If you are interested in requesting enrollment in an MBA elective course, please read the information below carefully.
Please email the FTMBA Academics Team at ftacademics@haas.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.
On this page you can find information about:
- Who is eligible?
- What courses are available?
- What if I don't see the course I want on this list?
- How do I submit a request?
- How can I keep up with a class before I know the outcome of my request and how do I access course materials?
- How can I tell if a class is a good fit for me?
- When will I know the outcome of my request?
- I am a Law student, is there anything else I should consider?
- What happens if I didn't get the class I wanted? Can I submit another request after finding out my results?
- MBA courses not handled through the request process.
Important Dates for Fall 2024:
- Elective schedule available: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Request process for MBA courses opens: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 12:00 PM (PST)
- First day of MBA classes: Monday, August 26, 2024
- Deadline for submitting a request for MBA courses: Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 11:59 PM (PST)
- Notification of outcomes of requests: Monday, September 9, 2024, by end-of-day
Who is eligible?
You can request to enroll in an MBA elective provided:
- You are a graduate student in another UC Berkeley department
- You are registered for the current semester (i.e. you must be enrolled in at least one course and have paid your fees)
- You meet the prerequisites, if any, for the course. Check the course description for details
- There are open seats in the course at the end of the second week of the semester
- Your home department or school does not offer an equivalent course
What courses are available?
Click on the Fall 2024 elective schedule (coming soon) to view available courses. This list will be updated if availability or course details change, so we recommend checking back. Click on the course numbers to view course descriptions.
What if I don't see the course I want on this list?
We are not able to offer every MBA course for non-MBA enrollment. This is often the case when a course is full, was enrolled via a selection process that has already ended, relies extensively on an MBA core prerequisite, or the faculty has asked to exclude their course from the process due to client or pedagogical constraints.
How do I submit a request?
The MBA Program does not use CalCentral to manage its course enrollments, except for MBA209F: Fundamentals of Business (Fall and Spring) and MBA296: Navigating Life’s Financial Decisions (Spring).
To request all other Haas MBA classes, you will instead use our MBA Request site:
- Go to http://mbarequest.haas.berkeley.edu and log in to submit your request.
- Requests are not treated as first-come-first-served, so you just need to submit them by the deadline.
- You may enroll in up to a maximum of 3 MBA courses each semester. The system will allow you to rank orders up to 5 choices so that you can select backup courses. Order them according to your preference, then indicate the maximum number of courses you wish to be enrolled in (enrollment limit).
- There is no "submit" button. The system will save your entries once you are done.
- Once you enter your requests, you can edit them up until the deadline for submitting your request.
Keep in mind that submitting a request does not guarantee enrollment. If a course still has open seats once the MBA add/drop period concludes, then we will add non-MBAs to the course. If there are more requests from non-MBA students than available seats, the system will run a randomized lottery to determine who gets into the courses.
Please note our courses may be recorded for various purposes. You will need to agree to our Privacy and Recording Notice before you can submit requests for MBA courses. You will be prompted to review and agree to the notice when you log in to the MBA Request site.
How can I keep up with a class before I know the outcome of my request and how do I access course materials?
Most MBA courses will have a bCourses site as well as a course reader hosted on Study.net (which you can access through bCourses). An instructor can add you as a bCourses Observer even while you are awaiting the outcome of your request - it is recommended that you ask them to do so to enable you to keep up with course assignments and slides.
Some courses will have recordings available to you for the first two weeks of class for you to use to keep up with materials and assignments should you get a seat. Recording links will be added to the list of electives once classes begin. Course recording and bCourses access will be removed if you do not get a seat in the course.
If the course is using a Study.net reader, you will eventually need to purchase access to the “Non-Haas” labeled version of the reader through their site. We recommend that you wait until you hear the outcome of your request to purchase the reader as they are non-refundable.
How can I tell if a class is a good fit for me?
We recommend reviewing the course description (access these by clicking on the course number on the elective spreadsheet above) carefully to evaluate whether the course is a good fit with your learning objectives and experience.
When will I know the outcome of my request?
Please see the important dates above for this semester's timeline. You will receive an email to let you know when you can view the outcome of your request. We cannot let you know if you got into the course before this date. If you choose to drop a course, you may do so through CalCentral but you will be responsible for any late drop fees, so please pay close attention and make sure you finalize your requests before the deadline.
I am a Law student, is there anything else I should consider?
Due to the Law School having its own Registrar’s Office, Law students who decide to drop a Haas course during the Haas process or through CalCentral should also email the Law School Registrar's Office directly for approval and CC the FTMBA Academics Team.
What happens if I didn't get the class I wanted? Can I submit another request after finding out my results?
Once we close our enrollment, we are no longer able to take requests.
MBA COURSES NOT HANDLED THROUGH THIS REQUEST PROCESS:
MBA209F – Business Fundamentals: An Introduction to Business for Graduate Students | 3 units | Fall & Spring
Business Fundamentals is a course specifically designed for graduate students in schools other than Haas (and will serve as an elective course for their degree programs). The purpose of the course is to introduce non-business students to the vocabulary of business and to understand how business people analyze problems and determine strategies. It’s not quite a “survey” course. Rather, we cover a selection of topics in some depth as is appropriate for graduate students.
Students can enroll directly via CalCentral.