Calendars

The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2024–2025 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the SOM internal website.

Full-Time M.B.A., M.A.M., and M.M.S.

Fall 2024

Date Day Event
Aug. 6–8 T–TH Math Camp (by invitation only)
Aug. 12–16 M–F Incoming-Student Orientation (M.B.A.)
Aug. 12–23 M–F Incoming-Student Orientation (M.A.M. and M.M.S.)
Aug. 19–23 M–F
  • MGT 401, Managing Groups and Teams, meets (required core course, M.B.A. first years)
  • M.M.S. in Asset Management boot camp
Aug. 26 M Session-1 core courses begin (M.B.A. first years)
Aug. 28 W
  • SOM classes begin
  • Yale College and Graduate School classes begin
Aug. 30 F Make-up day: Monday classes meet; Friday classes do not meet (core and electives)
Sept. 2 M Labor Day; classes do not meet; administrative offices closed
Sept. 4 W Add/drop period ends, 5 p.m.
Sept. 19 TH Core exam (MGT 403, Probability Modeling and Statistics), 6:30–9 p.m.
Sept. 27 F MGT 403, Probability Modeling and Statistics, meets (required core course, M.B.A. first years)
Oct. 11 F
  • Classes end
  • Session-1 elective final exam period
Oct. 14–17 M–TH Core final exam period (M.B.A. first years)
Oct. 14–18 M–F Global Network Week; classes do not meet
Oct. 21 M Classes resume; Session-2 classes begin (core and elective)
Oct. 28 M Session-2 add/drop period ends, 5 p.m.
Nov. 1 F Session-1 grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions)
Nov. 25–29 M–F November recess
Dec. 2 M Classes resume
Dec. 10 T Classes end
Dec. 11 W Session-2 Wednesday-only classes end
Dec. 12 TH Session-2 Thursday-only classes end
Dec. 13 F Session-2 Friday-only classes end
Dec. 11–17 W–T Core and elective final exam period
Dec. 18 W Winter recess begins

Spring 2025

Date Day Event
Jan. 2 TH Fall-term grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions)
Jan. 13 M Yale College and Graduate School classes begin
Jan. 20 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; administrative offices closed. Classes do not meet
Jan. 21 T Spring-term SOM elective and session-1 core classes begin
Jan. 24 F Make-up day: Monday classes meet; Friday classes do not meet
Jan. 27 M Session-1 and full semester add/ drop period ends, 5 p.m.
Mar. 4 T Session-1 classes end (core and elective)
Mar. 5 W Wednesday-only classes end
Mar. 5–7 W–F Session-1 final exam period (core and elective)
Mar. 6 TH Thursday-only classes end
Mar. 7 F Friday-only classes end
Mar. 10–21 M–F
  • Global Studies requirement; Global Network Week
  • Classes do not meet
Mar. 21 F Session-1 grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions)
Mar. 24 M Classes resume; session-2 classes begin
Mar. 31 M Session-2 add/drop period ends, 5 p.m.
Apr. 18 F Good Friday; administrative offices closed; classes meet
May 6 T Classes end (core and elective)
May 7 W Session-2 Wednesday-only classes end
May 7–13 W–T Final exam period (core and elective)
May 8 TH Session-2 Thursday-only classes end
May 9 F Session-2 Friday-only classes end
May 14 W SOM graduating student spring-term grades due, 5 p.m.
May 19 M University Commencement
May 28 W SOM continuing student spring-term grades due, 5 p.m. (with some exceptions)
June 2 M Deadline for M.B.A. application for management science major (Class of 2026)

M.B.A. for Executives

2024–2025

Date Day Event
June 7–9 F–SU Class of 2026 Pre-Program Math Course (by invitation)
July 12–14 F–SU Class of 2026 Orientation
July 14–20 SU–SA Residency weeks (Class of 2026 only)
July 20–27 SA–SA Residency week (Class of 2025 and 2026)
Aug. 16–17 F–SA Class weekend
Aug. 30–31 F–SA Class weekend
Sept. 13–14 F–SA Class weekend
Sept. 27–28 F–SA Class weekend
Oct. 11–12 F–SA Class weekend
Oct. 24–26 TH–SA Class weekend: three days for Class of 2025 only; two days (F–SA) for Class of 2026
Nov. 8–9 F–SA Class weekend
Nov. 22–23 F–SA Class weekend
Dec. 6–7 F–SA Class weekend
Dec. 20–21 F–SA Class weekend
Jan. 10–11 F–SA Class weekend
Jan. 24–25 F–SA Class weekend
Feb. 7–8 F–SA Class weekend
Feb. 21–22 F–SA Class weekend
Mar. 7–8 F–SA Class weekend
Mar. 21–22 F–SA Class weekend
Apr. 4–5 F–SA Class weekend
Apr. 18–19 F–SA Class weekend
May 2–3 F–SA Class weekend
May 16–17 F–SA Class weekend (Class of 2026 only)
May 19 M University Commencement
June 16–20 M–F EMBA Global Network Week (Class of 2026 only)

Master’s in Public Education Management

2024–2025

Date Day Event
May 30 TH Class of 2025 Orientation (online)
July 15–19 M–F Class residence week
Aug. 16 F Class session (online)
Sept. 20 F Class session (online)
Oct. 21–25 M–F Class residence week
Nov. 15 F Class session (online)
Dec. 6 F Class session (online)
Jan. 24 F Class session (online)
Feb. 24–Feb. 28 M–F Class residence week
Mar. 21 F Class session (online)
Apr. 11 F Class session (online)
May 9 F Class session (online)
June 2–6 M–F Class residence week
July 10 TH Class session (online)
Aug. 4–8 M–F Class residence week
Aug. 9 SA Program Commencement
Aug. 22 F Class session (online)
Aug. 26–Sep. 15 M–F Capstone Presentations (online)