Cal Advantage

Cal Advantage applicants will be evaluated using the same criteria that is applied to all other Berkeley MBA applicants, which generally include demonstration of academic readiness, professional achievement, leadership potential and fit with our Defining Leadership Principles. Candidates should consult the Evening & Weekend MBA admissions pages for more program-specific details.

The Berkeley Haas Evening & Weekend MBA program is a flexible, part-time degree program for fully employed students. While designed to be completed in 3 years, you can earn your MBA in 2.5 years, or take up to 5 years if you need more time. Students select from three schedule options: on campus during evenings or weekends, or our new flexible online option. All entering students start the program together in late July, and move through the curriculum’s core courses together during the first three semesters. You then tailor your course of study with a wide array of electives to achieve your goals and feed your passions.

While our holistic review allows for flexibility in the evaluation criteria, we recommend that applicants have at least three years of work experience before applying to the Evening & Weekend Program.

Our class profile will serve as a good first point of evaluating your qualifications in relation to our current students. The profile includes statistics related to academic performance, years of work experience, industry interests, etc.

Besides looking carefully over the website, we recommend attending an admissions event, registering for a class visit, or scheduling a 1:1 phone consultation with a member of our admissions team. We offer a variety of virtual and in-person events for prospective students.

There are three Application Deadlines, which can be found on the main admissions page.