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Important Notices: 

  • The LL.M. professional track (quarter 1) begins on May 18, 2016 but official UC Berkeley Summer Session housing does not open until May 22. The International House can sometimes accommodate early arrivals by request; but in most cases, if you wish to live in University housing, you will need to take interim housing between May 18 and 22.
  • The International House is now accepting applications for summer accommodation. For more information about rooms, rates and amenities, please click here. The online applications can be found here.

Professional Track LL.M. students interested in campus housing accommodations in the residence halls and apartments should visit the 2016 Summer Sessions Housing website for detailed information: http://housing2.berkeley.edu/summer-housing/home

Students must have their 8-digit Student Identification Number, and CalNet account in order to access the application portal: http://portal.housing.berkeley.edu

Please note that campus housing is available for move-in on May 22, 2016. First summer students who begin the program on May 18, 2016 will need to find a local hotel or an Air BnB until campus housing is available.

For questions about summer housing please contact (510) 642-5796 or email summerhousing@berkeley.edu.

UC Berkeley Summer Housing Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Housing-119693108145735/

The rest of this page lists housing options that are most suitable for LL.M. professional track students during the summer.

 

University Housing 

Although most graduate students choose to live in off-campus rental housing, there are several options in the category of university and alternative housing near campus. University-run housing includes International House, the Unit 2 Residence Halls & Wada Apartments, Channing-Bowditch Apartments, and Martinez Commons. These host a mixture of undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students.  Summer sublets may also be available for students with families in the University Family Student Housing.

If you would like to live in University housing, we recommend that you apply immediately! University summer housing typically fills up in April.

**PLEASE NOTE – Ida Louise Jackson Graduate House and Manville Apartments are listed on the above site but they are not available for summer-only rentals.

 

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

NOTE: 2016 summer rental dates for the International House are from May 22 to August 12. If you wish to live in I-House, you may request an early arrival but if that is not possible, you must be prepared to take interim housing between May 18 and 22.

Located just steps from Boalt Hall, International House (I-House) was designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan and overlooks the San Francisco Bay from the top of Bancroft Way. Summer residents are a diverse group including graduate students, teachers, laboratory researchers, Elderhostelers, visiting scholars, and exchange students from around the world. 

Room and Board rates include 19 meals per week (three meals each weekday, two meals on Saturdays and Sundays, and one meal on holidays). Restrooms and showers are shared on the hall. Floors are co-ed, but restrooms and showers are single sex. Rooms are completely furnished with a phone, beds, dressers, desks, desk lamps and chairs. Single room rates for summer range from approximately $3,900 – $5,900 for the entire term, including a meal plan. 

For more information contact:
International House
2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
ihres@berkeley.edu
510-642-9470
510-642-5220 (Fax)
http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/applicants/summer.php

 

UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS & RESIDENCE HALLS

NOTE: 2016 summer rental dates for University Apartments and Residence Halls are from May 22 to August 12. If you wish to live in University housing, you must stay in interim housing between May 18 and 22.

Professional Track LL.M. students interested in on-campus housing accommodations in the residence halls and apartments should visit the 2016 Summer Sessions Housing website for detailed information: http://housing2.berkeley.edu/summer-housing/home

Students must have their 8-digit Student Identification Number, and CalNet account in order to access the application portal: http://portal.housing.berkeley.edu

Please note that campus housing is available for move-in on May 22, 2016. First summer students who begin the program on May 18, 2016 will need to find a local hotel or an AirBnB until campus housing is available.

For questions about summer housing please contact (510) 642-5796 or email summerhousing@berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley Summer Housing Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Housing-119693108145735/

To reserve your single, double or triple occupancy residence hall room, visit the Summer Sessions Housing website and click on Apply Now.

 

BERKELEY STUDENT COOPERATIVE

The Berkeley Student Cooperative is a student-owned and -operated system of 17 rooming houses and three apartment complexes near campus. Students contribute a weekly work shift to keep the cost of the housing extremely low. Two facilities, Hillegass Parker House and the Convent, are set aside for graduate and reentry students. Since many academic-year residents leave for the summer, there are generally many rooms available at this time.

During the summer, all houses except two are co-ed. Rents range from around $1,600 to $2,200 for the entire summer. Some houses offer an optional food service; in others, the house kitchens are available for students to use at all times.

For more information contact:                             
USCA
2424 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709
housing@bsc.coop
510-848-1936
510-848-2114 (Fax)
http://berkeleystudentcooperative.org/

 

SUBLETTING UNIVERSITY FAMILY HOUSING (MARRIED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN)

University apartments for married students or students with a domestic partner, with or without children, and single parents are available in Berkeley and in Albany, a small city approximately three miles northwest of campus. The Family Student Housing sites are named Smyth Fernwald in Berkeley and University Village in Albany. Over the years these sites have become active, supportive communities for students juggling family and educational responsibilities.

For more information about Family Student Housing, contact:
Cal Housing/Apartment Assignments
Residential & Student Service Programs
2610 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-2272
510-642-4109
510-643-4026 (Fax)
http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/studentsfamilies.html
apts@berkeley.edu

 

INTERIM HOUSING

If you expect an assignment to university-operated housing, you may need temporary housing until your assignment is ready. If you do not have a place to stay when you first arrive, you might consider staying in Summer Visitor Housing, located in a residence hall near campus. Until mid-August, you can rent a single room for one or two people for approximately $61 per room per night, with a discounted weekly rate. (Please check the website below for additional rate information.)

You should make your reservations as soon as you know your arrival date. Credit card, cash and U.S. currency traveler’s checks are accepted, and a full payment for the length of your stay is required upon arrival. 

Other short-term options include:

 There are many other hotels and motels in the Berkeley area, particularly on University Avenue. You will find a list of hotels and motels on the Cal Rentals website and in the Visiting section of this website. If you expect an assignment to university-operated housing, you may need to rent a place until your assignment is ready. Cal Rentals recommends that your off-campus rental be a month-to-month agreement, which allows you to move out with 30 days written notice to the landlord. Approximately half the rentals listed with Cal Rentals are month-to-month or offer negotiable tenancies.