MBA Program dates and term schedules may be found on our 2012-2013 Combined Academic Calendar.*

Please note that the MBA Academic calendar above is divided in two, representing the schedule for each of the two years of the MBA Program. The first year, or Required Curriculum (RC), is on the left. The second year, Elective Curriculum (EC), is used for cross-registrants and is shown on the right.

Harvard Business School offices are open year round, except for school recesses and certain holidays noted in italics below.

Some important dates in the MBA Program during the 2012-2013 Academic Year:

2012 2013
27-29 AUG RC START and Registration 05 JAN RC Term 2 begins
29 AUG Cross-registration peritions accepted for   EC Fall Term 21 JAN Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
30 AUG RC Fall Term begins 23 JAN Cross-Registration Petitions accepted for EC Winter Term
03 SEP Labor Day 28 JAN EC Winter Term begins
04 SEP EC Fall Welcome Day 18 FEB Presidents' Day
05 SEP EC Fall Term begins 18-22 MAR RC and EC Spring Break
08 OCT Columbus Day 15 APR Patriots' Day
12 NOV Veterans' Day 02-08 MAY EC Final Exams
21‑23 NOV Thanksgiving Recess 06‑07 MAY;
17‑21		 RC Final Exams
07; 11-14 DEC RC Final Exams 27 MAY Memorial Day
14-20 DEC EC Final Exams 29 MAY Class Day (HBS Class of 2013 activities on campus)
24 DEC-
01 JAN 2013		 Winter Recess 30 MAY Harvard University Commencement

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