Calendars
The following dates are subject to change. Changes will be posted online on the SOM internal website.
Full-Time M.B.A., M.A.M., and M.M.S.
Fall 2026
| Aug. 9–15 | Su–Sa | Math Camp (by invitation only) |
| Aug. 17–21 | M–F | Incoming-Student Orientation (required for M.B.A. students) |
| Aug. 17–28 | M–F | Incoming-Student Orientation (required for M.M.S. and M.A.M students) |
| Aug. 18 | Tu | SOM open add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| Aug. 24–28 | M–F | MGT 401, Managing Groups and Teams, meets (required core course, M.B.A. first years) |
| Aug. 31 | M | Session-1 core courses begin (M.B.A. first years) |
| Sept. 2 | W | SOM classes begin Yale College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences classes begin |
| Sept. 4 | F | Make-up day: Monday classes meet; Friday classes do not meet |
| Sept. 7 | M | Labor Day; classes do not meet; administrative offices closed |
| Sept. 9 | W | Add/drop period ends for session-1 and full-term SOM electives, 5 p.m. |
| Sept. 24 | Th | Core exam (MGT 403, Probability Modeling and Statistics), 6:30–9 p.m. |
| Oct. 2 | F | MGT 403, Probability Modeling and Statistics, meets (required core course, M.B.A. first years) |
| Oct. 16 | F | Classes end Session-1 elective final exam period |
| Oct. 19–22 | M–Th | Core final exam period (M.B.A. first years) |
| Oct. 19–23 | M–F | Global Network Week; classes do not meet |
| Oct. 26 | M | Classes resume; session-2 classes begin |
| Nov. 2 | M | Add/Drop period ends for session-2 electives, 5 p.m. |
| Nov. 6 | F | Session-1 grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions) |
| Nov. 23–27 | M–F | November recess |
| Nov. 30 | M | Classes resume |
| Dec. 15 | Tu | Classes end |
| Dec. 16 | W | Session-2 classes that meet on Wednesdays only end |
| Dec. 16–22 | W–Tu | Core and elective final exam period |
| Dec. 17 | Th | Session-2 classes that meet on Thursdays only end |
| Dec. 18 | F | Session-2 classes that meet on Fridays only end |
| Dec. 23 | W | Winter recess begins |
Spring 2027
| Jan. 4 | M | Fall-term grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions) |
| Jan. 5 | Tu | SOM open add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| Jan. 18 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; classes do not meet; administrative offices closed |
| Jan. 19 | Tu | SOM classes begin Yale College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences classes begin |
| Jan. 26 | Tu | Add/drop period ends for session-1 and full-semester SOM electives, 5 p.m. |
| Jan. 29 | F | Make-up day: Monday classes meet; Friday classes do not meet |
| Mar. 2 | Tu | Session-1 classes end (core and elective) |
| Mar. 3 | W | Session-1 classes that meet on Wednesdays only end |
| Mar. 3–5 | W–F | Session-1 final exam period (core and elective) |
| Mar. 4 | Th | Session-1 classes that meet on Thursdays only end |
| Mar. 5 | F | Session-1 classes that meet on Fridays only end |
| Mar. 8–19 | M–F | International Experience (M.B.A. students only); Global Network Week; classes do not meet |
| Mar. 19 | F | Session-1 grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions) |
| Mar. 22 | M | Classes resume; session-2 classes begin |
| Mar. 26 | F | Good Friday; administrative offices closed; classes meet |
| Mar. 29 | M | Add/drop period ends for session-2 classes, 5 p.m. |
| May 4 | Tu | Classes end |
| May 5 | W | Session-2 classes that meet on Wednesdays only end |
| May 5–11 | W–Tu | Final exam period (core and elective) |
| May 6 | Th | Session-2 classes that meet on Thursdays only end |
| May 7 | F | Session-2 classes that meet on Fridays only end |
| May 12 | W | SOM graduating-student spring-term grades due, 5 p.m. |
| May 24 | M | University Commencement |
| June 2 | W | SOM continuing-student spring-term grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions) |
M.B.A. for Executives
2026–2027
| 2026 | ||
| July 10–12 | F–Su | Class of 2028 Pre-Program Math Course (by invitation only) |
| July 12–13 | Su–M | Class of 2028 Orientation |
| July 14–25 | Tu–Sa | Residence weeks (Class of 2028) |
| July 18–25 | Sa–Sa | Residence week (Class of 2027) |
| Aug. 14–15 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Aug. 28–29 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Sept. 11–12 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Sept. 25–26 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Oct. 9–10 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Oct. 23–24 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Nov. 6–7 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Nov. 20–21 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Dec. 4–5 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Dec. 18–19 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| 2027 | ||
| Jan. 7–9 | Th–Sa | Three-day class weekend |
| Jan. 22–23 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Feb. 5–6 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Feb. 19–20 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Mar. 5–6 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Mar. 19–20 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Apr. 2–3 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Apr. 16–17 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| Apr. 30–May 1 | F–Sa | Class weekend |
| May 14–15 | F–Sa | Class weekend (Class of 2028) |
| May 24 | M | University Commencement |
| June 14–18 | M–F | EMBA Global Network Week (Class of 2028) |
Master’s in Public Education Management
2026–2027
| 2026 | ||
| May 28 | Th | Class of 2027 Orientation (online) |
| July 13–17 | M–F | Class residence week |
| Aug. 14 | F | Class session (online) |
| Sept. 18 | F | Class session (online) |
| Oct. 19–23 | M–F | Class residence week |
| Nov. 20 | F | Class session (online) |
| Dec. 11 | F | Class session (online) |
| 2027 | ||
| Jan. 22 | F | Class session (online) |
| Feb. 8–12 | M–F | Class residence week |
| Mar. 12 | F | Class session (online) |
| Apr. 16 | F | Class session (online) |
| May 3–7 | M–F | Class residence week |
| June 11 | F | Class session (online) |
| July 8 | Th | Class session (online) |
| Aug. 2–6 | M–F | Class residence week |
| Aug. 7 | Sa | Program Commencement |
| Aug. 20 | F | Class session (online) |
| Aug. 23–Sept. 10 | M–F | Capstone Presentations (online) |