Barcelona Graduate School of Economics Academic Calendar 2016 - 2017 Please note this calendar may be subject to further changes. The academic year goes from September to July and is divided in three quarters of ten weeks of classes, usually followed by two weeks of exams. First Term SEPTEMBER Mo Tu Wd Th 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 Fr Sa 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 Su 4 11 18 25 OCTOBER Mo Tu Wd Th Fr Sa 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 Su 2 9 16 23 30 NOVEMBER Mo Tu Wd Th 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 Fr Sa 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 Su 6 13 20 27 DECEMBER Mo Tu Wd Th 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 Fr Sa 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 Su 4 11 18 25 Color Codes Orientation Registration Sept. 1-2 - Orientation Days Dec 7th - Last day of Class Dec. 12 to Dec. 22 - Exam Period Sept. 5 to Sept 7 - Registration Sept. 8-21 - Brush-Up Courses Holidays in Barcelona for Term 1 September 23 - Brushup Exams Sept. 26 - First Day of Class Sept. 27 - BGSE Welcome in Bellaterra Sept. 11 - La Diada – Catalonia’s Day Nov. 1 - All Saint's Day Sept. 24 - La Mercè - Barcelona's Festivities Oct. 12 - La Hispanitat - Spain's Day Dec. 6 - La Constitució - Constitution Day Dec. 8 - La Concepció - Religious Holiday Brushups WINTER BREAK PERIOD: DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 8TH Beginning & End of Term Class days Second Term Study Period JANUARY Mo Tu Wd Th Fr Sa Su 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY Mo Tu Wd Th 1 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 Fr Sa 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 Su 5 12 19 26 Jan. 9th - First day of Class MARCH Mo Tu Wd 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 Th 2 9 16 23 30 Fr Sa 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 Su 5 12 19 26 Exam Dates Summer School 2017: June 26th - July 7th Graduation Dates Mar. 17th - Last day of Class Mar. 20 to Mar. 31st - Exam Period Third Term APRIL Mo Tu Wd Th Fr Sa 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 Su 2 9 16 23 30 MAY Mo Tu 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 Wd 3 10 17 24 31 Th 4 11 18 25 Fr Sa 5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 Su 7 14 21 28 JUNE Mo Tu Wd Th 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 Fr Sa 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 April 3rd - 1st day of class Holidays in Barcelona for Term 3 SPRING BREAK PERIOD: APRIL 10TH TO APRIL 17TH Su 4 11 18 25 Holidays & Vacation Breaks JULY Mo Tu Wd Th Fr Sa 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 Su 2 9 16 23 30 Jun. 16th - Last Day of Classes Apr. 23rd - St Jordi 's Festivity June 5th - Pentecost Festivity Jun. 20 to 30 -TENTATIVE Exam Period May 1st - Labor Day Jun. 24 - St. Joan's Festivity July 3-14 - Possible Graduation Dates (TBA)