Early Access Admission Process
This year we have an exciting opportunity which provides freshmen the opportunity to apply to the business major through our Early Access Admission Process (EAAP). We recently announced that the Undergraduate Program would be expanding from a two-year to a four-year program, the Spieker Undergraduate Program, in Fall 2024. In moving to a four-year program, the Continuing pool will have fewer spots available. The Early Access Admission Process provides prepared freshmen an opportunity to apply to the major before this change. The Early Access Admission Process is only for the upcoming application cycle.
To learn more about EAAP eligilbity, please review the Minimum Eligibility Requirements below.
- Must be an incoming freshman student.
- Completion of all prerequisite courses for a letter grade of C- or higher by the end of Summer 2023 (courses may not be more than 5 years old).
- Minimum of 60 semester units. <3>
- All prerequisite courses must carry a minimum of 3 semester or 4 quarter units
Required Prerequisite Courses
| Course Title | Courses at UC Berkeley <1> <2> |
| Principles of Business | UGBA 10 (must be taken at UCB) |
| Calculus | Math 16A &16B or Math 1A & 1B or Math 1A & 16B or Math 53 or Math 54 |
| Introduction to Economics | Econ 1 or 2 |
| Statistics | Stat 20 or W21 or 131A, 134 or Data/Stat C140.
A Foundations of Data Science course (STAT/DATA/INFO/CS/C8) plus a connector course (DATA C88S, [formerly STAT 88] OR UGBA 88) may also fulfill the statistics prerequisite. |
| English/Reading & Composition | R1A (or equivalent) |
| English/Reading & Composition | R1B (or equivalent) |
<1> You may take Calculus 1, Calculus 2, and Reading & Composition A and B off-campus. If off-campus work was or will be completed at a California community college, visit the Assist website, www.assist.org for exact courses that are articulated to fulfill the prerequisite at each school. If you plan to take a course off-campus concurrently, be sure to check in with your home college for their policy on current enrollment.
<2> If you repeated or have taken more than one course to fulfill a prerequisite you must use the first attempt to satisfy the requirement. If you received a C- or higher for your first attempt you should not repeat the prerequisite.
<3> The 60 semester unit minimum includes credit brought to UCB. We will use the cumulative units listed in CalCentral to verify that you meet the 60 semester unit minimum.
Students with exam credit may be exempt from certain admission requirements.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
| EXAM | SCORE NEEDED TO FULFILL REQUIREMENT |
UC BERKELEY COURSE(S) SATISFIED BY AP SCORE |
| ECONOMICS (MICRO & MACRO) | 4 OR 5 ON BOTH EXAMS | ECONOMICS 1 OR 2 |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION & LITERATURE | 4 | R1A |
| 5 | R1A & R1B | |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION | 4 OR 5 | R1A |
| MATH BC | 3, 4 OR 5 | MATH 16A OR MATH 1A
(MATH 16B or MATH 1B or MATH 53 or MATH 54 still required to complete prerequisite) |
| MATH AB | 3, 4 OR 5 | MATH 16A OR MATH 1A
(MATH 16B or MATH 1B or MATH 53 or MATH 54 still required to complete prerequisite) |
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) – Higher Level
| EXAM | SCORE NEEDED TO FULFILL REQUIREMENT |
UC BERKELEY COURSE(S) SATISFIED BY AP SCORE |
| ECONOMICS
|
5, 6 OR 7 | ECONOMICS 1 OR 2 |
| ENGLISH A: LITERATURE* | 5, 6 OR 7 | R1A AND R1B |
| Beginning with students admitted to UCB in Fall 2018 – ENGLISH A: LANGUAGE & LITERATURE* | 5, 6 OR 7 | R1A AND R1B |
| MATHEMATICS | 5, 6 OR 7 | Math 16A or Math 1A (Students must take Math 16B or 1B or Math 53 or Math 54 to complete the calculus prerequisite) |
| MATHEMATICS, ANALYSIS & APPROACHES | 5, 6, OR 7 | Math 16A or Math 1A (Students must take Math 16B or 1B or Math 53 or Math 54 to complete the calculus prerequisite) |
| MATHEMATICS, APPLICATIONS & INTERPRETATION | 5, 6, OR 7 | Math 16A (Students must take Math 16B or 1B or Math 53 or Math 54 to complete the calculus prerequisite) |
| MATHEMATICS, FURTHER LEVEL | 6 OR 7 | Math 1A (Students must take Math 16B or 1B or Math 53 or Math 54 to complete the calculus prerequisite) |
GCE ADVANCED LEVEL (A LEVEL)
| EXAM | SCORE NEEDED TO FULFILL REQUIREMENT |
UC BERKELEY COURSE(S) SATISFIED BY AP SCORE |
| ECONOMICS
|
A, B OR C | ECONOMICS 1 OR 2 |
| MATHEMATICS | A, B OR C | MATH 16A OR MATH 1A
(MATH 16B or MATH 1B or MATH 53 or MATH 54 still required to complete prerequisite) |
*The IB Literature & Performance exam does NOT satisfy the R1A/R1B requirement.
