Academic Guidelines, Regulations, and Deadlines
Please review the Academic Dishonesty policy here.
Friday (at midnight) of the weeks listed below will be the last time to make the following changes. All changes must be made using CalCentral.
THESE DEADLINES APPLY TO ALL BUSINESS MAJORS FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND NON-BUSINESS COURSES.
| Last Day of Week 2
Drop without a fee Drop EDD courses |
Last day to drop without a $10 fee per course.
Drop deadline for all UC Berkeley courses designated as Early Drop Deadline (EDD) in the Schedule of Classes. |
| Last Day of Week 3
Add without Add UGBA courses |
Last day to add without a $5 fee per course.
Enrollment is finalized on Sunday of the 3rd week and no more students are added to UGBA courses after that time. The exception to this is UGBA 98, 198 and 199 courses. |
| Wednesday of Week 4
Add non-UGBA courses Drop all courses (includes UGBA) Change unit value for variable unit courses |
Add deadline for all UC Berkeley courses not designated UGBA.
Drop deadline for all UC Berkeley courses not designated as Early Drop Deadline (EDD) in the Schedule of Classes. Change unit value for variable unit courses. |
| Last Day of Week 10
Change Letter Grade to P/NP Change P/NP to Letter Grade |
Deadline to change any UC Berkeley course not designated UGBA from a letter grade to P/NP.
Deadline to change any UC Berkeley course from P/NP to a letter grade. As a reminder, business majors must take all UGBA courses (this includes core substitute courses) for a letter grade (with the exception of UGBA 194, 198 and 199 which are only offered P/NP). |
These changes must be made using CalCentral.
Updated: 2/2020
Haas Late Change of Class Schedule Petition
Effective Fall 2024, Haas School of Business undergraduate students will be allowed a total of two late changes to their schedule throughout their entire career as a Haas student.
Please consider your request carefully and meet with your advisor to better understand how your request will impact your financial aid, progress toward degree, and academic standing, as these things are not checked during petition processing.
A late change is one of the following:
- A late add/drop of a course after the add/drop deadline in the fourth-week;
- A late change of units in a variable unit course after the add/drop deadline in the fourth week;
- A late change of grading option after the tenth-week deadline.
This policy applies to Fall and Spring semesters only and does not include Summer late changes.
All students should adhere to the Minimum Units Per Semester policy (see below). All requests that would violate this policy, if granted, will be denied.
Late drops remove courses from your transcript with no notation.
Retroactive schedule changes from previous semesters will not be accepted.
Students receiving financial aid, international students requesting to drop below 13 units, and NCAA student athletes should consult those offices before submitting this eform.
The deadline for submission for Fall/Spring semesters is the last day of instruction (Friday before RRR week) at 11:59pm PT.
Students with a conduct violation related to a course may have limits on schedule changes. Please discuss this with the Center for Student Conduct as appropriate.
If you have any questions about this process, or the impact a drop, add, grading option change, and variable unit change will have on your academic progress, please meet with your academic advisor shown on your CalCentral, My Academics tab.
Students who wish to withdraw from all of their courses for the semester or the year should contact [email protected]. More information on withdrawing is found under the Time to Graduation, Leave of Absence and Readmission Policies (see below).
Students interested in pursuing the Late Change of Class Schedule must submit this form. Once approved, a student will receive a notification on their CalCentral noting if it is their first or second schedule change in their career.
Beginning in Spring 2025, an eForm will be released by the Registrar and the Undergraduate Program Office to better facilitate this process. More information on the new eForm will be released in February 2025.
Time to Graduation
In order to provide space to pursue a simultaneous degree, a minor, a study abroad program or any professional development opportunity related to the a student’s course of study, all Haas School of Business students are eligible to petition for additional terms to complete their Business Administration degree.
Extra semesters are determined by the following criteria:
- All first year admitted students are allowed up to ten semesters (not to exceed five years after their matriculation to UC Berkeley).
- All third year admitted students are allowed up to six semesters (not to exceed three years after their matriculation to UC Berkeley).
