The College of Engineering has been an integral part of the University of California since it was chartered on March 23, 1868.
The first of the nine UC campuses to be established, Berkeley's six colleges included mechanics, mining, and civil engineering. Mechanics and civil engineering merged in 1931 to form the College of Engineering, into which mining was incorporated in 1942.
The College now boasts seven academic departments and an array of interdisciplinary programs housed in 10 buildings on the northeast side of campus.
