Academic Calendar: Online Spring Semester 2023
Only LL.M. executive track students in the remote + summer timeline take courses in the online spring semester.
| Orientation for Remote + Summer (online) | January 11, 2023 |
| First day of spring classes | January 6 |
| Fundamentals of U.S. Law, 3 units (online) |
Instruction Jan 12 – Mar 2 Final Mar 3 – Mar 9 |
| Intellectual Property Law, 3 units or Business Associations, 3 units (online) |
Instruction Mar 13 – May 1 Final May 2 – May 7 |
| Last day of spring | May 8 |
Academic Calendar: Summer Semester 2023
LL.M. executive track students in both timelines take courses full-time in the summer at Berkeley.
| Quarter 1 Orientation | May 15, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Instruction Begins | May 16, Tuesday |
| Memorial Day, no classes meet | May 29, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Final Examinations | June 3-5, Saturday-Monday |
| Quarter 2 Orientation | June 5, Monday |
| Quarter 2 Instruction Begins | June 6, Tuesday |
| Juneteenth Holiday, no classes meet | June 19, Monday |
| Quarter 2 Final Examinations | June 24-26, Saturday-Monday |
| Quarter 3 Instruction Begins | June 27, Tuesday |
| Independence Day, no classes meet | July 4, Tuesday |
| Quarter 3 Final Examinations | July 15-17, Saturday-Monday |
| Commencement | July 19, Wednesday |
| Quarter 4 Instruction Begins | July 21, Friday |
| Quarter 4 Final Examinations | August 9-11, Wednesday-Friday |
| Last day of summer semester | August 11 |
Academic Calendar: Online Fall Semester 2023
Only LL.M. executive track students in the remote + summer timeline take courses in the online fall semester.
| First day of fall classes | August 21 |
| Elective coursework | end of August – mid-November |
| Capstone Writing Project Begins, 1 unit (online) | August 21 – November 21 |
| Capstone Writing Project Due | December 1 |
| W202 Contracts for LLMs (Instruction) | August 21 – October 9 |
| W202 Contracts for LLMs (Exam) | October 10 – October 16 |
| W276.6 Hot Topics in Intellectual Property & Privacy (Instruction) | August 22 – October 3 |
| W276.6 Hot Topics in Intellectual Property & Privacy (Exam) | October 4 – October 10 |
| W248.8 Venture Capital in Practice (Instruction) | September 4 – September 29 |
| W248.8 Venture Capital in Practice (Exam) | September 30 – October 6 |
| W254.8 Business in Society (Instruction) | October 16 – November 10 |
| W254.8 Business in Society (Exam) | November 11 – November 17 |
| Last day of fall | December 1 |