For Visiting Status Students

Registering for classes:

Welcome! We are delighted that you will join us at Berkeley Law this coming academic year. Although we do not have an orientation for the small number of students in your category, we would be happy to have you participate in our online orientation for transfer students, which will be held on Wednesday, August 12. If you think you will attend this online orientation program or if you have questions about orientation and registering for classes, please email our Senior Director of Student Services, Kyle Valenti, at kvalenti@law.berkeley.edu, so that we may plan accordingly. Please be advised that the course listings are subject to change; peruse it in order to get a sense of the courses that may be available to you. We are all looking forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Annik Hirshen
Dean of Students

Requesting transcripts:

Congratulations on your visiting student status admission offer to Berkeley Law!

We are excited that you are coming and want to ensure you have all of the operational information you need related to grades and graduation.  As you consider our admission offer, please be aware that Berkeley Law’s grading deadlines tend to be later than most schools. We make every effort to have visiting status student pass notification available within a week or two after finals end in the middle of May.  However, this date is often too late for graduating visiting students. Check with your home school Registrar’s Office to ensure that our schedule will meet its requirements. You should also find out the exact date that your school will need confirmation that you have passed your classes.

When selecting your spring courses, we advise you to consider whether the faculty member will have sufficient time to provide pass notification for you by the date your school requires.  One thing to consider is that classes that have papers (rather than finals) can be easier to coordinate with the faculty member such that you can turn in the paper in time to meet your school’s deadline.  The policies at Berkeley do not allow us to give finals early.

As for receiving your grades after you have completed your year here, please be aware that official transcripts with grades will be available in mid June. Please submit the transcript request form, so we may send your final transcript to your school.

Once again, congratulations, and we hope to see you in Berkeley!

Sincerely,

Carol Rachwald
Registrar