Calendar for Weekend Executive MBA

This calendar is for the Weekend Executive MBA (WEMBA) program.

Classes for standard residency weekends begin on Friday at 8:00 am ET and end on Sunday at 1:30 pm ET.

Pre-Residency Session: Students attend virtually between 9:00 am ET to 5:00 pm ET; time commitment can vary from term to term.

Distance Weekend Saturday: Attendance is required, but students have the option to attend virtually or in person. No lodging provided. Students determine on a term-by-term basis whether they will attend classes in person. Classes will begin on Distance Weekends at 10:00 am ET and end by 5:20 pm ET.

Term 1 (2026)

May 19-June 6 (T-Sa) Reading period/Classes begin
May 30 (Sa) Pre-Residency Session
June 7-11 (Su-Th) Residency/Orientation
June 12-14 (F-Su) Weekend 1 Residency
June 27 (Sa) Weekend 2 Distance
July 16-19 (Th-Su) Weekend 3 Residency
August 1 (Sa) Weekend 4 Distance
August 13-16 (Th-Su) Weekend 5 Residency
August 29 (Sa) Weekend 6 Distance
September 1-13 (T-Su) Finals (distance)
September 14-24 (M-Th) Break

Term 2 (2026-2027)

September 25-October 7 (F-W) Reading period/Classes begin
October 3 (Sa) Pre-Residency Session
October 8-11 (Th-Su) Weekend 1 Residency
October 24 (Sa) Weekend 2 Distance
November 5-8 (Th-Su) Weekend 3 Residency
November 21 (Sa) Weekend 4 Distance
December 3-6 (Th-Su) Weekend 5 Residency
December 19 (Sa) Weekend 6 Distance
December 29-January 10 (T-Su) Finals (distance)
January 11-20 (M-W) Break

Term 3 (2027)

January 21-February 2 (Th-T) Reading period/Classes begin
January 30 (Sa) Pre-Residency Session
February 3-7 (W-Su) Weekend 1 Residency, team changeover
February 20 (Sa) Weekend 2 Distance
March 4-7 (Th-Su) Weekend 3 Residency
March 20 (Sa) Weekend 4 Distance
April 1-4 (Th-Su) Weekend 5 Residency
April 17 (Sa) Weekend 6 Distance
April 20-May 2 (T-Su) Finals (distance)
May 3-27 (M-Th) Break

Term 4 (2027)

May 28-June 9 (F-W) Reading period/Classes begin
June 5 (Sa) Pre-Residency Session
June 10-13 (Th-Su) Weekend 1 Residency
June 26 (Sa) Weekend 2 Distance
July 8-11 (Th-Su) Weekend 3 Residency
July 24 (Sa) Weekend 4 Distance
August 5-8 (Th-Su) Weekend 5 Residency
August 21 (Sa) Weekend 6 Distance
August 24-September 5 (T-Su) Finals (distance)
September 6-9 (M-Th) Break

Elective Term 1 (2027)

September 10-23 (F-Th) Reading period/Classes begin
September 18 (Sa) Pre-Residency Session
September 24-October 2 (F-Sa) Residency
October 3-11 (Su-M) Break
October 12-November 15 (T-M) Distance
November 16-December 31 (T-F) Break

Elective Term 2 (2028)

January 1-7 (S-F) Reading period/Classes begin
January 2 (Su) Pre-Residency Session
January 8-15 (Sa-Sa) Residency
January 16-24 (Su-M) Break
January 25-February 28 (T-M) Distance

Graduation (2028)

May 13 (Sa) Class of 2028 Weekend Executive MBA Commencement Ceremony
May 14 (Su) Class of 2028 Duke-wide Commencement Ceremony (Degree Conferral)

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