Some important dates in the MBA Program during the 2023-2024 Academic Year:

2023
1 AUG MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology RC program begins
22 AUG Required RC Registration
23-25 AUG Required RC START
28 AUG RC Fall Term courses begin
31 AUG Cross-Registration petitions accepted for EC Fall Term
4 SEP Labor Day
5 SEP Required EC Kickoff
6 SEP EC Fall Term courses begin
8 SEP EC Open Day
25 SEP RC and EC Open Day
30 SEP Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional)
6 OCT EC Open Day
9 OCT Columbus Day (Federal); Indigenous Peoples' Day (City of Cambridge)
13 OCT RC and EC Open Day
25 OCT EC Open Day
4 NOV Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional)
10 NOV Veterans' Day Observed
15 NOV EC Open Day
22-24 NOV Thanksgiving Recess
7-8 DEC;
11-15 DEC
 RC Final Exams
8-14 DEC EC Final Exams
23 DEC -
1 JAN '24		 Winter Recess (University Closed)
2024
4 JAN MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology RC Spring begins
8 JAN MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology EC Spring begins
15 JAN Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
16-19 JAN Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
17 JAN Cross-Registration petitions accepted for EC Spring Term
22 JAN RC and EC Spring Terms begin
24 JAN EC Open Day
2 FEB RC Open Day
16 FEB EC Open Day
19 FEB Presidents' Day
11-15 MAR Spring Break
15 APR RC and EC Open Day
18-24 APR EC Final Exams
23-24 APR;
29-30 APR;
1-3 MAY		 RC Final Exams
24 APR Last day of EC Spring Term
24-26 APR Required EC Bridges
5-6 MAY;
15 MAY		 FGI Travel
7-14 MAY Field Global Immersion (FGI)
15 MAY Last day of RC Spring Term
23 MAY Harvard University Commencement

Additional future commencement dates are available on the extended Harvard University calendar.

Note: Dates are subject to change.

2024-2025 Academic Calendar Preview

Fall Term
First Day		 Fall Term
Last Day		 Spring Term
First Day		 Spring Term
Last Day
RC 20 AUG 2024* 17 DEC 2024 27 JAN 2025 21 MAY 2025
EC 3 SEP 2024 12 DEC 2024 27 JAN 2025 2 MAY 2025
*The first day of attendance for those admitted to the MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology programs will be 1 AUG 2024.