Dates and deadlines
Semester dates
Autumn semester - September to December/January
The official start and end dates of our autumn semester are from 1 September until 31 January the following year, both dates included. But you are not expected to be present in Denmark for this exact period.
Spring semester - February to May/June
The official start and end dates of our spring semester are from 1 February until 30 June, both dates included. But you are not expected to be present in Denmark for this exact period.
Learn more about when you are expected to be at CBS here: 
Period of attendance - what to expect
You can plan your courses so that you can travel back earlier than the semester officially ends. In general, semester course exams often take place in December (autumn semester) or May (spring semester).
If you find out that your semester course exam is scheduled in January/June, you can still make course changes. Additionally, home assignments can be submitted from anywhere in the world so you can make sure to choose courses with that exam form if you want to leave early.
The exam format is stated in the individual course description. See links for the undergraduate courses and graduate courses for details.
Teaching and exam periods
The teaching and exam periods below are approximate.
Individual course timetables must be checked on Calendar, and exact exam dates must be checked in Digital Exam.
Autumn semester
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Course type / length |
Teaching period |
Exam period, |
Exam period, first retake |
Exam period, second retake |
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Q1, i.e. first quarter or first half of autumn semester |
Early September - Mid-October |
Mid-October - Late October |
Mid-December - Early January | Mid-October the following year |
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Q2, i.e. second quarter or second half of autumn semester |
Early November - late December |
January |
Late February - early March |
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Semester (if neither Q1 or Q2 is noted in the course list, the course is a semester course) |
1 September - early December |
Early December -mid/late January* |
February | December the following year |
Spring semester
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Course type / length |
Teaching period |
Exam period, |
Exam period, first retake |
Exam period, second retake |
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Q3, i.e. third quarter or first half of spring semester |
1 February - late March |
Late March - early April |
Mid-May - late May | Late March - early April the following year |
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Q4, i.e. fourth quarter or second half of spring semester |
Early April - late May |
Late May - late June* |
Late July - August | Late May - late June the following year |
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Semester (if neither Q3 or Q4 is noted in the course list, the course is a semester course) |
1 February - early May |
Mid May - end June* |
August | Late May - late June the following year |
*See Period of attendance - what to expect. In Denmark and at CBS, we work with week numbers. Precise periods are stated in this document.
Course registration deadlines
We will inform you about how to apply for courses. You cannot access the course application link available on my.cbs.dk (the student intranet) until you have submitted the formal exchange application.
It is only possible to change courses during the add and drop period. You cannot change your courses when the add and drop period has ended.
We will notify you by email and on my.cbs.dk about the add and drop periods.
Course application periods |
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When? |
How? |
Note |
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For autumn semester |
Online registration system
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Application is not on first come, first served basis
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Course add and drop periods |
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Autumn semester
Spring semester
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Application via Inbound Student Helpdesk
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Requests are processed on a first come, first served basis.
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Exchange calendar
Find the specific dates for everything that is important to know as an exchange student at CBS.
| Event | Spring semester 2025 | Autumn semester 2025 |
| Registration and course selection period |
September - 29 October 2024 |
February - 29 April 2025 |
| Housing application | 12-18 November 2024 | Opens 19 May 2025; not first come, first served |
| Course timetables are published | 20 December 2024 | 27 June 2025 |
| Course add/drop period | 2 January - 7 February 2025 | 30 June - 5 September 2025 |
| Housing first possible move-in day | 17 January 2025 | 15 August 2025 |
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Welcome programme Danish Crash Course (attendance is optional) |
20 - 24 January 2025 | 18 - 22 August 2025 |
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Welcome programme (attendance to daytime activities is mandatory) |
28 - 31 January 2025 |
26 - 29 August 2025 |
| Exam dates announced | 1 February 2025 | 1 September 2025 |
| Semester start |
1 February 2025 |
1 September 2025 |
| Exam period | Late March - late June, 2025* | December /January (some on-campus exams in January)* |
| Housing last move-out date | 11 June 2025 | 31 December 2025 |
| Retake exams | August 2025 | December 2025/January/February 2026 |
| Transcripts issued (electronic transcript sent to home university) |
June-August 2025 (as results become available) |
January/February 2026 (as results become available) |
