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Business Administration Certificate FAQ

Business Administration


(EDP 152025)

The Certificate Program in Business Administration introduces the fundamental concepts and practices of business administration as preparation for a rewarding business career or advanced study.

The program offers a quick and efficient way to develop a broad-based practical understanding of business administration, its context, its purpose, and its underlying functional areas. It will benefit you if you are:

  1. contemplating or undertaking a career transition into a position that requires business knowledge
  2. preparing to launch your own enterprise
  3. or seeking preparation for a master's degree program in business.
The Business Administration Certificate Program offers three concentrations—Business Essentials, M.B.A. Foundation, and International Business—designed to meet these goals. All three concentrations employ materials and techniques that are consistent with modern principles and best practices across the various business functional disciplines, in order to provide knowledge and skills that can be used immediately.

The Business Administration program offers the advantage of a curriculum overseen by an Advisory Board of business and education leaders, approved by UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and taught by working professionals with many years of practical business experience. (Course fees in the Business Administration certificate are located within individual course descriptions of the web catalog, and do not include textbooks and/or course materials.)

Business Essentials Concentration

The Business Essentials concentration offers an integrated sequence of courses that provides a broad and practical foundation in business administration. It is intended for anyone who The Business Essentials curriculum consists of six required courses and one elective course for a total of 15 semester units, or 225 hours of instruction: Approved Business Administration electives include:

M.B.A. Foundation Concentration

The M.B.A. Foundation concentration serves as preparation for students who are considering applying to an M.B.A. program but have little or no academic background in business. This program is designed to The M.B.A. Foundation curriculum consists of five required courses and one elective course for a total of 16 or 17 semester units (240 or 255 hours of instruction): Approved M.B.A. Foundation electives include:

International Business Concentration

The International Business concentration offers an integrated sequence of courses that provides a broad and practical foundation in the principles of business administration as practiced in a multinational setting. It is intended for those who The International Business Concentration curriculum consists of five required courses and two elective courses for a total of 15 semester units, or 225 hours of instruction: Electives—choose two of the following:

Business Administration Certificate Program Advisory Board

Mark Bettini,
Dagobah Systems		 Kate Coldwell,
PC World Communications
Dr. Rashi Glazer,
Haas School of Business,
UC Berkeley		 Andrew P. Johnson, Esq.,
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Brian Kirking,
Association of Bay Area Governments		 Dr. Jasminka Sohinger,
Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley
Dr. Jay Tontz,
California State University, Hayward		  

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the Certificate Program in Business Administration.

To begin the certificate program

We recommend that you start the program with Essentials of Business X406.6 (for the Business Essentials or M.B.A. Foundation concentration) or International Business Management X495.1 (for the International Business Management concentration).

Registration Procedure

We recommend that you register for the certificate program before you begin your third course in the program. To register, please (1) complete and submit the Program Registration Form or (2) print out and complete the form at www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/certproginfo.html. Mail or fax it as it indicates, and include the nonrefundable registration fee.

Requirements may be updated based on new developments in the field of study; we recommend completing the program in a timely fashion.

Substitution Requests

Students wishing to use a course they have previously taken can request a maximum of two courses to be substituted. All substitution requests must meet the following minimum standards: Previous courses must have been taken at a regionally accredited college or university, students must have received a B or better in the course, and the course must have been taken within the last 5 years. Please note that the above guidelines are a minimum standard, and all substitution requests are granted at the discretion of UC Berkeley Extension. A request may be denied though the course meets the guidelines outlined above.

Refunds, Withdrawals and Cancellations

For all refund, withdrawal or cancellation issues, please refer to www.unex.berkeley.edu/info/enrollment.html#refunds. Note: Work obligations do not qualify as an exception in terms of the refund policy.

Grading Policy

All courses must be taken for a letter grade. A certificate is awarded to those who successfully complete all required units with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher. Certificate requirements must be completed within five years of enrollment in the first required course. All credit courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. A certificate with distinction is awarded to those who complete the program with a UC Berkeley Extension grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Credit Transfer

If you wish to apply course credit from UC Berkeley Extension to degree programs, please note that acceptance of transfer credit is always at the discretion of the accepting institution.

For Additional Information

Please call (510) 642-4231 or e-mail .



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