Some important dates in the MBA Program during the 2025-2026 Academic Year:
Fall 2025
| 4 AUG | MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology RC program begins |
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| 25 AUG | Required RC Registration |
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| 26-29 AUG | Required RC START |
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| 28 AUG-4 SEP | Cross-Registration petitions accepted for EC Fall Term |
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| 1 SEP | Labor Day |
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| 2 SEP | RC Fall Term courses begin; Required EC Kickoff |
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| 3 SEP | EC Fall Term courses begin |
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| 5 SEP | EC Open Day |
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| 27 SEP | Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional) |
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| 2 OCT | RC and EC Open Day |
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| 3 OCT | EC Open Day |
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| 13 OCT | Columbus Day (Federal); Indigenous Peoples' Day (City of Cambridge) |
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| 24 OCT | EC Open Day |
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| 27 OCT | EC Open Day |
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| 2 NOV | Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional) |
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| 5 NOV | EC Open Day |
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| 11 NOV | Veterans Day |
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| 26-28 NOV | Thanksgiving Recess |
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| 5-11 DEC | EC Final Exams |
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| 10-12 DEC; 15-19 DEC | RC Final Exams |
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| 22 DEC | Winter Recess Begins |
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Spring 2026
| 8 JAN | MS/MBA: Engineering and MS/MBA: Biotechnology RC Spring begins |
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| 12 JAN | MS/MBA: Engineering EC Spring begins |
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| 19 JAN | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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| 20-23 JAN | Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) |
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| 21-27 JAN | Cross-Registration petitions accepted for EC Spring Term |
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| 26 JAN | RC and EC Spring Terms begin |
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| 9 FEB | RC and EC Open Day |
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| 16 FEB | Presidents' Day |
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| 2 MAR | EC Open Day |
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| 7 MAR | Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional) |
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| 14-22 MAR | Spring Break |
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| 23-29 APR | EC Final Exams |
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| 28-29 APR; 4-7 MAY | RC Final Exams |
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| 29 APR | Last day of EC Spring Term |
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| 29 APR-1 MAY | Required EC Bridges |
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| 4 MAY | MS/MBA: Biotechnology EC Capstone |
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| 8-10 MAY; 19-20 MAY | Field Global Capstone Travel |
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| 11-18 MAY | Field Global Capstone |
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| 20 MAY | Last day of RC Spring Term |
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| 25 MAY | Memorial Day |
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| 28 MAY | Harvard University Commencement |
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Fall 2026
| 3 AUG | MS/MBS: Biotechnology and MS/MBA: Engineering RC Orientation |
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| 5-21 AUG | MS/MBA: Biotechnology and MS/MBA: Engineering Courses |
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| 24 AUG | Required RC Registration; Required RC International Orientation |
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| 25-28 AUG | Required RC START |
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| 26 AUG-2 SEP | Cross-Registration petitions accepted for EC Fall Term |
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| 31 AUG | RC Fall Term Courses Begin |
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| 1 SEP | Required EC Registration |
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| 2 SEP | EC Fall Term Courses Begin |
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| 4 SEP | EC Open Day |
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| 7 SEP | Labor Day |
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| 21 SEP | RC and EC Open Day |
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| 26 SEP | Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional) |
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| 9 OCT | RC and EC Open Day |
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| 12 OCT | Columbus Day (Federal); Indigenous Peoples' Day (City of Cambridge) |
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| 29 OCT | EC Open Day |
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| 1 NOV | Weekend Sprints (special on-campus academic programming, optional) |
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| 11 NOV | Veterans Day |
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| 17 NOV | EC Open Day |
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| 25-27 NOV | Thanksgiving Recess |
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| 4-11 DEC | EC Final Exams |
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| TBA | RC Final Exams |
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| 18 DEC | End of RC Fall Term |
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| 19 DEC | Winter Recess Begins |
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