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Once your application has approved for admissions by Graduate Division, it will reflect in your application status. Follow the steps to accept the Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) and pay your $3,500 deposit. You will have 10 days to pay your deposit or the offer will be withdrawn.
You must send an official and final version of your transcript and degree certificate to the MFE Program office as soon as possible or by June 2021 the latest. This information is included both in CalCentral and in your Conditions of Admission. Official documents must be mailed to the MFE Office. In addition, all documents must be sent in the original stamped and sealed envelope.
U.S. schools: Degree certificate is not required, however, the degree conferral must appear on your transcript.
International schools: Official transcript and degree certificate must be in English and original language, except for countries where the official language is English.
Mailing Address:
Master of Financial Engineering Program
S545 Haas School of Business, MC 1900
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900
Street Address:
2220 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720-1902
Your CalNet ID and password are essential to accessing Berkeley online systems and tools. Once you’ve created your CalNet ID, you will also need to set up your bConnected account (Berkeley’s email, calendar, and file sharing system). Communication you receive as a new student from campus will go to your Berkeley email address. The MFE Program office will continue to contact you through the email you provided in your application.
Access to your MFE email and Haas computing account will be provided during orientation week.
It is your responsibility to ensure all Tasks are completed. Tasks that are not completed could delay your arrival or prevent access to campus resources. We recommended you check CalCentral regularly as new tasks could be added at any time.
All graduate and professional school students are required to complete the Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. There are two trainings which you are obligated to complete:
- An online educational program called Think About It: Graduate Students.
- You will see a task on CalCentral complete the training.
- An in-person training which will be arrange at the beginning of the term.
All admitted MFE candidates are required to successfully complete the background check. You may recall that in completing your application, you acknowledged and agreed that any information you provided may be investigated. We have selected Re Vera Services, LLC to be a third party provider of services to The Berkeley MFE Program for this verification process.
Please read the outlined steps below carefully. All candidates are required to begin the verification process ASAP as you will not be able to matriculate into the program until this verification is complete. Note: A hold may be placed on the Employment section only for those who do not want to inform their employer at this time. *The hold must be released by November 1.*
Steps for background check:
- Please make sure that your employment information is complete and up-to-date in your application. If it is not, please contact us right away to send corrections.
- Please go to: http://www.reveraservices.com/haasmfepayment.html (Program = MSCF)
- Complete the release form and credit card payment.
- Follow up with Re Vera Services for issues concerning your employment (self-employment, job title differences, etc.; please see below for more detail).
*If you do not receive confirmation within 72 hours (or the Monday after a weekend) from Re Vera Services that your release and payment has been received, please call 617-661-6146 or email, info@reveraservices.com
IMPORTANT: Re Vera Services is committed to making this process as easy as possible. Please note that your admissions to the Berkeley MFE will be rescinded due to failure to complete the background check.
The deadline for your submissions is December 17, 2021 11:59PM PST – do not submit resumes & bios before December.
RESUME
Please use the Sample Resume as your guide to correctly format your MFE Resume. This is a necessary step to make sure the MFE Resume Book is cohesive and professional. A few things to note about the resume submission:
- You should use a current address or phone number, if you do not have a local contact yet. You will have the opportunity to change it later.
- You do not need to include every section and are welcome to edit the content as relevant – for example, “Awards & Certifications” and “Extra-curricular Activities” are optional and can be substituted with “Leadership Experience,” “Publications,” etc. based on your background and experience.
- Your resume must be one-page word document. Please only submit one version of your resume for inclusion in the resume book that will be shared with all of our employer contacts. You may have various versions of your resume for different types of roles, and you will have the opportunity to submit a tailored resume for each specific job posting when it is time to apply (more details on this later).
BIOS
Your bio should be 150 – 200 words in length. You also need to submit a square photo of yourself. Please do not wear glasses or non-religious head coverings in your photograph.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
- Emailed documents are not accepted
- You must be logged on to your bmail account
- SUBMIT BIO, PHOTO & Resume HERE
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SHIP Insurance and Waiver Information
As a condition of enrollment at the University of California, all students are required to have health insurance that meets the University’s criteria. Students are automatically enrolled in Berkeley’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) to meet this requirement. If you would like to waive SHIP, because you already have a plan that meets all of the waiver criteria, waiver applications must be received by January 1, 2022. All waivers received between January 2, 2022, and January 15, 2022, will be subject to a late fee of $75. Absolutely no waiver applications will be accepted after January 15, 2022. Please visit the following link to apply for a SHIP waiver: https://uhs.berkeley.edu/insurance/waiving-ship. For more details on the plan and pricing, see http://uhs.berkeley.edu/ship.