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TheMFEcanbecompletedin12monthsoffulltimecoursework.Applicationsare
acceptedyearroundonarollingdeadline,andupto68studentsareenrolled
eachyear.Theprogrambeginsandendsonlyinthespring(March),andisnot
availableparttime.Thegoaloftheapplicationreviewprocessistoidentifythose
candidateswhoarethestrongestfitwithourprogram.Applicantsshouldpossess:

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Avaliddegreefromanaccreditedinstitution,comparabletothe4year
Bachelor'sDegreefromUCBerkeley

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Recommendedpostuniversityworkexperience.Preferredbutnotrequired.
TheMFEalsoadmitsundergraduatestudentswithstrongacademic
backgroundwithlittletonoexperience

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Priorexposureincomputerprogramming(C,C++)andfamiliaritywith
computersasacomputationalandmanagementtool
Experiencewithstatisticalandeconometricapplications(Examples:SAS,
Gauss,RATS,SPlus,andGarch)
Astrongquantitativebackgroundincludinglinearalgebra,multivariate
calculus,differentialequations,numericalanalysisandadvancedstatistics
andprobability(seeourprerequisitecoursechart)
Experiencewithmathematicaltools(Examples:MatLab,Mathematica,or
MathCad)
Excellentwriting,speaking,andpresentationskills(inEnglish)

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PleasenotethatourprogrambeginsinMarchofeachyearandthatwedo
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TheapplicationfortheprogrambeginninginMarchof2017isnow
available.Pleaseseebelowfortheapplicationdeadlinesforthe201718
termallApplicationdeadlinesare11:59PMPacifictime:
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submittedby:

Applicationwillbe
reviewedby:

One

January13,2016

March11,2016

Two

March31,2016

May27,2016

Three

June22,2016

August19,2016

Four

October3,2016

December2,2016

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*LateapplicationswillbeacceptedthroughNovember2,2016.
Lateapplicationswilltake46weekstoprocessfromthedaythat
theyaremarked"complete".
**Applicationsreceivedwilltake68weekstoprocessfromthe
daythattheyaremarked"underreview".Applicationsthatare
incompletebyDecember15,2016willnotbeconsideredfor
admissionforthe201718term.Pleasenotethatourofficewillbe
closedDecember24January1forwinterbreak.
ToapplytotheMFEProgram,applicantsmustsubmitan
onlineapplication.TheMFEProgramnolongerhasapaper
application.

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