Undergraduate Program



Non-EAP Programs


General Information Readmission into Berkeley
Eligibility Senior Residency Requirement
Course Selection Date of Graduation
Transferability of Courses Financial Aid
Reporting Your Enrollment Recruiting
Tele-BEARS / Advisor Codes Student Comments
International Transcripts To International Menu

General Information


There are two main non-EAP categories.



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Eligibility
The Haas Undergraduate Program will review your academic standing before approving a semester or year abroad. You are required to have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and be making normal degree progress.

Newly admitted business majors are required to complete 5 units of UGBA core courses in the summer, and 9 units of UGBA core courses in the Fall per the required core business course sequencing. Therefore students should not plan to study abroad in the summer or Fall term of their first year. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/core.html


If you are admitted to Haas and are attending a study abroad program during the Spring term of the application cycle, be mindful that you will be required to begin the start of the Haas Undergraduate Program in July. Students who do not attend the start of the program are subject to cancellation.

It is very important that you become familiar with the information on this Haas International Study website, the Haas Undergraduate Program Academic Regulations, UC Berkeley policies, as well as those of the host university. Failure to comply with the appropriate rules and procedures may affect your UC and EAP status, as well as your degree progress and status in the Haas Undergraduate Program.



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Course Selection

Before you choose an international program and begin to consider courses, it is very important to think about your Haas degree requirements. Please see the degree requirement information on the web and complete the worksheets. This will enable you to see your remaining requirements as well as the room in your schedule to take non-required courses while abroad. If you have any questions regarding your degree progress, please stop by the Haas Undergraduate Program office for a degree check.

While abroad during the Academic Year, you must enroll in at least 13 semester units of UC transferable work (or the EAP minimum if higher.) Please remember that the Haas International Study Advisor must review your course selections prior to finalizing your enrollment abroad and that no adjustments (add/drop/grading option) may be made to your schedule after the 5th week of instruction (or the EAP or host university deadline, if sooner.)

You can make normal degree progress and complete courses that fall into any or all of the following categories:



In addition, you may have room in your schedule to complete a range of other interesting courses that do not fulfill degree requirements. Some students, for example, are able to focus solely on language study while abroad.



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Transferability of Courses

For students on Non-EAP programs, all courses must be pre-approved in 110 Sproul Hall. Please review the following link for appointment information and the required forms.
Information for UC-Berkeley Students Planning to Study Abroad in Non-UC Sponsored Programs

Copy the form once it has been reviewed, complete the Haas International Study Form (Acrobat PDF), and call 510-642-1421or come to S450 Haas when you are ready to set up an appointment with the Haas International Study Advisor.

Students wishing to receive upper-division credit must provide documentation on the host institution’s numbering system. Students wishing to receive business elective credit must also provide a course description and/or syllabus.

Courses completed while abroad through a program other than EAP will not be listed on your UC Berkeley transcript and will not affect your UC GPA. Only the number of units of credit granted will be shown on your transcript. Business courses must be completed for letter grade and will be calculated into your Business Major GPA.



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Reporting Your International Enrollment

It is important that you confirm your course selection with the Haas International Study Advisor after you reach your destination and prior to finalizing your enrollment. You can do so by e-mail to the Advisor at renee@haas.berkeley.edu or by fax to: (510) 643-3821.

Please include all of the following information:

Your Name
Date
SID
University you are attending
Semester(s) abroad
EAP or other sponsoring school


Then list the courses you wish to take, including the following information:

Department name, course number, course title, semester unit value, and the type of credit you wish to receive.


For example:

Span 3 Intermediate Spanish (2.66 semester units, lower division, Arts/Hum breadth)
Hist 103 History of Cuba (3.33 semester units, upper division, non-business, Soc/Beh breadth)
Mkt 115 Advertising (2.66 semester units, upper division, business elective)
Poli Sci 121 International Relations (2.66 semester units, upper division, non-business)
Art 130 Spanish Architecture (2.66 semester units, upper-division, non-business)

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Tele-BEARS Code
 Tele-BEARS codes and appointment times will be sent to you via e-mail while you are abroad and you are expected to enroll in classes for the following semester at UC Berkeley.

Tele-BEARS codes for the semester of your return to UC Berkeley/Haas will not be released until after you submit and receive approval of your course enrollment list.



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International Transcripts
Please have your international transcripts sent to:


International Study Advisor
Haas Undergraduate Program
UC Berkeley
S450 Student Services Building #1900
Berkeley,CA 94707-1900

Your transcript will be forwarded to 110 Sproul for evaluation and posting to your Berkeley transcript.



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Readmission to UC Berkeley

Student who go abroad during the academic year, but are not participating in EAP must be readmitted to UC Berkeley for the semester of their return to campus. It is important that you fill out an Undergraduate Application for Readmission and a Statement of Legal Residence form. Pay the applicable fee at the Cashier’s Office and bring the form to S450 Haas Student Services Building for signature and processing. It is important that you do this prior to departure. Unless this completed form is received and approved by Haas, you will not be able to enroll in classes for your return to UC Berkeley.



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Senior Residence Requirement

After you become a senior (with 90 semester units earned toward your B.S. degree), you must complete at least 24 of the remaining 30 units in residence at the University in at least two semesters. To count as residence, a semester must consist of at least 4 passed units. You may use a Berkeley Summer Session to satisfy one semester of the senior residence requirement, provided that you successfully complete 4 units of coursework in the Summer Session.



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Date of Graduation

Date of Graduation requirements do not change for students who study abroad. Business courses completed abroad will be calculated into your Business Major GPA and will affect your eligibility for honors. Students who go abroad during their final year at Haas may have to be taken off the Spring degree list and added to the Summer or Fall degree list, depending on when the international transcript is received. This would not entitle a student to enroll in classes at UC Berkeley during the Fall semester. Students completing Simultaneous Degrees, please note that this might affect your date of graduation from both majors



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Finanical Aid
If you receive financial aid, please check with the Financial Aid Office in 211 Sproul Hall about which scholarships and grants are still available to you while you are off-campus. In general, students participating in EAP can keep some or all of their financial aid, but students on other programs are often unable to do so.



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Recruiting
International study can enhance your marketability, but important employer functions and on-campus recruiting may take place while you are away. A little pre-planning should help to mitigate this problem.

Career Center
2111 Bancroft Way
(510) 642-1716 Ext 6
http://career.berkeley.edu/Haas/Haas.stm



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