PhD Program in Business Administration
Welcome to the Berkeley Haas PhD Program! Partner with world-class faculty for a rigorous academic program in one of eight fields of study. Join a premier business school and a leading research university with a Nobel Prize-winning tradition – where you can seek new ideas and make an impact on global business and education.
The application for fall 2025 is now closed. The Fall 2026 application will open in September 2025.
Berkeley Haas PhD Admissions Events
Feel free to contact the PhD Admissions Office for more information.
Event schedule for the 2025 program
| Date | Time | Location | Event | Registration |
| August 22 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (PDT) | Virtual | Admissions Event: Why Berkeley Haas | Closed |
| September 13 | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (PDT) | Virtual | Admissions Event: Program Overview | Closed |
| September 24 | 5:00 -8:00 p.m. (CST) | University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis, MN | DocNet Admissions Event | Closed |
| September 25 | 5:00-7:30 p.m. (MDT) | University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Salt Lake City, UT | DocNet Admissions Event | Closed |
| October 1 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (PDT) | Virtual | Admissions Event: Application instructions | Closed |
| October 7-11 | TBD | Virtual | 2024 Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair | Registration closed |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. (PDT) | Virtual | Haas PhD Admissions Session: Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair | Closed |
| October 7-11
October 11 & 12 |
TBD
TBD |
Virtual
Haas School of Business- In-person |
Haas Diversity Symposium | Registration closed |
| October 21-24 | TBD | Virtual | PhD Project Virtual University Fair | Apply to become a PhD Project participant. |
| October 30 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. (CDT) | The University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management, Richardson, TX | DocNet Admissions Event | Closed |
| November 6 | 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (PST) | Virtual | Admissions Event: Application Q & A | Closed |
| March 20-21. 2025 | TBD | Chicago, IL | The PhD Project Annual Conference | Apply to become a PhD Project participant. |
| March 25, 2025 | TBD | INCAE Business School, San Jose, Costa Rica | DocNet Admissions Event | Coming soon |
| March 27, 2025 | TBD | University of Chile, Santiago, Chile | DocNet Admissions Event | Coming soon |
*Note: All participants must sign into a Zoom account before joining the virtual meetings hosted by UC Berkeley. Please create a free account if you do not have a Zoom account.
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