Uc berkeley 2023-24 calendar

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Fall 2022

July 7 (Th) Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
July 11 (M) 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
July 12 (T) 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
July 13 (W) FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
July 13 (W) Bi-Weekly (M&W) Waitlist Seat Offers Begin
July 14 (Th) Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll (9 a.m.)
August 7 (Su) -
August 12 (F)
LEOP Orientation
August 8 (M) -
August 19 (F)
LL.M. Orientation
August 9 (T) -
August 19 (F)
CSL & MSL Orientation
August 11 (Th) -
August 12 (F)
HPL Orientation
August 15 (M) -
August 18 (Th)
JD Orientation
August 18 (Th) -
August 19 (F)
Foreign Exchange (FX) Orientation
August 15 (M) Daily Waitlist Seat Offers Begin
August 22 (M) Fall Classes Begin
August 25 (Th) Last Waitlist Seats Offers
August 26 (F) 5 p.m., Waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop.
August 28 (Su) Registration (Add/Drop) Ends (11:59 p.m.) Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript).
September 5 (M) Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes)
September 30 (F) Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Fall Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar.
September 30 (F) - October 21 (F) Midterm Exam Period
November 11 (F) Veteran's Day Holiday Observed (No Classes)
November 22 (T) Last day of Instruction. Tuesday is treated as Friday (Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes are held during normal times on this date. Make-up for Veteran's Day)
November 23 (W) – November 28 (M) Reading Period
November 24 (Th) – November 25 (F) Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes)
November 29 (T) – December 16 (F) Final Exam Period
December 23 (F) – December 26 (M) Winter Holiday
December 27 (T) – December 29 (Th) Holiday Shutdown
December 30 (F) – Monday, January 2 (M) New Year Holiday

Spring 2023

November 10 (Th) Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
November 14 (M) 1L Con Law, Statutory Course & LRW Registration Begins (8 a.m.)
November 16 (W) 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
November 17 (TH) 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
November 18 (F) FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
November 21 (M) Approved Part-Time Visitors and Auditor Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
January 9 (M) First Day of Instruction
January 15 (Su) 11:59 p.m., Add/Drop Ends. Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript).
January 16 (M) Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed (No Classes)
February 14 (T) Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Spring Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar.
February 20 (M) Presidents' Day Holiday Observed (No Classes)
February 21 (T) Tuesday is Treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Presidents' Day Holiday).
February 22 (W) - March 3 (F) Midterm Exam Period
March 6 (M) - March 10 (F) Spring Break (No Classes)
March 10 (F) Administrative Offices Closed
March 31 (F) Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes)
April 19 (W) Last Day of Instruction.
Wednesday is Treated as a Friday. (Wednesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Cesar Chavez Holiday).
April 20 (Th) - April 24 (M) Reading Period
April 25 (T) - May 12 (F) Final Exam Period
May 18 (Th) Commencement

Summer 2023

March 27 (M) Priority Registration Begins (9:00 a.m.)
March 29 (W) Summer Registration Begins (9 a.m.)
May 13 (F) 5 p.m., SS1 & FS waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop.
May 14 (Su) 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 1 (SS1) and Summer Full Session (FS) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.)
May 15 (M) – June 22 (Th) Summer Session 1 (SS1) - 6 Weeks
May 15 (M) - August 10 (Th) Summer Full Session (13 weeks)
May 29 (M) Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes)
June 19 (M) Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes)
June 22 (Th) Summer Session 1 Last Day of Classes
June 23 (F) Summer Session 1 Reading Period
June 26 (M) - June 27 (T) Summer Session 1 Final Exam Period
June 29 (Th) Last Waitlist Seats Offered.
June 30 (F) SS2 Waitlists Closed and Cleared (5 PM) Students may add any open seats through the end of SS2 Add/Drop.
July 3 (W) - August 10 (Th) Summer Session 2 (6 Weeks)
July 4 (T) Independence Day Holiday Observed.
11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 2 (SS2) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.)
August 10 (Th) Summer Session 2 and Summer Full Session - Last Day of Instructions
August 11 (F) Summer Session 2 & Summer Full Session Reading Period
August 14 (M) - August 15 (T) Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period

*Dates subject to change