Fall Semester 2024
Below is the Academic Calendar for students in the FTMBA Program. Use these dates and deadlines when registering for courses in the Haas systems.
Academic and Administrative Holidays are observed by both Haas and the central Berkely campus. Students, faculty, and staff will have time off during the Academic and Administrative Holidays.
Refer to the UC Registrar’s Office Enrollment and Academics Calendars for dates/deadlines that include phase enrollment dates in CalCentral, grading change deadlines for all courses, add/drop deadlines for non-Haas courses, payment deadlines and more.
| iLaunch (for international students) | August 7-8 |
| WeLaunch (for all students) | August 12-15 |
| Academic & Career Essentials (ACE) Week | August 19-23 |
| MBA elective classes start date | August 26 |
| Fall Add/Drop Process (continuing students) starts | August 26 |
| Fall-A core classes start date | August 26 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | August 30 |
| Fall Add/Drop Process (continuing students) ends | September 6 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | September 2 |
| Fall-A core final exams* | October 14-18 |
| Bidding Info for Spring 2025 Released (Bidding Registration Process details) |
October 15 |
| MBA Fall Break (core classes do not meet) | October 21-25 |
| Fall-B core classes start date | October 28 |
| Second year Bidding Round 1 | October 29-30 |
| Second year Bidding Round 2 | October 31 – November 1 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | November 8 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | November 11 |
| First Year Bidding Round 1 | November 12-13 |
| First Year Bidding Round 2 | November 14-15 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | November 15 November 22 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | November 27-29 |
| Elective final exams* | December 10-16 |
| Fall-B core final exams* | December 16-20 |
*Exam dates and times may differ from the regular class schedule. We advise waiting until a syllabus is received before booking any travel. Rescheduled exams will not be allowed.
Spring Semester 2025
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | January 20 |
| MBA core and elective classes start date | January 21 |
| Spring Add/Drop Process starts | January 21 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | January 24 |
| Spring Add/Drop Process ends | January 31 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | February 17 |
| 1Years Mandatory Operations class | TBD |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | February 21 |
| Spring-A core final exams* | March 10-14 |
| Spring-B core classes begin | March 17 |
| Spring Break – no classes at Haas & UC Berkeley | March 24-28 |
| Spring-B core final exams* | May 5-16 |
| Elective final exams* | May 13-19 |
| Commencement | TBD Mid May |
*Exam dates and times may differ from the regular class schedule. We advise waiting until a syllabus is received before booking any travel. Rescheduled exams will not be allowed.