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MBA Key Dates and Calendar

MBA Program dates and term schedules may be found on our 2011-2012 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 national holidays noted in italics below.

Some important dates in the MBA Program during the 2011-2012 Academic Year:

2011 2012
Aug. 24 Cross-registration Petitions accepted for EC Fall Term Jan. 9 RC Term 2 begins
Aug. 30 EC Fall Welcome Day Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Aug. 31 EC Fall Term begins Jan. 18 Cross-Registration Petitions accepted for EC Winter Term
Aug. 31 - Sep. 2 RC START & Registration Activities Jan. 23 EC Winter Term begins
Sep. 5 Labor Day Feb. 20 President's Day
Sep. 6 RC Term 1 begins Mar. 12-16 RC and EC Spring Break
Oct. 10 Columbus Day
Nov. 11 Veterans' Day Apr. 16 Patriots' Day
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Recess Apr. 26 - May 2 EC Final Exams
Dec. 9; Dec. 13-16 RC Final Exams May 16-22 RC Final Exams
Dec. 12-16 EC Final Exams May 23 Class Day (HBS Class of 2012 activities on campus)
Dec. 17 - Jan. 2 '12 Winter Recess May 24 Harvard Univ. Commencement

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