Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology

No. This certificate is for any student from any major. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds because we feel the collision of different perspectives and skills can help create new ideas.

Students can only earn one certificate and the track will not be listed on the certificate. To earn the certificate, you must complete the requirements for one of the tracks.

No. You only need to submit the completion application, which should be submitted in the term that you will be completing the requirements or later.

We will accept courses for the certificate overlap with your major/minor requirements. You might want to check with your other program to make sure they are ok with the overlap.

Students must successfully complete coursework applied toward the certificate by earning a C or better for letter graded courses and Satisfactory or Pass for non-letter graded courses. If the course is offered for a letter grade, it must be taken for a letter grade in order to count towards the certificate requirements.

NOTE: Due to the recent changes in grading policies, classes taken in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 do not need to be taken for a letter grade in order to count towards the certificate. If a class is taken for P/NP or S/U, a grade of P or S is still required in order to apply the class towards the certificate requirements.

Starting Fall 2023, students will not be able to substitute courses. 

Startup credit will be reviewed and granted based on the following areas, and should be submitted as a single pdf document. The criteria is as follows:

1. Start up company background:
   • 500 or less employees
   • Less than 10 years old
   • Not further than Series C funding
   • The company has a product (ie not consulting)
     1. Startups that came out of an SCET class will not be considered
2. A letter of completion from the company on company letterhead
   • Offer letters will not be accepted
   • Letters of completion must include the student name, their responsibilities, dates that they interned, and approximate number of hours worked
3. Written submission of what you learned and what you did during the internship
   • Bullet points outlining
     1. What you did at your internship
     2. What you accomplished
     3. What you learned

Startup credit will also be granted to students that participate in the LeadersShape Institute program.  Students must upload a certificate of completion for the program.  An acceptance letter will not be accepted.  Please note due to the volume of Certificate applications that we receive you MUST submit all required documentation as noted.  Failure to do so will result in a denial of your certificate requiring you to apply the following semester.  Internship experience  will only be considered if it was completed during your Berkeley Career (between matriculation and year of graduation).

Applications are due by the last day of the semester in which you will complete your certificate requirements.  SCET reviews applications at the end of each term.  We do not review applications throughout the term.  If you submit your application after the last day of the semester it will not be reviewed until the end of the following semester.

Eligible students will receive their certificate as a pdf via email within one month after final grades are posted.  If your application is not approved, you will receive an email with that information.

Please direct all inquiries to the SCET Academic Program Manager Joo Ae Chu (jooae@berkeley.edu).

Yes, but your application will be reviewed on our standard timeline (once per semester after grades are posted).

The programs listed under the startup track are not affiliated with SCET and you would need to seek out those opportunities on your own.