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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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