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Admissions Requirements

	Berkeley Global Access	Berkeley Haas Global Access Program	Chemistry Visiting Student Program	Berkeley Physics International Education
Statement of Purpose	✓	✓	✓	✓
Undergraduate Coursework Completion Prerequisite	1 semester	2 years	2 years	1 year
GPA	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
English-Language Proficiency*	TOEFL: 90 IELTS: 7 DAAD: C1 TEM-4 or TEM-8: 70 Cambridge C1 Advanced Duolingo: 115	TOEFL: 90 IELTS: 7 DAAD: C1 TEM-4 or TEM-8: 70 Cambridge C1 Advanced Duolingo: 115	TOEFL: 90 IELTS: 7 Duolingo: 115	TOEFL: 90 IELTS: 7 DAAD: C1 TEM-4 or TEM-8: 70 Cambridge C1 Advanced Duolingo: 115
Transcripts	✓	✓	✓	✓
Copy of Your Passport	✓	✓	✓	✓
Letter of Recommendation				✓
Interview			✓**	✓
Application Fee	$100	$100	$100	$100

*All submitted scores must be official copies and taken within the past two years. All documents submitted (such as transcripts, bank statements, test scores, etc.) must be in English or officially translated into English or have an officially issued version in English.

**An online video interview is optional and only required if the College of Chemistry needs to further assess your foundation and interest in the subject matter.

Any application with documents not adhering to the above requirements will be considered incomplete and returned to the applicant. You must resubmit corrected documents by the final application deadline.

International Students

All students who need student visa sponsorship will need to provide a copy of their passport, proof of their current immigration status (if applicable) and proof of funding for their tuition fees and cost of living.

Do Not Have an English-Language Proficiency Test Score?

If this is the case, you can:

Request a waiver if you:

Are from an exempt country: View Exempt Country List.
Have completed a university-level program in a country or region where English is the official language.
Have completed one year of full-time, college-level instruction entirely in the English language.

If you do not meet any of the above criteria, you can request an English-language interview through our department. If you are interested in this option, please select "I would like to request an English interview" in your online application.

Need More Information?

Visit our Help Center for additional information about the English screening process, how to prepare and what to expect.

If you have any questions, please email us at internationaladmissions@berkeley.edu.

Details subject to change.

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