Study

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

Plan your semester

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

Course type / length

Teaching period

Exam period,
ordinary

Exam period,
first retake
Exam period,
second retake

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

Q2, i.e. second quarter or second half of fall semester

Mid October - Mid December

January

Late February


January

the following year

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

Course type / length

Teaching period

Exam period,
ordinary

Exam period,
first retake
Exam period,
second retake

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

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

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

When?

How?

Note

For autumn semester
March - April 25, 2023

For spring semester
Mid September – November 1, 2022

Online registration system

 

 

 

Application is not on first come, first served basis

 

 

 

 

 

Course add and drop periods

Autumn semester

  • 30 June - 5 September 2023

    Spring semester

    • 22 December 2022 - 7 February 2023

    Application via email

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Requests are processed on a first come, first served basis.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    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

    Welcome programme

    Danish Crash Course (attendance is optional)

    16 -20 January 2023 21 - 25 August 2023

    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)
     
     
     

     

    The page was last edited by: The International Office // 03/09/2023