All enrolled Haas Undergraduate Students must still adhere to the Minimum Units Per Semester policy of 13 units (see below).
*The Time to Graduation policy applies after one successful semester at UC Berkeley for declared students. Any newly admitted students who would like to submit a request to defer their admission can do so through their MAP@Berkeley Portal.”
Leave of Absence
If you are in good academic standing, you may take a one or two semester leave to participate in a time-sensitive professional development opportunity: an internship or entrepreneurial venture with a company that does work relevant to your course of study. Students can also elect to take a leave of absence to pursue any independent study abroad opportunities, which are programs offered outside of Berkeley Study Abroad or the UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP).
The two semesters can be taken consecutively or non-consecutively. Any leave of absence will be calculated into the time to graduation policies and must adhere to the academic years allowed.
If you are looking into a leave of absence that is outside of professional or educational reasons, then you should meet with your advisor immediately.
*College policies always do not align with certain external contracts. All students with athletic, visa or scholarship contracts should check in with their respective program offices about their allowed time to graduation.
Process to Request Extra Semesters
If you find you need beyond four or eight semesters to finish your degree(s) without a planned Leave of Absence, then you must submit this form:
Cancellation
If you are enrolled in classes and/or have paid fees and you do not plan on attending that term, you may cancel registration prior to the first day of instruction. You may do so by dropping all of your classes, including waitlisted ones, via the CalCentral Dashboard under Student Resources. You should also inform your advisor of your plan to cancel your registration.
Impact on your records: There will be no notation of the cancellation on your transcript.
*New undergraduates: If this is your first semester at UC Berkeley, before canceling your registration, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions about the possibility of deferring your admission. If you cancel your registration, you will be required to submit a new admission application to attend a future semester.
Readmission
If you are absent from the university for a semester or longer, you must apply for readmission in order to resume study in a future semester. Readmission applications must include: Undergraduate Application for Readmission (available on the Office of the Registrar readmission page), a program plan and a 1 page statement of your readiness to return back to UC Berkeley. You can pay the $70 readmission fee either by including a check made payable to UC Regents or by choosing the online payment option at the top of the Undergraduate Application for Readmission. Completed applications should be turned in to your advisor no later than the deadline (June 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester), although it is recommended that you submit your application well ahead of those dates to be able to register for your next semester classes in a timely way. If you are participating in a study abroad program (UCEAP or Berkeley Study Abroad), you do not need to apply for readmission.
While not enrolled at UC Berkeley, we encourage breadth course completion at a California Community College via the articulation agreement on assist.org.
Business Administration majors who have been out of the undergraduate program for five years or more without completing degree requirements will be required to complete the requirements in effect at the time of their request for readmission to the University.
Students who have withdrawn from the Haas Undergraduate Program and UC Berkeley and have earned a bachelor’s degree, regardless of the discipline, while away from the Haas Undergraduate Program and UC Berkeley will not be eligible for readmission to Haas.
Honor Code of the Undergraduate Program at the Haas School of Business
As a lifelong member of the Haas School of Business community, I uphold its four Defining Leadership Principles, and act with honesty, integrity, and respect for all.
This code was created and adopted by the Haas School of Business Student Association and the Undergraduate Presidents of Student Clubs and Fraternities at the Haas School of Business – Spring 2014.
Violations of the code will be referred to the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Student Conduct and Community Standards.
UC Berkeley Honor Code
As a member of the UC Berkeley community, I act with honesty, integrity, and respect for others.
Students may put themselves on and take themselves off the degree list through Haas Change of EGT Form up to the first day of instruction for a semester.
The deadline to have your name placed on the Fall or Spring degree list is the end of the 5th week of classes.
The deadline to have your name placed on the Summer degree list is June 30th.
The deadline to have your name removed from the degree list is the last day of instruction for the semester.
The deadline to switch a student’s name from one semester to another in the Spring Commencement Program is April 1st .
E-mail is the primary means of communication within the Undergraduate Program and students are expected to use e-mail frequently and appropriately. All Haas students are required to establish and maintain a CalMail e-mail account.
