The details of the academic calendar for the MBA program for the Spring term 2016 session which is conducted by the Columbia Business School is as follows:

Spring Term 2016
DATE WEEKDAY
CLASSES

Jan 7 Thurs
International Student Orientation

Jan 10-15 Sun-Fri
First week orientation for entering students

Jan 15 Fri
First day of classes for first term MBA students

Jan 11-15 Monday-Friday
First Spring Block Week for continuing MBA students

Jan 18 Mon
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed. University Holiday. No classes scheduled.

Jan 18, 22, 25 Tues-Fri, Mon
First week of classes for first-term students

Jan 19-22, 25 Tues-Fri, Mon Second Spring Block Week classes for continuing MBA students

Jan 26 Tues
First day of classes for all continuing students (start of A-term and Full-term courses)

Jan 29 Fri
Official class day for all Monday and Monday/Wednesday A-term and Full-term core and elective courses (replacing Monday, March 7th).

Feb 5 Fri
Class meeting for Managerial Statistics

Feb 10 Wed
Award of February degrees

Feb 12 Fri
Class meeting for Managerial Statistics

Feb 19 Fri
Class meeting for Managerial Statistics

Mar 4 Fri
Last class for first-half term (A-term) elective courses.

Last pass for full-term elective courses before first final exam period.

Mar 7 Mon
Study day. No classes scheduled.

Mar 8-11 Tues-Fri
First final exam period. No classes scheduled.

Final exams for first half-term (A-term) courses

Mar 14-18 Mon-Fri
Spring holidays. No classes scheduled.

Mar 21 Mon
Classes resume for full-term courses.

First class for second half-term (B-term) courses.

Apr 29 Fri
Last day of classes.

May 2-3 Mon-Tue
Study days. No classes scheduled.

May 4-6, 9-13 Wed-Fri, Mon-Fri
Second final exam period. No classes scheduled.

Final exams for full-term courses and second half-term (B-term) courses.

May 13 Fri
Term ends

May 15 Sun
Full-time MBA recognition ceremony

May 18 Wed
University commencement 2016. Conferring of degrees.