MBA Dates, Deadlines, and Policies
Sprott MBA courses are offered in a six and 12-week pattern, as outlined below.
MBA Courses are offered in the following patterns:
- 6 week courses [0.25 credits] are offered over two half-terms
- 12 week courses [0.5 credit] run for the fall term and winter term. With a break during exam week (there are no MBA classes, but papers and assignments may be due and some non-Sprott courses may have classes).
Fall term (September – December):
- F1: The first six weeks of the fall term (September – October),
- F1: Exam week (there are no MBA classes, but papers and assignments may be due and some non-Sprott courses may have classes).
- Fall Break (no classes or exams)
- F2: The second six weeks of the fall term (November– December)
- F2 Exam week
Winter term (January – April)
- W1: The first six weeks of the winter term (January – February)
- Winter Break (no classes or exams)
- W1 Exam week (there are no MBA classes, but papers and assignments may be due and some non-Sprott courses may have classes).
- W2: The second six weeks of the winter term (March – April).
- W2 Exam week (there are no MBA classes, but papers and assignments may be due and some non-Sprott courses may have classes).
Summer term (May – August)
- Full-time students must register for the Internship (BUSI 5999) unless they have an approved exemption
- Some six week sessions may be offered, usually from May – June and July to August (S1 and S2)
2025-26 MBA Academic Year
Orientation: Thursday, August 28 and Friday August 29, 2025
| Term | Activity | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | Classes | Tuesday, September 2 | Friday, October 10 |
| Fall 1 | Exam Week | Tuesday, October 14 | Friday, October 17 |
| Fall Break Week | Monday, October 20 | Friday, October 24 | |
| Fall 2 | Classes | Monday, October 27 | Friday, December 5 |
| Fall 2 | Exam Week | Monday, December 8 | Friday, December 12 |
| Winter 1 | Classes | Monday, January 5 | Friday, February 13 |
| Winter Break Week | Monday, February 16 | Friday, February 20 | |
| Winter 1 | Exam Week | Monday, February 23 | Friday, February 27 |
| Winter 2 | Classes | Monday, March 3 | Friday, April 10 |
| Winter 2 | Exam Week | Monday, April 13 | Friday, April 17 |
Exams and class schedules can vary for non-MBA courses in Business Analytics Concentration and non-MBA electives.
Important Registration Dates and Deadlines
Policies
Graduate Calendar, General Regulations
Graduate Calendar, Sprott MBA Program
Carleton University Academic Accommodation Policy
Carleton University Academic Integrity Policy
Carleton University Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Policy
Other student policies can be found on the Carleton University Student Affairs web site or on the University Secretariat web site.