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MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Course Selection and Ranking (MBA | EMBA | IEOR | CBS MS Students)
October 22, 2025 - October 28, 2025
(Course Pre-registration (Ranking))
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Course Selection and Ranking Processing Period
October 29, 2025 - November 12, 2025
(Course Pre-registration (Ranking))
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Schedule Viewing Period (All Students)
November 12, 2025 - November 19, 2025
(Course Pre-registration (Ranking))
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Add/Drop Period (EMBA) | 1st Phase
November 21, 2025 - December 5, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Add/Drop Period (MBA, MS, IEOR, PhD) | 1st Phase
November 21, 2025 - December 5, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
University holiday
January 1, 2026 - January 2, 2026
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Add/Drop Period (EMBA) | 2nd Phase
January 5, 2026 - January 22, 2026
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Add/Drop Period (MBA, MS, IEOR, PhD) | 2nd Phase
January 5, 2026 - January 30, 2026
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2027 EM Residence Weekend
January 9, 2026 - January 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Elective)
January 9, 2026 - January 10, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 9, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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Second Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 9, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026EM Class Day (Saturday Elective)
January 10, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 11, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Class of 2027 Class Week (LBS)
January 11, 2026 - January 17, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 12, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2027 BA Residence Week
January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026
(Class)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2026
Orientation for first-term MBA students
January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026
(Orientation)
MBA
MBAxMS
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First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term | *J-Term
January 15, 2026
(Term Begins)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2026
LEAD class begins for first-term MBA students
January 15, 2026
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed.  University holiday. No classes scheduled.
January 19, 2026
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Elective block week for continuing students.
January 20, 2026 - January 24, 2026
(Class)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2026
Academic Jump Start (LEAD, Accounting, Stats) for first-term MBAs
January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 20, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
January 23, 2026 - January 24, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
January 24, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Block Week: Pricing Strategies
January 26, 2026 - January 30, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Start of A-Term and Full-Term Courses
January 26, 2026
(Class)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2026
LEAD Exam
January 30, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
January 31, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Withdraw Period: A-Term/Full-Term (MBA, MS, IEOR, PhD)
January 31, 2026 - February 13, 2026
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
February 6, 2026 - February 7, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 7, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
February degrees conferred
February 11, 2026
(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 14, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
February 20, 2026 - February 21, 2026
(Class)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2026
Class meeting for LEAD: Leading Inclusively
February 20, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 21, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Class of 2027 Class Week (CBS)
February 22, 2026 - February 28, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 28, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Block Week: Power & Influence
March 1, 2026 - March 5, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Last day of A-term
March 6, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
March 6, 2026 - March 7, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
March 7, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
First Final Exam Period: No Classes Scheduled. Final Exams for A-Term Courses.
March 9, 2026 - March 13, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2026
2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
March 13, 2026 - March 14, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
March 14, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring Recess
March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MBA
MBAxMS
Spring 2026
A Term and Block Week (Ending March 6) Grading Deadline
March 20, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2026
EMBA A Term (before March 7) Grading Deadline
March 20, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
PhD
Spring 2026
PhD A Term Grading Deadline
March 20, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
Spring 2026
A Term and Block Week (ending March 6) Grading Deadline
March 20, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Add/Drop Period: B-Term (All Students)
March 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Classes Resume for Full-Term Courses; First Class for B-Term Courses.
March 23, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Exam Reschedule Days
March 26, 2026 - March 27, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
March 27, 2026 - March 28, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
March 28, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Withdraw Period: B-Term (All Students)
March 28, 2026 - April 10, 2026
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Block Week: Real Estate as an Asset and a Business
March 29, 2026 - April 2, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2026
2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core Exams)
April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
April 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
EMBA-Global Block Week: Economics of Strategic Behavior
April 12, 2026 - April 16, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
April 17, 2026 - April 18, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2026
2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core Exams)
April 17, 2026 - April 18, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2027EM Class Day (Saturday Core Exams)
April 18, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives)
April 18, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
April 24, 2026 - April 25, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2028 EM Orientation
April 24, 2026 - April 25, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives)
April 25, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2027EM Class Day (Saturday Core Exams)
April 25, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Last day of classes
May 1, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Second Final Exam Period: No Scheduled Classes. Final Exams for Full-Term and B-Term Courses.
May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026
(Exam Periods)
MBAxMS
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Second Year
Spring 2026
End of Term
May 7, 2026
(Term Ends)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
|
First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
End of Term
May 7, 2026
(Term Ends)
MBA
MBAxMS
Spring 2026
MBA Full Term Elective and B Term Elective Grading Deadline
May 8, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
Spring 2026
Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 8, 2026
MBA
MBAxMS
|
First Year
Spring 2026
End of Term (J-Term MBA)
May 8, 2026
(Term Ends)
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
Spring 2026
Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 8, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2026
EMBA Full Term and B Term (after March 6) Grading Deadline
May 8, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
Spring 2026
Full Term and B Term (begins after March 6) Grading Deadline
May 8, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Exam Reschedule Days
May 11, 2026 - May 12, 2026
(Exam Periods)
MBA
Spring 2026
MBA Full Term Core Course & B Term Core Course Grading Deadline
May 15, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
PhD
Spring 2026
PhD Full Term & B Term Course Grading Deadline
May 15, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
PhD
Spring 2026
PhD Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 15, 2026
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Commencement and Degrees Conferred
May 20, 2026
(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)
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