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====== Getting Set Up ====== | ====== Getting Set Up ====== | ||
- | ===== UC Berkeley ID Card and Email ===== | + | ===== UC Berkeley ID Card, Clipper Card, and Email ===== |
- | To get your UC Berkeley ID Card, you need to go to the Cal 1 Card office in the Cesar Chavez Student Center in Lower Sproul Plaza. [[http:// | + | To get your UC Berkeley ID Card, you need to go to the Cal 1 Card office in the Cesar Chavez Student Center in Lower Sproul Plaza. [[http:// |
- | You will also want to get a "Class Pass," which is a sticker on your ID card that allows you to ride AC Transit (the bus system in the area) for free. You can get this sticker in the first week of the semester, as long as you have already registered for classes using CalCentral. | + | When you pick up your Cal ID, you will also receive |
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+ | You may submit your photo to the Cal 1 Card office online ahead of time, but either way you a photo ID and your student ID number to pick up your card. | ||
For your UC Berkeley email (bConnected), | For your UC Berkeley email (bConnected), | ||
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===== Registering for Classes ===== | ===== Registering for Classes ===== | ||
As an incoming student, you should register for at least one three-unit class as soon as possible (this will help get your fees paid on time so that you can then get your Class Pass [bus pass]). | As an incoming student, you should register for at least one three-unit class as soon as possible (this will help get your fees paid on time so that you can then get your Class Pass [bus pass]). | ||
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+ | Unless you plan to take an out-of-department class, don't worry too much about registering for classes until after you arrive on campus and the semester starts. Deadlines listed online are only for undergrads. | ||
To register for classes, go [[calcentral.berkeley.edu|here]]. You will need to sign in with your CalNet ID and passphrase. You can find the schedule of classes [[http:// | To register for classes, go [[calcentral.berkeley.edu|here]]. You will need to sign in with your CalNet ID and passphrase. You can find the schedule of classes [[http:// | ||
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===== Getting Paid ===== | ===== Getting Paid ===== | ||
- | If you have an outside source of funding (scholarship, | + | If you have an outside source of funding (scholarship, |
- | If you are teaching (which should be most of you), you should receive a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Contract via email from Dexter | + | If you are teaching (which should be most of you), you should receive a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Contract via email from Amber a few weeks before the semester starts. Once you have replied to Amber saying you accept the contract, you should get an email from the staff member in charge of payroll. |
- | You'll also need to sign up for EFT (electronic funds transfer), which you can do [[https:// | + | You'll also need to sign up for EFT (electronic funds transfer), which you can do [[https:// |