The executive track is comprised of a choice among semesters outside of the traditional academic year. Students in the LL.M. executive track remote + summer take courses over a calendar year, starting in the spring semester, continuing in the summer semester, and ending in the fall semester. Students in the LL.M. executive track two summers timeline take courses only in summer semesters (scroll down to see the summer semester calendar).
Academic Calendar: Spring Semester 2024
| Orientation | January 10, Wednesday |
| Spring Appointment Times | January 16 – January 22 |
| Legal Research & Writing (Instruction) | January 17 – April 17 |
| Legal Research & Writing (Final Due) | April 24 |
| Fundamentals of US Law (Instruction) | January 11 – March 1 |
| Fundamentals of US Law (Exam) | March 2 – March 8 |
| Break | March 8 – March 10 |
| Intellectual Property Law (Instruction) | March 11 – April 29 |
| Intellectual Property Law (Exam) | April 30 – May 5 |
| Business Associations (Instruction) | March 11 – April 29 |
| Business Associations (Exam) | April 30 – May 5 |
Academic Calendar: Summer Semester 2024
LL.M. executive track students in both timelines take courses full-time in the summer at Berkeley.
| Quarter 1 Orientation | May 13, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Instruction Begins | May 14, Tuesday |
| Memorial Day, no classes meet | May 27, Monday |
| Quarter 1 Final Examinations | June 1-3, Saturday-Monday |
| Quarter 2 Orientation | June 3, Monday |
| Quarter 2 Instruction Begins | June 4, Tuesday |
| Juneteenth Holiday, no classes meet | June 19, Wednesday |
| Quarter 2 Final Examinations | June 22-24, Saturday-Monday |
| Quarter 3 Instruction Begins | June 25, Tuesday |
| Independence Day, no classes meet | July 4, Thursday |
| Quarter 3 Final Examinations | July 13-15, Saturday-Monday |
| Commencement | July 17, Wednesday |
| Quarter 4 Instruction Begins | July 19, Friday |
| Quarter 4 Final Examinations | August 7-9, Wednesday-Friday |
| Last day of summer semester | August 12 |
Academic Calendar: Fall Semester 2024
Only LL.M. executive track students in the remote + summer timeline take courses in the online fall semester.
| First day of fall classes | August 15 |
| Elective coursework | end of August – mid-November |
| Capstone Writing Project Begins, 1 unit (online) | August 19 |
| Capstone Writing Project Due | November 22 |
| W202 Contracts for LLMs (Instruction) | August 19 – October 7 |
| W202 Contracts for LLMs (Exam) | October 8 – October 14 |
| W276.6 Hot Topics in Intellectual Property & Privacy (Instruction) |
October 2 – November 13 |
| W248.8 Venture Capital in Practice (Instruction) | September 3 – September 27 |
| W248.8 Venture Capital in Practice (Exam) | September 28 – October 4 |
| W254.8 Sustainable Capitalism & ESG (Instruction) | October 15 – November 8 |
| W254.8 Sustainable Capitalism & ESG (Exam) | November 9 – November 15 |
| Last day of fall | December 16 |