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Spring 2025
University holiday.
December 31, 2024 - January 1, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2026 EM Residence Weekend
January 10, 2025 - January 12, 2025
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EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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Second Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term
January 10, 2025
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term
January 10, 2025
(Term Begins)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives)
January 10, 2025 - January 11, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025EM Class Day (Saturday Electives)
January 11, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Class of 2026 Class Week (LBS)
January 12, 2025 - January 18, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term
January 12, 2025
(Term Begins)
MBA
Spring 2025
Orientation for first-term MBA students
January 13, 2025 - January 17, 2025
(Orientation)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2026 BA Residence Week
January 13, 2025 - January 27, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
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First Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term
January 13, 2025
(Term Begins)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
January Block Week Add/Drop Period Ends
January 16, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2025
LEAD class begins for first-term MBA students
January 16, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MBAxMS
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First Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term | *J-Term
January 16, 2025
(Term Begins)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed. University holiday. No classes are scheduled.
January 20, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
MS block week classes begins for first-term MS students
January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2025
Start of Term
January 21, 2025
(Term Begins)
MBA
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First Year
Spring 2025
Academic Jump Start (LEAD, Accounting, Stats) for first-term MBAs
January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025
(Class)
MBA
Spring 2025
Elective block week for continuing students.
January 21, 2025 - January 25, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
SSOL Add/Drop Ends for EMBA Courses
January 23, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
January 24, 2025 - January 25, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
January 25, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
First day of elective A-term and Full-term courses
January 27, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Personal Leadership & Success
January 27, 2025 - January 31, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
A-Term/ Full-Term Add/Drop Period Ends
January 31, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
Spring 2025
LEAD exam for first-term students
January 31, 2025
(Exam Periods)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Withdraw Period: A-Term/Full-Term (All Students)
February 1, 2025 - February 14, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
February 1, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
February 7, 2025 - February 8, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
February 8, 2025
(Class)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
February degrees conferred
February 12, 2025
(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
February 15, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Power & Influence
February 16, 2025 - February 20, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
February 21, 2025 - February 22, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
February 22, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Class of 2026 Class Week (CBS)
February 23, 2025 - March 1, 2025
(Class)
MBA
Spring 2025
Class meeting for LEAD: Leading Inclusively
February 28, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
March 1, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: High Tech Entrepreneurship
March 2, 2025 - March 6, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Last day of A-term
March 7, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
March 7, 2025 - March 8, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
March 8, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Economics of Strategic Behavior
March 9, 2025 - March 13, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
First Final Exam Period: No Classes Scheduled. Final Exams for A-Term Courses.
March 10, 2025 - March 14, 2025
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
March 14, 2025 - March 15, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
March 15, 2025
(Class)
MS
PHD/MS
Spring 2025
MS Block Week/A Term Grading Deadline
March 17, 2025 - March 17, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
PhD
Spring 2025
PhD A Term Grading Deadline
March 17, 2025 - March 17, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Spring Recess
March 17, 2025 - March 21, 2025
(Holidays and Class Recesses)
MBA
Spring 2025
MBA Block Week/A Term Grading Deadline
March 17, 2025 - March 17, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Add/Drop Period (All Students) (B-Term Only)
March 24, 2025 - March 28, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Classes Resume for Full-Term Courses; First Class for B-Term Courses.
March 24, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Exam Reschedule Days
March 27, 2025 - March 28, 2025
(Exam Periods)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA Grading Deadline (for Courses with Final Session in January/February)
March 28, 2025 - March 28, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
March 29, 2025
(Class)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Withdraw Period: B-Term (All Students)
March 29, 2025 - April 11, 2025
(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
April 4, 2025 - April 5, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
April 5, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
April 11, 2025 - April 12, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
April 12, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA-Global Block Week: Real Estate as an Asset and a Business
April 13, 2025 - April 17, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Electives); 2026 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core)
April 25, 2025 - April 26, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Sat)
Spring 2025
2025 EM Class Day (Sat Electives); 2026 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
April 26, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2025
End of Term
April 26, 2025
(Term Ends)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 2, 2025 - May 2, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Last day of classes
May 2, 2025
(Class)
EMBA (Fri/Sat)
EMBA (Sat)
EMBA (Global)
Spring 2025
EMBA Grading Deadline (for Courses with Final Session in March/April)
May 2, 2025 - May 2, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Second Final Exam Period: No Scheduled Classes. Final Exams for Full-Term and B-Term Courses.
May 5, 2025 - May 9, 2025
(Exam Periods)
PHD/MS
PhD
Spring 2025
PhD Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
PHD/MS
PhD
Spring 2025
MS/PhD Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
MBA
Spring 2025
MBA Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
PHD/MS
Spring 2025
MS Full/B Term Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
PHD/MS
PhD
Spring 2025
PhD Full/B Term Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
PhD
Spring 2025
PhD Full/B Term Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MBAxMS
MS
PhD
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First Year
Second Year
Spring 2025
End of Term
May 9, 2025
(Term Ends)
MBA
Spring 2025
MBA Full/B Term Elective Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MS
PHD/MS
Spring 2025
MS Independent Study Grading Deadline
May 9, 2025 - May 9, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
Exam Reschedule Days
May 12, 2025 - May 13, 2025
(Exam Periods)
MBA
Spring 2025
MBA Full/B Term Core Grading Deadline
May 16, 2025 - May 16, 2025
(Grading Deadlines)
MBA
MS
PhD
Spring 2025
University commencement 2025. Conferring of degrees.  CBS Recognition Ceremony date TBA.
May 21, 2025
(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)
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