments.

IDA LOUISE JACKSON GRADUATE HOUSE
FOR SINGLE STUDENTS
Jackson Graduate House is located one block from the campus. The newly constructed complex offers space for 120 students in 2,3,4,5 and 6 bedroom shared apartments.

UC FAMILY HOUSING
(For married students or students with a domestic partner, with or without children, and single parents)
University Village Apartments (UVA) is a 58 acre complex with 974 one, two and three bedroom apartments, and two bedroom townhouses, located four miles west of the campus. UVA has its own recreational & community center, a café, laundry rooms, and child care center.

The Smyth-Fernwald Complex offers student families a rustic and peaceful living environment in Berkeley. 74 families live in one, two or three bedroom apartments located on the southeast side of campus. Note: occupancy end date of June 30, 2010.