Checklist of Tasks

Review and complete the following action items.
**Pay attention to specific deadlines for the tasks.**

All incoming exchange participants are required to complete the following tasks in addition to the tasks posted in your CalCentral account. You can start completing these tasks after you activate your CalNet account.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Thao Valdez at thaophan@berkeley.edu or ftacademics@haas.berkeley.edu 

Upcoming Tasks to be Completed:

• Photo Uploads

• Upload a photo for your student ID, Cal 1 Card, following these instructions: 

  • • • Review the photo specifications and upload your photo here

      • If you are experiencing trouble submitting a photo, email cal1card@berkeley.edu

      • DUE DATE: July 20, 2025

• Information Form: 

  • • • Fill out this form and provide your information. 

        • We will print your name on the official name tags and plates according to the information we received from this form. Your official name tags and name plates will be available for pickup around mid-September. 

        • In case of emergencies where your contacts need to be alerted, we will use this information to connect with them. 

      • DUE DATE: July 20, 2025

• UC Immunization Requirement: 

  • • • To ensure a healthy campus environment, UC Berkeley requires all incoming students to satisfy the TB screening and UC immunization requirements as mandated by the UC Office of the President. The University of California has a COVID-19 vaccine policy requirement as well as TB Immunizations. Students who do not comply with the policy may be subject to a registration hold.

      • COVID-19 Information: review the information to learn more about the recommendations on what to do if you test positive for COVID-19

      • DUE DATE: Check your CalCentral account for the assigned due dates

• Mandatory Prevention Education for Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment Training: 

  • • • At UC Berkeley, we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming community. Students, faculty, and staff all play a role in supporting a campus environment where all persons are free from sexual violence, assault, and harassment. All UC Berkeley graduate students, including incoming exchange students, are required to complete all parts of the sexual violence/sexual harassment prevention education training as provided by the university. I've included below the available training sessions.  Once you complete the training, please send an email to me at thaophan@berkeley.edu and let me know.

      • Updated 07/30/2025 - before you sign up for the training session on Zoom, activate your Berkeley Zoom account using this guideline. 

Updated as of 07/03/2025

In-Person at New Graduate Student Orientation

Register for New Graduate Student Orientation (link is external) [hosted by UC Berkeley for all graduate students]

• August 26 1:30pm-2:30pm in DWIN 155

• August 26 2:40pm-3:40pm in DWIN 155

On Zoom

• August 29 11am-12pm Register(link is external)

• September 22 5pm-6pm Register(link is external)

• October 6 11am-12pm Register

• Review the Full-Time MBA Program Policies and Standards Section: https://haas.berkeley.edu/mba/academics/#policies-and-standards

• Review the University's Code of Conduct and sign the acknowledgement:

  • • • As a student at UC Berkeley, you will be expected to comply with the University's rules and policies detailed in the UC Berkeley Code of Conduct. Please read this document carefully. Students are expected to maintain high standards of integrity in their academic work and conduct while they are Berkeley Haas students.

      • Sign this DocuSign to confirm that you have read and understood the Code of Conduct.

      • DUE DATE: July 20, 2025

• Review and sign the Waiver Liability Form

  • • • Sign this DocuSign to confirm that you have read and understood the Waiver of Liability.

      • DUE DATE: July 20, 2025

• Enroll your phone number in the WarnMe System 

  • WarnMe is UC Berkeley’s Alerting and Warning System and how you may hear from the campus about significant emergencies and receive updates until a situation is resolved. By default, every Berkeley email address is automatically enrolled. To also receive WarnMe emergency alerts via SMS/text message, you must register your mobile phone number.

• Get Started with Slack: Slack is where students connect. This is also where we’ll share reminders and announcements, so familiarize yourself with channels, threads, and direct messages. Make sure notifications are on so you don’t miss important updates. Also, don't forget to add a phonetic pronunciation or audio recording of your name to your profile. Join Slack, and don’t forget to download Slack to your smartphone and computer. 

* Gender Recognition & Lived Name Policy

The Gender Recognition and Lived Name (GRLN) policy ensures that all students, employees, alumni, and affiliates are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived name on university-issued identification documents and in UC’s information systems by providing guidance on the collection and reporting of gender identity, lived name, and sexual orientation. The Gender Recognition and Lived Name policy requires UC to provide:

1. At least three equally recognized gender options in university information systems — woman, man, and nonbinary.

2. Any individual entering into an academic or professional relationship with the UC may be permitted to indicate a lived name to be used in the UC system in all settings and situations that do not require a person’s legal name.

3. An efficient process for current students, faculty, and staff, and for UC alumni and affiliates, to retroactively amend their gender designations and lived names on university-issued documents, including eligible academic documents, and in information systems.

Click HERE for more information on managing your name and data.