Executive Summer Courses And Certificates

No we do not. If you are interested in financing these courses, however, Sallie Mae provides competitive education loan programs for credit qualified borrowers. For more information and to apply, visit the Sallie Mae website. If you decide to pursue such financing, please submit your application to Sallie Mae first and then contact us at executive@law.berkeley.edu. We will provide additional instructions on completing your registration.

Yes – but it is not necessary. If the same course is taught by two different professors, it is still the same course. Choose the dates that work best for you!

No – you will not receive a transcript or university credit for taking our courses as a non-degree (executive course) participant. You also don’t have to take an exam, though, so it balances out.

Yes – you will be asked questions during the application process regarding your English proficiency. If you do not come from a country or educational background in which English is the primary language, and you do not have proof of TOEFL or IELTS, you may be asked to make an appointment with an executive education program administrator to assess your English language skills.

No – both the California and New York bars require a transcript and grades for a course to count towards bar eligibility requirements. However, the content you learn from taking the course may help you do better on the bar exam.

Yes – please email executive@law.berkeley.edu when you register for classes for more information.

Yes – most events that take place on campus are open to the public, unless otherwise noted on the Berkeley Law events calendar or other UC Berkeley calendar.

No – we do not provide that service. However, you may apply for summer housing through UC Berkeley. Please visit the Summer Housing website. Alternatively, there are housing options that are not affiliated with campus. Please note that the University and Berkeley Law do not endorse any housing listed there and do not guarantee the service or quality of service offered.

The current UC system COVID-19 vaccination policy requires faculty, staff, and students to be fully vaccinated and to have received a booster shot. Students are reminded that compliance with the vaccination policy is a condition of being physically on campus. Executive Summer Courses students are required to self-assess their symptoms each day before coming to campus. You should not come to campus if you have any new and unusual symptoms of COVID-19 (not attributed to a previously known medial condition) in the last 24 hours. Please also refer to the contact tracing and close exposures page for additional guidance.

For the most current information, please visit the UC COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Requirements page.

For international participants who have been invited to participate in short-term, non-credit bearing, professional, and training activities such as the Berkeley Law Executive Summer Courses program, the B1 visa is the appropriate visa for entry into the United States from required countries.  If you are admitted to a course, the admission letter you receive should be sufficient to obtain such a visa.  It is important to emphasize that the visit is for business purposes.

No, executive course participants do not have access to Berkeley Law’s online teaching evaluations, which can only be completed by enrolled degree students. Executive Education participants may, however, provide course feedback directly to the Executive Education program administrators at executive@law.berkeley.edu.

Payment of Fees

Executive Summer Course fees must be paid in full no later than two weeks prior to the start of the course, pending availability. Failure to submit payment will result in cancellation of your registration.

Note: Fees paid for Executive Summer Courses are never transferable to degree program fees.

Payment Methods

We accept credit cards (VISA, MasterCard and American Express), wire transfers, or a cashier’s check or money order drawn from a U.S. bank.

Cancellations and Refunds

Executive Summer Course participants may cancel their enrollment in any course that was previously paid for pursuant to the following requirements:

• All cancellation requests must be received in writing at executive@law.berkeley.edu.
• If a cancellation request is received 30 or more days before the first day of the course(s), the participant may receive a full refund, minus a $500 cancellation fee per course.
• If a cancellation request is received 14-29 days before the first day of the course(s), the participant may receive a 50% refund, minus a $500 cancellation fee per course, or may transfer the fees paid to another Executive Summer Course(s) occurring within the same summer term, with the same total units (see Transfers section below), space permitting.
• Participants who cancel within two weeks of the first day of the quarter in which the course begins will not receive any refund or fee transfer.
• In the case of a no-show or partial participation, no refund will be granted.

Transfers

Executive Summer Course participants may change their course enrollment between courses of the same unit total that occur in the same summer term up to the day prior to the first day of the first course, space permitting in the course(s) in which they are transferring. Participants who wish to change their course enrollment should notify executive@law.berkeley.edu.

Exceptions

Berkeley Law Executive Education may make exceptions to the refund deadline based on medical issues, death in the family, call to military service, or other extenuating circumstances. Proof will be required to consider any exceptions to the refund deadline. The decision on any request for exception is final, and Berkeley Law Executive Education reserves the right to approve or deny requests for exceptions to our cancellation and transfer policies. Requests for exceptions should be submitted by email to executive@law.berkeley.edu. Any refunds granted as an exception to the above policies will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee.

Financial aid is not available for Berkeley Law Executive Education Summer Courses. However, if you are interested in financing these courses, Sallie Mae provides competitive education loan programs for credit qualified borrowers.  For more information and to apply, visit the Sallie Mae website.

Berkeley Law Executive Education reserves the right to remove any participant from an Executive Summer Course who is deemed to be disruptive by the instructor and/or does not conduct themself in a manner consistent with the University’s function as an educational institution. See the UC Berkeley Campus Policies below for more information.

If Berkeley Law removes a participant from any course(s), they will not be eligible for a tuition refund. Moreover, individuals removed from a course are not eligible for a Certificate of Completion, nor will the class(es) they are removed from count towards a Berkeley Law Executive Education Subject Area Certificate. Finally, individuals removed from any course(s) will not earn MCLE credit for the course(s).

Although Executive Education participants are not officially enrolled in the University, they are participating in courses at the University and we expect them to assume an obligation to conduct themself in a manner consistent with the University’s function as an educational institution:

• Center for Student Conduct
• UC Berkeley Academic Policies
• Berkeley Law Academic Rules
• UC Berkeley Office for the Prevention of Harassment & Discrimination Policies

In compliance with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Public Law 93-112) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336), University of California policy prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability in its programs, services, and activities.

We follow the privacy policies of UC Berkeley School of Law.