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 fall semester |
Early September - Mid October |
Late October - Early November |
Mid December - Early January | Late October - Early November the following year |
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Q2, i.e. second quarter or second half of fall semester |
Mid October - Mid December |
January |
Late February |
the following year |
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Semester (if neither Q1 or Q2 is noted in the course catalog, the course is a semester course) |
Early September - Late November |
December - 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 |
Late January - Late March |
Late March - Early April |
Late May - Early June | Late March - Early April the following year |
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Q4, i.e. fourth quarter or second half of spring semester |
Mid-April - Early June |
Early June - Mid-June* |
Late August - Early September | Early June - Mid-June the following year |
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Semester (if neither Q3 or Q4 is noted in the course catalog, the course is a semester course) |
Late January - Mid-May |
Late April - Late June* |
Early August - Early September | Late April - Late June the following year |
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 periods. After the last add and drop period, you cannot change your courses.
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 email
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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 2023 | Fall semester 2023 |
| Registration and course selection period |
September - 25 October 2022 (registration) September - 1 November 2022 (course selection) |
February - 25 April 2023 |
| Housing application | Late November 2022 | Late May 2023 - exact date TBA at cbs.dk/housing |
| Course timetables are published | 22 December 2022 | 30 June 2023 |
| Course add/drop period | End December - early February | 30 June - 5 September 2023 |
| Housing first possible move-in day | 13 January 2023 | 18 August 2023 - noon |
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Welcome programme Danish Crash Course (attendance is optional) |
16 -20 January 2023 | 21 - 25 August 2023 |
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Welcome programme academic orientation (attendance to daytime activities is mandatory) |
23 - 27 January 2023 |
28 August - 1 September 2023 |
| Exam dates announced | 1 February 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Semester start |
1 February 2023 Few courses start one week earlier |
1 September 2023 |
| Exam period | Late March - late June, 2023* | December /January (only a few exams in January)* |
| Housing last move-out date | 14 June 2023 (noon) | 31 December 2023 (noon) |
| Retake exams | August 2023 | January/February 2024 |
| Transcripts issued | June-August 2023 (as results become available) | January/February 2024 (as results become available) |