Compare Programs for International Students

IDP certificates are accelerated business-training programs with intense study completed in a condensed time frame.

IAEP offers tailored instruction in university-level English to develop skills in reading, speaking, listening and academic writing for further study at U.S. universities.

FSBE introduces university students and recent graduates to business and entrepreneurship concepts and practices in one or two semesters, with an additional internship option.

Evening Certificate Programs comprise in-depth business, art and design certificates that offer comprehensive understanding of a topic, paired with a flexible schedule.

4-Month IDP certificates:

• Business Administration
• Finance
• Global Business Management
• Marketing
• Project Management

Each 4-Month IDP can be paired with an internship and/or an additional IDP.

2-Month IDP in Management and Leadership (summer term only)

8-Month Program: IDP + Internship

12-Month Program: Management and Business Track (MBT)
Two 4-Month IDP certificates plus an internship

Minimum three-session commitment; each IAEP session is four weeks long.

Students can enroll in as few as three consecutive sessions or as many as nine sessions within one year. Length of program is tailored to each student's learning goals.

Essentials of Business: fall semester only, September–December

Entrepreneurship: spring semester only, January–May

Essentials of Business and Entrepreneurship: fall and spring semesters, September–May

Entrepreneurship and Internship: spring semester and summer, January–August

Essentials of Business, Entrepreneurship and Internship: fall and spring semesters and summer, September–August

Evening Certificate Programs and completion times:

• Business Administration, nine months to one year
• Finance, one year
• Interior Design and Interior Architecture, three years
• Marketing, nine months to one year
• Project Management, nine months to one year
• Visual Arts, one year

Full-time, weekday schedule

Full-time course load with classes held weekday mornings. Afternoons are free for conversation practice or optional fee-based enrichment classes.

Full-time, weekday schedule

Full-time course load with classes held in the evening and on weekends. Weekdays are usually free for study and homework.

Classes meet in the UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center in downtown Berkeley.

Classes meet at the UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design Center in San Francisco.

Classes meet in the UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center in downtown Berkeley.

Classes meet in multiple locations in the San Francisco Bay Area including:

• Berkeley
• San Francisco
• Belmont

 $150

$150

$150

$150

IDP 4-, 8- and 12-Month programs:
$13,500–$29,000 Program fee (depending on the length of selected program) includes international student fee, course fees, health insurance and textbooks.

2-Month IDP in Management and Leadership:
$6,500
Program fee includes international student fee, course fees, health insurance and textbooks.

Three-session minimum commitment: $4,800, plus $1,600 for each additional session
Includes international student fee, course fees, health insurance and English-proficiency testing.

Annual program fee: $13,500 (with $900 discount for reserving nine consecutive sessions upfront)
Includes international student fee, course fees, health insurance and English-proficiency testing.

Program fees include international student fee, course fees, health insurance and textbooks.

Essentials of Business OR Entrepreneurship:
$10,200

Essentials of Business AND Entrepreneurship: $19,900

Entrepreneurship AND Internship: $12,600

Essentials of Business, Entrepreneurship AND Internship: $22,300

International student fee: $4,450
Includes student advising and health insurance for the first year.

Course fees: $4,200–$20,000, depending on the program selected

Textbook fees: $500–$1,500, depending on the program selected

Four months to one year of housing, meals and transportation, depending on the length of program selected: $6,000–$18,000

Four months to one year of housing, meals and transportation, depending on the length of study selected: $6,000–$18,000

Four months to one year of housing, meals and transportation, depending on the length of program selected: $6,000–$18,000

Nine months to three years of housing, meals and transportation, depending on the program selected: $13,000–$54,000

A bachelor's degree and at least two years of work experience are required for all programs.

Students must be at least 18 years old to attend.

Students must have completed at least three years of university study or recently graduated. No work experience is required.

A bachelor's degree is required for all certificates. Some have specific additional prerequisites.

4-Month IDP TOEFL: 79 (iBT)

2-Month IDP TOEFL: 79 (iBT)

IELTS Academic Format: 6.5

TOEFL: 40 (iBT)

IELTS Academic Format: 4.0

TOEFL: 79 (iBT)

IELTS Academic Format: 6.5

TOEFL: 79 (iBT)

IELTS Academic Format: 6.5