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The Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology

The SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology is open to any UC Berkeley student from any major. There is also no application to be able to pursue the Certificate, only a completion application. Students can earn the Certificate by completing any of our three tracks: coursework, startup, or study abroad.

SCET Courses

Our courses in entrepreneurship and innovation are open to all Cal students, regardless of major–we welcome students from diverse backgrounds because we believe that the collision of different perspectives and skills generates new and exciting ideas.

SCET Student Innovation Fellows

As participants in the SCET Student Innovation Fellows program, students engage in entrepreneurship and innovation experiences through comfort zone challenges, events with distinguished entrepreneurs, innovation competitions, and the creation of new venture projects.

Collider Cup

The Collider Cup is SCET's showcase of innovative student teams coming out of SCET courses. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize, the Collider Cup!

Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summer Program

The SCET Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation program allows students to receive the SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology upon successful completion of a summer abroad program in Portugal.

Summer Venture Lab

Summer Venture Lab is a Berkeley Summer Sessions course that is for very early-stage student founders who have an idea, team and prototype and wish to prepare for next steps, such as acceleration, and investment.

Student Resources

A great idea is at the core of every successful venture, but finding the right team, funding, mentors and other resources are also critical for success. SCET works to gather resources for students below to support your startup journey.

SCET Partners, Berkeley BEGIN and Y Combinator

Featured Courses and Labs

The Newton Series

The Newton Lecture Series invites distinguished innovators to share lessons from their own successes and failures.

Challenge Labs

Challenge Lab courses lead students through the entire venture creation process, from idea to pitch.

BMoE Bootcamp

The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship bootcamp facilitates immersive learning for new venture creation.

I've found a home at SCET. Over the past few semesters, I've grown immensely, having met very inspiring people and doing things I never expected to such as conducting research and helping run classes. I'm extremely lucky to be here, and can't wait for more exciting experiences!”

- Mudit Goyal, B.A. Cognitive Science '19

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