Application Requirements
The application deadline for fall 2013 admissions is now closed. Please visit our website starting July for more information regarding our fall 2014 application.
Check out the Do's and Don'ts of applying and our quick application checklist HERE.
Online Application
The application is online and is submitted through the UC Berkeley Graduate Division. To start an application for the Berkeley-Haas PhD Program please select Business Administration - PhD from the options made available to you. Later in the application you will have the opportunity to select the area of specialization within business administration. This is where you will indicate one of the following: accounting, business and public policy, finance, marketing, management of organizations, operations management or real estate.
Your online application is official only if you have received the payment confirmation email message from the Graduate Division. If you need help submitting the online application, contact phdadms@haas.berkeley.edu.
Note: applicants may only apply to one degree program at UC Berkeley per admissions cycle.
Application Fee
$80 for US citizens; $100 for all other applicants, $80 for readmission. Instructions for fee submission are found in the UC Berkeley Graduate Application. The non-refundable fee may be paid by credit card.
Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement
All applicants are required to submit two essays with their application. These are the Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement. When you start your online application you will see the two prompts that should be answered in their entirety. For each essay please include your full name and "Statement of Purpose" or "Personal History Statement" as the title. Although there is no minimum or maximum page limit responses should be reasonable in length.
For more information regarding the personal history statement please click HERE. For more information regarding the statement of purpose please click HERE.
University Transcripts
Upload unofficial transcripts - one from each college-level institution you attended - with the application for the departmental initial review. Scanned copies of transcripts may be too dark and difficult to read so please adjust your scanner settings accordingly. Photographs of transcripts are not acceptable. If your transcript is in a language other than English you must provide an official translation issued from your university or by certified members of the American Translators Association. Please note that if you have already graduated your transcript must show the degree conferrered and date unless a copy of your diploma/degree certificate will be required. Official transcripts of all college-level work must be submitted to the Berkeley-Haas PhD Program Office if admitted by July 1, 2014.
Three Letters of Recommendation
We only accept three letters of recommendation. Recommenders may be either academic or professional and should be able to evaluate your potential for graduate study and can comment on your academic potential for graduate work. Letters of recommendation are submitted online. We are not accepting paper letters of recommendation. If this presents a problem for one of your recommenders please contact us.
GRE Official Score Report
Applicants are required to submit an official GRE/Revised GRE test score. We no longer accept the GMAT exam. The institutional code for the GRE is 4833. There is NO department code. The test must be taken no earlier than October 2008. Arrange to have official score reports sent directly to UC Berkeley by the December admissions deadline. Photocopies and/or examinee copies of score reports are not acceptable. All applicants must submit a GRE score, with no exceptions or waivers. This includes students who have Masters and PhD degrees.
The writing section is required of all applicants.
TOEFL or IELTS Exam
All international applicants from countries in which the official language is not English are required to take an English proficiency test. You may take the TOEFL or the IELTS to satisfy this requirement. You must take the TOEFL or IELTS even if some or all of your classes were taught in English. Please review the UC Berkeley policy on language proficiency for the minimum scores necessary to apply.
The test must have been taken within one year of application, no earlier than June 1, 2012. Our TOEFL institution code is 4833.
Arrange to have official score reports sent directly to UC Berkeley by the December admissions deadline. The Berkeley-Haas PhD Program also reviews your scores in each of the four scored sections of the iBT (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing). To be competitive, your scores should be in the Intermediate-High or Fair-Good range.
If you choose to take the IELTS test your most recent band score must be at least a 7 on a 9-point scale.
Curriculum Vitae
You will need to upload a copy of your CV or resume as part of the application process.
We do not accept any supplemental materials such as research papers, books, conference presentations, etc.