Fall Semester 2023
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.
| International Student Orientation | August 2-4 |
| Pre-MBA Workshops | July through August |
| Haas MBA Week Zero Orientation | August 14-18 |
| MBA elective classes start date | August 21 |
| Fall Add/Drop Process starts | August 21 |
| Fall-A core classes start date | August 23 |
| Fall Add/Drop Process ends | September 1 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | September 4 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | September 8 |
| Fall-A core final exams* | October 11-13 |
| MBA Fall Break (core classes do not meet) | October 16-20 |
| Fall-B core classes start date | October 23 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | November 3 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | November 10 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | November 17 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | November 22-24 |
| Elective final exams* | December 4-8 |
| Fall-B core final exams* | December 11-14 |
*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 2024
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | January 15 |
| MBA core and elective classes start date | January 16 |
| Spring Add/Drop Process starts | January 16 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | January 19 |
| Spring Add/Drop Process ends | January 26 |
| Academic & Administrative Holiday – no classes | February 19 |
| 1Years Mandatory Operations class | February 22 |
| Mandatory core make-up classes | February 23 |
| Spring-A core final exams* | March 4-8 |
| Spring-B core classes begin | March 11 |
| Spring Break – no classes at Haas & UC Berkeley | March 25-29 |
| Spring-B core final exams* | May 7-10 |
| Elective final exams* | May 7-13 |
| Commencement | TBD |
*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.