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Summer 2025 Course Selection and Ranking (J-Term MBA | EMBA | IEOR | CBS MS Students)
March 26, 2025 - April 1, 2025
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Summer 2025 Schedule Viewing Period (All Students)
April 16, 2025 - April 22, 2025
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Summer 2025
Summer 2025 July Block Week 2 Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - July 10, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
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Summer 2025
Summer 2025 A-Term Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - May 23, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
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Summer 2025
Summer 2025 July Block Week 3 Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - July 17, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
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Summer 2025
Summer 2025 July Block Week 1 Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - July 3, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 July Block Week 4 Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - July 24, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 May Block Week Add/Drop Period (All Students)
April 23, 2025 - May 8, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA Electives Start of Term
May 9, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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Second Year
Summer 2025
Start of Term
May 9, 2025
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
Start of Term
May 9, 2025
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 9, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
2027 EM Residence Weekend
May 9, 2025 - May 11, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 10, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
May Block Week for Continuing Students
May 11, 2025 - May 15, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 Withdraw Period: All Block Weeks (All Students)
May 11, 2025 - July 28, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Class of 2027 Class Week (LBS)
May 11, 2025 - May 17, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Summer 2025
Start of Term
May 11, 2025
(Term Begins)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Summer 2025
Start of Term
May 11, 2025
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 16, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 17, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
May 17, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Summer 2025
Start of A-Term
May 19, 2025
MBA
MBAxMS
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 Withdraw Period: A-Term (All Students)
May 23, 2025 - May 30, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Memorial Day - University Holiday
May 26, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MBA
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Official Class day for Monday and Monday/Wednesday courses (replacing Monday, May 26).
May 30, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 30, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
May 31, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
May 31, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Leading in a Data-Driven World: Developing Quantitative Intuition (QI)
June 2, 2025 - June 6, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 7, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
June 7, 2025
(Class)
MBA
Summer 2025
May Block Week MBA Course Grade Deadline
June 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 13, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
June 14, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 14, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Juneteenth Observed – University Holiday. No Classes Scheduled.
June 19, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 21, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
June 21, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Seminar in Value Investing
June 22, 2025 - June 26, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Last day of A-term classes - Make-up day for Juneteenth: Official Class day for Thursday and Tuesday/Thursday courses (replacing Thursday, June 19).
June 27, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 27, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
June 28, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
June 28, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Study/Contingency Day. No classes scheduled unless needed due to unexpected school closure.
June 30, 2025
(Study/Contingency Day)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA International Seminar: Shanghai
July 1, 2025 - July 5, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Final Exam Period: No Classes Scheduled. Exams for A-Term Courses.
July 1, 2025 - July 2, 2025
(Exam Periods)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Independence Day. University Holiday. No classes scheduled.
July 4, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Block Week 1
July 6, 2025 - July 10, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
July 11, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
|
First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
July 12, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
July 12, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Block Week 2
July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
July 19, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
July 19, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Block Week 3
July 20, 2025 - July 24, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
July 25, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
July 26, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
July 26, 2025
(Class)
MBA
Summer 2025
A-Term MBA Course Grade Deadline
July 28, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Summer 2025
Block Week 4
July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
May/June EMBA Course Grade Deadline
July 28, 2025
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Summer 2025
May/June EMBA Course Grade Deadline
July 28, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Sat)
|
First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
August 2, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
August 2, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
|
First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core Exams)
August 2, 2025
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Business Analytics II: Foundations of AI
August 3, 2025 - August 5, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Class of 2027 Class Week (LBS)
August 4, 2025 - August 9, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Business Analytics III: Modern AI, Deep Learning, and Generative AI
August 5, 2025 - August 7, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
August 8, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Summer 2025
2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core Exams)
August 9, 2025
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
August 9, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Family Business Management
August 10, 2025 - August 14, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
|
First Year
Second Year
Summer 2025
End of Term
August 15, 2025
(Term Ends)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
August 15, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Summer 2025
EMBA Weekend Electives
August 16, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Corporate Innovator (Formerly Napoleon's Glance)
August 18, 2025 - August 22, 2025
(Class)
MBA
Summer 2025
July Block Week MBA Course Grade Deadline
August 22, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
|
First Year
Second Year
Summer 2025
End of Term
August 23, 2025
(Term Ends)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
July/August EMBA Course Grade Deadline
August 29, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Summer 2025
EMBA Independent Study Grading Deadline
August 29, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
Summer 2025
MS Internship/Independent Study/Thesis Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
Summer 2025
MBA Independent Study and Cross Cultural Seminar Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
MBA
Summer 2025
MBA Independent Study and Cross Cultural Seminar Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
MBA
Summer 2025
MBA Independent Study and Cross Cultural Seminar Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
PhD
Summer 2025
PhD Internship & Research Course Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
PHD/MS
PhD
Summer 2025
PhD Internship & Research Course Grading Deadline
September 8, 2025
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)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Elective)
January 9, 2026 - January 10, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 9, 2026
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2027 EM Residence Weekend
January 9, 2026 - January 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
|
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)
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 11, 2026
(Term Begins)
MBA
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Orientation for first-term MBA students
January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026
(Orientation)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2027 BA Residence Week
January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 12, 2026
(Term Begins)
MBA
|
First Year
Spring 2026
LEAD class begins for first-term MBA students
January 15, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term | *J-Term
January 15, 2026
(Term Begins)
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
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Academic Jump Start (LEAD, Accounting, Stats) for first-term MBAs
January 20, 2026 - January 23, 2026
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
|
First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
Start of Term
January 20, 2026
(Term Begins)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Elective block week for continuing students.
January 20, 2026 - January 24, 2026
(Class)
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)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Start of A-Term and Full-Term Courses
January 26, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
January 31, 2026
(Class)
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)
MBA
|
First Year
Spring 2026
Class meeting for LEAD: Leading Inclusively
February 20, 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)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 21, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
February 28, 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)
|
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
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Classes Resume for Full-Term Courses; First Class for B-Term Courses.
March 23, 2026
(Class)
MBA
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)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
|
First Year
Spring 2026
2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core Exams)
April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives); 2027 EM Class Days (Sat Core)
April 11, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
|
First Year
Spring 2026
2027 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core Exams)
April 17, 2026 - April 18, 2026
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
April 17, 2026 - April 18, 2026
(Class)
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 (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
|
First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
End of Term
April 25, 2026
(Term Ends)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2027EM Class Day (Saturday Core Exams)
April 25, 2026
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2026
2026 EM Class Days (Sat Electives)
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)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
|
First Year
Second Year
Spring 2026
End of Term
May 8, 2026
(Term Ends)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Commencement and Degrees Conferred
May 20, 2026
(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2026
Exam Reschedule Days
May 21, 2026 - May 22, 2026
(Exam Periods)
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