Policy on Transferring From the Day MBA Program to the Evening & Weekend MBA (EWMBA) Program

On a space-available basis, Full-time MBA students will be allowed to transfer to the EWMBA Program in the Fall. Each February, the EWMBA Program office will provide the FT Office with a number of additional students that the EWMBA Program can accommodate. This number will be based on the most current forecast of the number of EWMBA students continuing and returning in that Fall, and on the number of seats in elective classes expected to be available.

By February 15th, any eligible Full-time student who is in good academic standing (i.e., has a grade point average above 3.0 and has successfully completed all core courses before transferring) and wishes to transfer will be required to complete the following documents to the Transfer Committee in the EWMBA Program Office:

• Change of Major Form requesting a transfer from the FT MBA Program to the EWMBA Program.
• One essay answering the following questions (1 page): What is your reason(s) for requesting the transfer including any circumstances that have changed since your application to the FT MBA Program? How will this transfer facilitate your academic and career goals?


• Up-to-date resume detailing professional experiences, academic accomplishments and other relevant information (maximum length of 2 pages).

• Quality of professional experience
• Leadership potential
• Academic ability

Those who are approved to transfer will be given two weeks to decide. This decision needs to be made by the deadline so that those on the wait-list will have sufficient time to decide. Once a student has accepted the offer to transfer, the decision will be irrevocable for the subsequent Fall semester.

Transfer students must complete 44 units in the EW Program to graduate. Credits earned in the FT Program will be applied toward the 44 credits. The extra 2 units account for the Data and Decisions core course already taken in the FT MBA core. Once students transfer, the remaining units need to be completed in 2 years for a total of 3 years to graduate.

Transfer students may return to the FT MBA Program after finishing the first semester in the EWMBA Program. Students interested in pursuing this option should refer to the Policy on Transferring From the EWMBA Program to the FT MBA Program referenced below.

POLICY ON TRANSFERRING FROM THE EVENING & WEEKEND MBA (EWMBA) PROGRAM TO THE DAY MBA PROGRAM

On a space-available basis, a small number of students (historically at most 5) from the EWMBA program will be allowed to transfer to the Full-time MBA Program in the Fall.Each February, the Full-time MBA Program Office will provide the Evening and Weekend MBA Program Office with a number of additional students that the FT MBA Program can accommodate. This number will be based on the most current forecast of the number of FT MBA students continuing and returning in that Fall, and on the number of seats in elective classes expected to be available. This opportunity is only available to first-year EWMBA students who desire to transfer after completion of their core courses.

By February 15th, any eligible EWMBA student who is in good academic standing (i.e., has a grade point average above 3.0 and has successfully completed all core courses before transferring) and wishes to transfer will be required to submit the following documents to the Transfer Committee in the FT MBA Program office:

• Change of Major Form requesting a transfer from the EWMBA Program to the FT MBA Program.
• Two essays answering the following questions (1 page per essay):
  
1. What is your reason(s) for requesting the transfer including any circumstances that have changed since your application to the EWMBA Program? How will this transfer facilitate your academic and career goals?
2. How do you plan to contribute to the FT MBA Program? Please include examples from your involvement with the EWMBA Program.

• Up-to-date Resume detailing professional experiences, academic accomplishments and other relevant information (maximum length of 2 pages).
  

• Quality of professional experience


• Leadership potential


• Academic ability


• Willingness to contribute to the FT Program

Those who are approved to transfer will be given two weeks to decide. This decision needs to be made by the deadline so that those on the wait-list will have sufficient time to decide. Once a student has accepted the offer to transfer, the decision will be irrevocable for the subsequent Fall semester.

The transfer students must complete 51 units in the FT program to graduate. Credits earned in the EWMBA Program will applied toward the 51 units. Once students transfer, the remaining units must be completed over 3 semesters. Therefore, transfer students must complete the FT MBA Program at the end of 5 semesters, but not less than 5 semesters (this includes the first two semesters of the EWMBA Program).

Transfer students are expected to register for a full load of courses (12 or 13 units) each semester but must register for a minimum of 8 units. If transfer students fall below the normal load of units either because they fail a course or choose to take a lower load, they will need to take an overload in subsequent semester(s).

Transfer students may return to the EWMBA Program after finishing the first semester in the FT Program. Students interested in pursuing this option should refer to the Policy on Transferring From the FT MBA Program to the EWMBA Program. This policy is located on the Haas web site at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/TransferPolicy.html#dmba.