The executive track is comprised of a choice among semesters outside of the traditional academic year. The spring term is online. The summer term is on campus or remote. The fall term is online.
Overall Academic Calendar: Spring, Summer, Fall 2021
| Orientation for Spring Term (online) | January 6, 2021 |
| First day of spring classes | January 7 |
| Fundamentals of U.S. Law, 3 units (online) |
Instruction Jan 7 -Mar 4 Final Mar 5 -Mar 11 |
| Intellectual Property Law, 3 units or Business Associations, 3 units (online) |
Instruction Mar 15 -May 3 Final May 4 -May 9 |
| Last day of spring | May 9 |
| Orientation for Summer Term (in Berkeley or remote) | May 24 |
| Summer Term Begins (in Berkeley or remote) | May 25 |
| Commencement (in Berkeley or remote) | July 20 |
| Summer Term Ends | August 6 |
| First day of fall classes | August 16 |
| Capstone Writing Project Begins, 1 unit (online) | August 16 |
| Contracts, 3 units (online) |
TBD |
| Venture Capital in Practice, 2 units (online) |
TBD |
| Sustainable Capitalism & ESG, 2 units (online) |
TBD |
| Capstone Writing Project Due | November 23 |
| Last day of fall | November 23 |
Detailed Academic Calendar: Summer Term 2021
The summer term is divided into 4 quarters, each three weeks long. LL.M. executive track students starting in the summer may choose at least three consecutive quarters.
Courses are intensive, each 1-3 weeks in duration, followed immediately by a final take-home exam window. Because of the intensive format, students complete on average 1-2 courses every 3 weeks. Click here for the Summer 2021 Schedule of Classes.
| Orientation | May 24, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Instruction Begins | May 25, Tuesday |
| Memorial Day, no classes meet | May 31, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Final Examinations | June 10-11, Thursday-Friday |
| Quarter 2 Orientation | June 10, Thursday |
| Quarter 2 Instruction Begins | June 14, Monday |
| Quarter 2 Final Examinations | June 29-30, Tuesday-Wednesday |
| Quarter 3 Instruction Begins | July 1, Thursday |
| Independence Day holiday, no classes meet | July 5, Monday |
| Quarter 3 Final Examinations | July 18-19, Sunday-Monday |
| Commencement | July 20, Tuesday |
| Quarter 4 Instruction Begins | July 21, Wednesday |
| Quarter 4 Final Examinations | August 5-6, Thursday-Friday |
Overall Academic Calendar: Spring, Summer, Fall 2020
| Orientation for Spring Term (online) | December 17, 2019 |
| Fundamentals of US Law (online) |
Instruction Jan 9-Feb 27 Final Feb 28-Mar 5 |
| Intellectual Property Law or Business Associations (online) |
Instruction Mar 9-Apr 27 Final April 28-May 3 |
| Orientation for Summer Term (in Berkeley) | May 18 |
| Summer Term Begins (in Berkeley) | May 19 |
| Commencement (in Berkeley) | July 21 |
| Summer Term Ends | August 10 |
| First day of fall classes | August 17 |
| Capstone Writing Project Begins (online) | August 17 |
| Venture Capital in Practice (online) |
Instruction Sept 7 -Oct 2 Final Exam Window |
| Sustainable Capitalism & ESG (online) |
Instruction Oct 12-Nov 6 Final Exam Window |
| Capstone Writing Project Due | November 20 |
| Last day of fall | November 20 |