In addition, newly admitted transfer students must update their e-mail address on campus systems.
The Undergraduate Alias is a mailing list of all Haas majors’ e-mail addresses. It is the primary means by which the Undergraduate Program Office can relay important information directly to you.
Business majors may complete non-business courses and business electives at another institution outside of UC Berkeley. The courses may be taken:
- During the summer break
- While abroad (see International Study for policies)
- During the academic year while completing a full-time load at UC Berkeley of at least 13 units (possibly fewer during the semester of graduation; see Unit Requirements)
The courses must be verified as UC-transferable by the advisors in the Office of Undergraduate Admission in 110 Sproul Hall. In addition, students who wish to receive upper division credit for the work completed off-campus must support their request with documentation about the school’s numbering system. All business electives must be upper division, cover material not covered in the core classes, and completed for letter grades. Please have the final transcript sent to:
UC Berkeley
Haas Undergraduate Program
Student Services Officer
S450 Student Services Building # 1900
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900
In addition, Haas students can take courses at another UC campus during the academic year if they receive approval from the Undergraduate Program Office to withdraw from Haas for the appropriate semester(s). If a student receives approval to withdraw, the date of graduation will remain unchanged.
Please also expand and review the “Minimum Units Per Semester” paragraph located lower on this page.
When considering the courses to be selected each semester, business majors should take into account business course requirements, upper division non-business units needed, remaining breadth requirements, University requirements, and necessary prerequisites for courses to be taken in future semesters. Courses must be chosen to avoid conflicting class times or final examination groups. Please see Requirements for the BS Degree (.pdf). Responsibility for completion of requirements for the degree always rests with the individual student.
No more than 1/3 of your total UC Berkeley units may be taken P/NP (including physical education courses).
No more than 4 units of 97, 98, 197, 198, or 199 may be taken per semester.
No more than 16 units total of 98, 198, or 199 may be used for degree requirements.
No more than 4 units of Physical Education courses can be used for degree requirements.
Students should consult a current Schedule of Classes and their registration packets for complete Tele-BEARS instructions and information regarding enrollment and registration procedures (including payment of fees and assessment of late fees). Business majors must sign up for UGBA courses before the end of Phase II or risk losing priority access to the classes.
Enrollment in MBA Courses
Undergraduate students may not enroll in Haas MBA courses.
A grade of Incomplete (noted “I” on the transcript) may be assigned when a student in good standing in a course has completed and passed most work required for a course but, for reasons beyond the student’s control, cannot complete the entire course.
Incomplete grades are granted by instructors only and instructors are not obligated to grant students an incomplete grade.
In cases where an instructor agrees to assign an I grade, it is important to agree on exactly what is required to finish the course with the instructor. Review the Office of the Registrar’s procedures for Incomplete grades.
⚠ Do not enroll in the same course in which you have taken an I. Doing so will result in the I lapsing to an F.
⚠ If you have 12+ units of active Incomplete grades on your record, you will need approval to continue enrollment into the next semester.
Learn the guidelines on processing an Incomplete and please review the FAQ.
Students with outstanding academic records may qualify for graduation with Honors, High Honors, or Highest Honors in Business Administration. To be eligible, the candidate must meet the following criteria:
- At least 43 semester units must be taken in residence at Berkeley for letter grades. Physical education activities courses may not be included.
- Courses taken for letter grades through the Education Abroad Program (EAP) are included in the 43 units for letter grades and in the cumulative GPA.
- The student’s GPA as shown on the UC transcript must be equal to or higher than the GPAs established for Honors, High Honors or Highest Honors in the year in which the student graduates. The required minimum GPA is established by the Office of the Registrar and may vary from year to year.
- The GPA in upper division business administration courses must be equal to or higher than the GPAs established for business courses in the year in which the student graduates.
- Upper division business courses completed abroad, whether through EAP or not, must be completed for letter grades and will be part of the business GPA.
Please also review “How to Calculate Your Business/Major GPA” paragraph below.
