Application Requirements
The online application for Fall 2012 is now closed and we are no longer accepting applications. Please check our website in July 2012 for information regarding our Fall 2013 admissions cycle.
Online Applicaton
The application is online and is submitted through the UC Berkeley Graduation Division. In the first section you will need to indicate the degree for which you are applying. Using the scroll down menu choose Business Administration - PhD. Later on in the application you will need 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 "Submitted" confirmation email message from the Graduate Division. If you need help submitting the online application, contact phdadms@haas.berkeley.edu.
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.
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. If your transcript is in a language other than English you must provide an official translation 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 will be required. Official transcripts of all college-level work will be required if admitted by June 1, 2012.
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.
Applicants can either submit the GRE/Revised GRE or GMAT test score. The institutional code for GMAT is 4925 or N2V-PT-06. The institutional code for GRE is 4833. There is NO department code. The test must be taken no earlier than October 2007. Arrange to have official score reports sent directly to UC Berkeley. Photocopies and/or examinee copies of score reports are not acceptable. All applicants must submit a GRE or GMAT score, with no exceptions or waivers. This includes students who have Masters and PhD degrees.
The GRE is preferred for students applying to accounting, finance, marketing science, operations management, real estate, and business and public policy.
The writing section is required of all applicants.
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. Please review the UC Berkeley policy on language proficiency
The test must have been taken within one year of application, no earlier than June 1, 2011. Our TOEFL institution code is 4833.
The Haas School of Business 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.
The test must have been taken within one year of application, no earlier than June 1, 2011.
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.