Learn more about the timeline for applying to the major through the Early Access Admission Program below. Dates are shown for the Spring 2023 application period.
If you are interested in applying as a sophomore, review the Important Dates page for the pertinent timeline.
| Date | Admission Event |
| August 15, 2022 | [email protected] information session (register here) |
| Fall 2022 Term | Work on the prerequisites for the major (see Self-Reported Academic Record) |
| Spring 2023 Term | Continuing working on the prerequisites for the major (see Self-Reported Academic Record) |
| March 1, 2023 | Online application opens at 12pm PST at https://haasug.berkeley.edu/apply/ |
| April 3, 2023 | Application Deadline 4:00pm PST |
| Mid June 2023 | Final Admission decisions available at 4:00pm PST* |
| Conditional Admission decisions available at 4:00pm PST** | |
| Mid-Late August 2023 | End of Summer term, deadline to complete Haas prerequisites** |
| Fall 2023 Term | Final Admission decisions available if prerequisites were completed during Summer 2023** |
*For applicants who will complete the prerequisites by the end of Spring 2023.
**For applicants who will complete the prerequisites by the end of Summer 2023.
Resources
Review and utilize the Self-Reported Academic Record to learn more and track completion of the Haas prerequisites. The worksheet also includes a sample plan to see how you might schedule your courses to complete the prerequisites on time to be eligible to apply through the Early Access Admission Process.
Visit our Outreach & Admissions Events page to view and learn more about admissions related events available to prospective students.
Our advisors are available to assist you as you learn more about the major and plan to apply. You can reach our advisors for pre-admission advising through the follow methods:
- In-Person: S450 Student Services Building, Haas School of Business
- Phone: (510) 642-1421
- Email: [email protected]
- Zoom: learn more and schedule a remote Pre-Admissions Advising appointment
Fall 2022 Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Wednesday 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Closed for lunch 12:30PM – 1:30PM
Summer Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Tuesday 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Closed for lunch 12:30PM – 1:30PM; closed Fridays in June – August
FAQs
Students who believe that they will be more adequately prepared to apply as sophomores also have that option.
Yes, you may reapply to the program through a one-time exception to our admissions policy, available to rising freshman students in the upcoming admissions cycle. Fewer continuing spots will be available for students starting the major in Fall 2024.
No, you may not apply to the continuing LSBE or M.E.T. programs as a sophomore if you are not admitted to the business major this year as a freshman. If you are interested in either of these programs, you should plan on applying to them as a sophomore when you are eligible for those programs.
Yes, only Calculus 1, Calculus 2, and Reading and Composition A & B may be completed off-campus. You may take the listed prerequisites concurrently as allowed by your current college. You may also complete these prerequisites during Summer 2023 through Berkeley Summer Sessions or at a community college.
The 60 semester unit minimum includes credit brought to UCB. We will use the cumulative units listed in CalCentral to verify that you meet the 60 semester unit minimum requirement.
No, you do not need to graduate from UC Berkeley in three years, you would still be able to take fours years.