Business Administration

Students who earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the Haas School of Business Undergraduate Program possess the knowledge and technical skills necessary to understand the modern business world, to achieve the highest levels of success in their professional careers, and to prepare for subsequent graduate work. Coursework is fully integrated with the University's liberal arts curriculum, resulting in graduates who are able to draw upon their knowledge of the arts and sciences as well as business in their endeavors.

Admission to the Major

The highly competitive Haas Undergraduate Program offers a BS in Business Administration. Students interested in applying can choose one of the following pathways:

Spieker Undergraduate Business Program

The Spieker Program is a four-year undergraduate business program that provides opportunities for deeper learning and enrichment, including career development and internships, study abroad, entrepreneurship programs, capstone projects, mentorship engagements, and student leadership experiences.

Beginning in Fall 2023, you can apply to the Spieker Program as a high-school senior.

Global Management Program (GMP)
The selective Global Management Program blends rigorous business and general education with broad cultural understanding, preparing students to lead in financial services, communications, social sector solutions, foreign affairs, management consulting, and more.

Study in the four-year program begins in the summer with orientation and courses at UC Berkeley and includes the Berkeley Global Edge experience as a mandatory component—completed in fall of freshman year.

The program is only open to freshmen during the UC application period.

For further information, please see the GMP web site.

Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology (M.E.T.)

The Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology program (M.E.T.) at the Haas School of Business and the College of Engineering at Berkeley is a fully integrated, two-degree program. In four years, students earn a full Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Berkeley Haas and choice of a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering (BioE), Civil Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS), Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR), Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), or from Berkeley Engineering.

The program is only open to freshmen during the UC application period. Current UC Berkeley College of Engineering sophomores majoring in a M.E.T. academic track (AE, BioE, CE, EECS, IEOR, MSE, or ME) are eligible to apply to the M.E.T. program during the fall of their sophomore year. If admitted, students will join M.E.T. during their junior year.

Students enrolled in any other College at UC Berkeley, or admitted as junior transfers to UC Berkeley, are NOT eligible to apply to the M.E.T. Program. In addition, we cannot review applications from students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree. For more information, see: met.berkeley.edu/continuing-student-admission/

For further information, please see the M.E.T. website.

Transfer and Continuing UC Berkeley

The Haas Undergraduate Program accepts applications from both transfer and continuing UC Berkeley students. Before applying to the major, visit the website which contains complete information concerning academic qualifications for admission with details about prerequisites and degree requirements. Because there are many more applicants than spaces available, completion of the prerequisites does not guarantee admission.

Robinson Life Sciences, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBSE) Program

In the Robinson Life Sciences, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBSE) Program, students will earn a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology in the emphasis of your choice: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell & Developmental Biology; Genetics, Genomics, & Development; Immunology & Pathogenesis; or Neurobiology. Admission to the program is highly competitive and open only to students currently enrolled at UC Berkeley. Students apply to the LBSE Program during their sophomore year and must complete all prerequisite requirements for Business alongside the requirements to declare MCB. For further information, please see the LSBSE website.

Minor Program

Summer Minor in Sustainable Business and Policy

The Summer Minor in Sustainable Business and Policy is hosted by the U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Students develop economic and business skills and gain an understanding of government laws and policies. This minor will equip students with the essential tools for driving business and social change in the 21st century. The program offers an applied approach to studying business and regulatory challenges, and the critical sustainability challenges facing firms operating in a global economy over the next century.

Major Requirements

In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.​

General Guidelines

1. A minimum of 38 upper division business units are required, and a minimum of 12 upper division non-business units are required.
2. Haas students must adhere to the 7-course breadth guidelines outlined on the Haas Undergraduate Program website. Breadth courses must be completed with at least a C- or P grades.
3. No more than 16 units total in courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
4. Students must complete the degree program in four semesters, not including Summer Session.
5. All Haas business courses must be taken for a letter grade, including core substitutions, with the exception of UGBA 194 , UGBA 198 and UGBA 199 (only offered Pass/No Pass).
6. No more than 1/3 of a student's total UC Berkeley units may be taken Pass/No Pass, including physical education courses, Education Abroad Program, or courses taken on another UC campus.
7. Students who receive a grade of D+ or lower in a core course must repeat the course until they achieve a grade of C- or better.
8. A minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for graduation.

For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements.

Lower Division Prerequisites

The prerequisites listed below are required for the major. All prerequisites must be completed at UC Berkeley with a letter grade of C- or higher, no more than five years before starting the Business major. For further information regarding the prerequisites and the admissions, please see the program's website.

Students can take one of the Foundations of Data Science courses (STAT/INFO/COMPSCI 8) plus a connector course ( STAT C88S , DATA C88S or UGBA 88 ) to fulfill the statistics prerequisite. The connector course is designed to be taken at the same time or after the Foundations of Data Science course.

Some prerequisites and college requirements may be satisfied through exam credit. Please see the Haas School of Business website for details.

English/Reading and Composition Requirement (R&C)

For UC Berkeley students: You must satisfy this requirement by completing courses comparable to both Berkeley's English R1A and English R1B. Check this page for a list of courses that will satisfy the first half ("A") and second half ("B") of the R&C requirement.

You may use first-half and second-half courses from different departments. Please remember that Haas guidelines differ from L&S guidelines. For example, for Haas one course may not be used to satisfy both a prerequisite and a breadth requirement.

Students can complete pre-approved Reading and Composition courses at a California Community College. Pre-approved courses can be found on ASSIST.

For Transfer students: You must satisfy this requirement by completing courses comparable to both UC Berkeley's English R1A and English R1B. Students at schools other than California community colleges should refer to http://admissions.berkeley.edu/transfer_info for a listing of articulated courses.

Required Upper Division Core Courses

Core Substitutions

The following UC Berkeley courses may be used to fulfill the corresponding core business requirement. However, units for these approved substitutions are non-business upper division units and students must take additional business electives towards the required 38 upper division business units.