Candidates meeting these criteria will have the appropriate notation appear on their diplomas and on their Berkeley transcripts after they graduate.
The required GPAs for honors at graduation for students graduating Fall 2023, Spring 2024 or Summer 2024 are as follows:
| Overall GPA | Business GPA | |
| Honors | 3.845 | 3.750 |
| High Honors | 3.910 | 3.800 |
| Highest Honors | 3.967 | 3.850 |
At least 43 units must be completed at UC Berkeley (or while on EAP) for letter grades.
To calculate your Business/Major GPA, you add up the grade points for all your letter graded upper division Business courses. You then divide the total grade points by the total units for those courses. This includes any upper division Business courses taken outside of Berkeley. Courses that are not included are those from other Departments (e.g. Economics) that were used to satisfy Haas core courses.
To determine grade points, multiply the value of the grade (as listed below) by the number of units.
A+ = 4.0
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C-= 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
D- = 0.7
F = 0.0
For example:
| Course (Units) | Grade | Grade Points |
| UGBA 100 (2u) | B+ (3.3) | 6.6 |
| UGBA 101A (3u) | A- (3.7) | 11.1 |
| UGBA 103 (4u) | B (3.0) | 12 |
| Total Units | 12.0 | 41.7 |
41.7 grade points divided by 12 units = 3.475.
At the time of admission to the Haas Undergraduate Program, all students sign a Statement of Acceptance that includes an agreement to enroll in at least 13 units each semester and to graduate no more than two Academic Years after admission to the major. All Haas students are required to do so.
Students are required to enroll in a minimum of 13 units each semester. However, graduating seniors may take fewer than 13 units in their final term, as long as all graduation requirements are met. Students receiving Financial Aid or other support / discounts / benefits, etc. that are contingent upon full-time enrollment should check with the appropriate agency to determine the minimum number of units required. Be advised that if you are not in the required number of units, you may be asked to return a substantial portion of your aid. In addition, international students must comply with the requirements of their student visa.
Students scheduled to graduate in a spring term may extend their date of graduation through summer if they wish.
All Haas Undergraduates must maintain normal progress towards the bachelor of science degree each semester in the major. Normal degree progress is defined as:
- Successful completion of at least 13 units per semester, except possibly during the semester of graduation. Summer session does not count as a semester.
- Overall UC/cumulative GPA at or above 2.00
- Semester GPA at or above 2.00
Academic Probation
Students will be placed on academic probation if their UC Berkeley cumulative GPA is less than 2.00. Students on probation are allowed to return to the Undergraduate Program for the following semester. However, they must enroll in a minimum of 13 units and cannot take any courses P/NP–all courses must be taken for letter grades. If, at the end of the semester, the UC Berkeley cumulative GPA is 2.00 or higher, they will be removed from academic probation.
Dismissal
Students will be subject to dismissal from the Haas School and the University on any of the following conditions:
- If the student fails to make normal degree progress
- If after one semester on probation the student has not achieved an overall 2.00 average (summer session does not count as a semester)
- If the student’s semester GPA falls below 1.50 for any one term
- ALL upper division business courses must be taken for letter grades (with the exception of UGBA 194/198/199 which are only offered P/NP), regardless of whether or not you have completed the 38 upper division business units. This includes the courses listed under “Core Course Substitutions,” as well as all business courses taken while abroad on an approved international study program even if offered in other departments such as Marketing, Management, Finance, etc.
- No more than 16 units total in courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, 199 may be used for degree requirements.
- No more than 1/3 of your total UC Berkeley units may be taken P/NP (including physical education courses). Included in the 1/3 are any units completed in an Education Abroad Program, or on another UC campus. UC Berkeley units DO NOT include exam units such as AP, A, O, IB or coursework from other colleges or universities.
- Students may not receive more than four units of 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 courses in a single semester. If they wish to enroll in more than four units, they should e-mail [email protected]
- At least 43 UC units must be completed for letter grades in order to be eligible for honors (please review “Honors at Graduation” paragraph above).