International Application
International applicants are those who, at the time they submit an application, either:
- Are not US citizens or permanent residents
or - Received their undergraduate degrees outside the US
International applicants should follow the same procedures detailed thus far, as well as those listed below.
Minimum Academic Requirements for International Applicants
The minimum graduate admission requirement includes a bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution. Graduates of recognized academic institutions outside the United States should have completed degree programs representing a minimum of 16 years of schooling with at least 12 years at the primary and secondary levels.
Required Academic Records
Applicants are required to submit official records from each academic institution attended after secondary/high school. All official academic records must be issued in the original language and accompanied by English translations prepared by the issuing institution.
English Language Proficiency
Applicants who received their degrees in countries other than the US, UK, Australia, or English-speaking Canada are required to take the TOEFL exam or the IELTS. This includes applicants with degrees from Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and most European countries. Only applicants who have completed a full year of US university-level coursework with a grade of B or better are exempt from this requirement. Residence in the US does not waive this requirement.
Your most recent TOEFL score must be at least 570 for the paper and pencil test, at least 230 for the computer-based test (CBT), or at least 68 for the Internet-based test (iBT). The average total score of admitted students entering in 2010 is 110 on the iBT. To have your exam results sent to Berkeley's Full-Time MBA Program, list institution code 4833 and department code 02. If you have taken the IELTS, a band score of 7.0 is the minimum required for consideration. For fall 2012 admission, we only accept official scores from exams taken on or after June 1, 2010.
Pei-fu Hsieh
MBA 12
MBA 12
Internship:
McKinsey & Company
Taipei, Taiwan
"My six years of experience in venture capital and private equity gave me a good, generalist perspective as a young professional. To take my career to the next level, I needed to focus on a specific industry. I chose Berkeley-Haas for its reputation, its proximity to Silicon Valley, and its strong network."
