Academic Calendar

August 27, 2026

(Term Begins)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

Make-up day for Labor Day; all classes run on a Monday schedule

August 30, 2026

(Term Begins)

MBA

Fall 2026

Elective block week for continuing students.

August 31, 2026 - September 4, 2026

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Fall 2026

LEAD exam for first-term students

September 4, 2026

(Exam Periods)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

Fall 2026

Labor Day – University Holiday. No Classes Scheduled.

September 7, 2026

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

First day of elective A-term and Full-term courses

September 8, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

September 11, 2026

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

Fall 2026 Withdrawal Period: Full-Term and A-Term (All Students)

September 12, 2026 - September 25, 2026

(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

September 14, 2026 - September 18, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Global)

Fall 2026

2028 EMBA Global Class Days - CBS

September 15, 2026 - September 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

September 18, 2026 - September 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

September 25, 2026 - September 26, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

September 25, 2026 - September 26, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 25, 2026 - September 27, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

September 26, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: International Seminar: Munich

September 29, 2026 - October 3, 2026

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Fall 2026

Class meeting for LEAD: Leading Inclusively

October 9, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

October 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

October 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 10, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 10, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Global)

Fall 2026

2028 EMBA Global Class Days - CBS

October 12, 2026 - October 17, 2026

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

Fall 2026

Last Day of A-term

October 16, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 17, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: Leading Organizational Transformation

October 17, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

October 18, 2026 - October 22, 2026

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

Fall 2026

First Final Exam Period: No Classes Scheduled. Final Exams for A-Term Courses.

October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026

(Exam Periods)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

Fall 2026

October degrees conferred

October 21, 2026

(Degrees Conferred and Commencement)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

October 23, 2026 - October 24, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

October 23, 2026 - October 24, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 24, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

Classes Resume for Full-Term Courses; First Class for B-Term Courses.

October 24, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

October 26, 2026

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

Fall 2026 Add/Drop Period: B-Term(All Students)

October 26, 2026 - October 30, 2026

(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: Business Law

October 26, 2026 - October 30, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

Exam Reschedule Days

October 29, 2026 - October 30, 2026

(Exam Periods)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

Fall 2026 Withdrawal Period: B-Term (All Students)

October 31, 2026 - November 13, 2026

(Deadlines for Add/Drop Period, Course Withdrawal)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 31, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

October 31, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

Academic Holiday

November 2, 2026

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PHD/MS

PhD

Fall 2026

Election Day

November 3, 2026

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

November 6, 2026 - November 7, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

November 6, 2026 - November 7, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

November 7, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

November 7, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

November 14, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

November 14, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: Think Bigger

November 15, 2026 - November 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

November 20, 2026 - November 21, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

November 20, 2026 - November 21, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

November 21, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

2028 EM Class Days(Sat Core)

November 21, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

Academic Holiday

November 25, 2026

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

Fall 2026

Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes Scheduled.

November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

EMBA (Global)

Fall 2026

2028 EMBA Global Class Days - LBS

November 30, 2026 - December 5, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

December 4, 2026 - December 5, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

December 4, 2026 - December 5, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: Catching Growth Waves to 2050 and Beyond

December 5, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

December 6, 2026 - December 10, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

Last day of classes

December 11, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

December 11, 2026 - December 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

December 11, 2026 - December 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

December 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

Second Final Exam Period: No Scheduled Classes. Final Exams for Full-Term and B-Term Courses.

December 12, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

EMBA-Global Block Week: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

December 13, 2026 - December 17, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

December 14, 2026 - December 18, 2026

(Exam Periods)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Fall 2026

December 18, 2026 - December 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Fall 2026

December 18, 2026 - December 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

December 19, 2026

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Fall 2026

December 19, 2026

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Fall 2026

Exam Reschedule Days

December 21, 2026 - December 22, 2026

(Exam Periods)

MBA

MBAxMS

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Fall 2026

End of Term

December 23, 2026

(Term Ends)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

First Year

Second Year

Spring 2027

January 8, 2027

(Term Begins)

MBAxMS

Second Year

Spring 2027

January 8, 2027

(Term Begins)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

January 8, 2027 - January 9, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 8, 2027 - January 10, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 9, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Global)

Spring 2027

2028 EMBA Global Class Days - LBS

January 10, 2027 - January 16, 2027

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Spring 2027

Orientation for first-term MBA students

January 11, 2027 - January 15, 2027

(Orientation)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

Academic Jump Start (LEAD, Accounting, Stats) for first-term MBAs

January 11, 2027 - January 15, 2027

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Spring 2027

LEAD class begins for first-term MBA students

January 14, 2027

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

First Year

Spring 2027

Start of Term | *J-Term

January 14, 2027

(Term Begins)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

Spring 2027

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed. University Holiday

January 18, 2027

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

MBA

PhD

Spring 2027

Elective block week for continuing students.

January 19, 2027 - January 23, 2027

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Spring 2027

January 19, 2027 - January 22, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

January 22, 2027 - January 23, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

January 22, 2027 - January 23, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 23, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 23, 2027

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

Spring 2027

Start of A-Term and Full-Term Courses

January 25, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 30, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

January 30, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

February 5, 2027 - February 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

February 5, 2027 - February 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 13, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 13, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

February 19, 2027 - February 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

February 19, 2027 - February 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Global)

Spring 2027

2028 EMBA Global Class Days - CBS

February 21, 2027 - February 27, 2027

(Class)

MBA

First Year

Spring 2027

Class meeting for LEAD: Leading Inclusively

February 26, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 27, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

February 27, 2027

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

Spring 2027

Last Day of A-Term

March 5, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

March 5, 2027 - March 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

March 5, 2027 - March 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

March 6, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

First Final Exam Period: No Classes Scheduled. Final Exams for A-Term Courses.

March 6, 2027

(Class)

MBA

MBAxMS

PhD

Spring 2027

March 8, 2027 - March 12, 2027

(Exam Periods)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

March 13, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

March 13, 2027

(Class)

MBA

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

EMBA (Sat)

EMBA (Global)

PhD

Spring 2027

Spring Recess

March 15, 2027 - March 19, 2027

(Holidays and Class Recesses)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

March 19, 2027 - March 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

March 19, 2027 - March 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

March 20, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

Classes Resume for Full-Term Courses; First Class for B-Term Courses.

March 20, 2027

(Class)

MBA

PhD

Spring 2027

March 22, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

April 2, 2027 - April 3, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

April 2, 2027 - April 3, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

April 3, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

April 3, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

April 10, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

April 16, 2027 - April 17, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

April 16, 2027 - April 17, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

April 17, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027

April 17, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

Spring 2027

April 23, 2027 - April 24, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Fri/Sat)

First Year

Spring 2027

April 23, 2027 - April 24, 2027

(Class)

EMBA (Sat)

Spring 2027