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MBA Key Dates and Calendar
MBA Program dates and term schedules may be found on our 2008-2009 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 2008-2009 Academic Year:
| 2008 | 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 26 | Cross-registration Petitions accepted for Fall Semester | Jan. 6 | Cross-registration Petitions accepted for Winter Semester |
| Sep. 1 | Labor Day | Jan. 13 | RC and EC Winter Semesters begin |
| Sep. 2 | EC Fall Semester begins | Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Sep. 2-4 | RC Orientation & Registration Activities | Feb. 16 | President's Day |
| Sep. 5 | RC Fall Semester begins | Mar. 4 | Research in Action Day |
| Oct. 13 | Columbus Day | Mar. 23-27 | RC and EC Spring Break |
| Nov. 11 | Veterans' Day | Apr. 17; May 1, 11, 18-20 | RC Final Exams |
| Nov. 27-28 | Thanksgiving Recess | Apr. 20 | Patriots' Day |
| Dec. 11-18 | EC Final Exams (including Saturday, Dec. 13) |
Apr. 29 - May 5 | EC Final Exams (including Saturday, May 2) |
| Dec. 12-18 | RC Final Exams | May 25 | Memorial Day |
| Dec. 19 - Jan. 12, '09 | Winter Recess | Jun. 3 | Class Day (HBS Class of 2009 activities on campus) |
| Jun. 4 | Harvard Univ. Commencement | ||
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