Format and Schedule

A male student looks at a television monitor The format of the Executive MBA Americas program combines two delivery methods that allow for collaborative teamwork and building relationships:

Weekend courses—in select cities with faculty teaching live from the Cornell University campus
Residential sessions—four in total, held on the campuses of Cornell and Queen’s universities

Every other weekend, you’ll be among classmates in your local boardroom, and you’ll be connected—via live, interactive videoconferencing—to the rest of your cohort across the Americas. This unique delivery format, paired with residential sessions, will expand your network and global perspective.

EMBA Americas program timeline

Below is a snapshot of the Executive MBA Americas program timeline, which includes residential sessions and weekend classes.

Complete your classes over the course of 17 months and then finish out the Americas curriculum with the capstone Global Business Project.

Two men discuss classwork in their boardroom

Timing	Format	Description
Late June	Opening residential session	Begin the program by spending one week at Cornell University and one week at Queen’s University
July–November	Class weekends	Local boardroom classes held every other weekend, typically two courses per class weekend
December	Residential session #2	Takes place at the Queen’s facility in Toronto; this session lasts five days
January–March	Class weekends	Local boardroom classes held every other weekend, typically two courses per class weekend
April	Residential session #3	Spend five days on the Cornell Tech campus in NYC
April–November	Class weekends	Local boardroom classes held every other weekend, typically two courses per class weekend
November	Closing residential session	Spend 10 days on the Cornell and Queen’s campuses; classes end at the conclusion of the session
Final project December–February	Capstone project	Travel internationally and complete the Global Business Project, due in February; degrees are conferred in May

Class schedules

Classes for the Executive MBA Americas program begin annually in late June and end 17 months later, in November.

The following are residential session and class weekend dates for the Executive MBA Americas Class of 2021.

Residential Session #1 Section 1	June 23–July 7, 2019 Week one at Cornell, week two at Queen’s Dallas, Ithaca, New York City, Salem, and Washington D.C. boardrooms
Residential Session #1 Section 2	June 30–July 14, 2019 Week one at Cornell, week two at Queen’s Houston, Los Angeles, Monterrey, Mexico City, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle boardrooms and remote students
Weekend Classes	July 20, 2019
	August 3–4, 2019 August 17–18, 2019 August 31–September 1, 2019
	September 14–15, 2019 September 28–29, 2019
	October 26–27, 2019
	November 9–10, 2019
	December 7–8, 2019 December 14–15, 2019
	January 4–5, 2020 January 18–19, 2020
	February 1–2, 2020
Residential Session #2 All teams	February 16–25, 2020 Begins at Queen’s facility in Toronto and ends at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, transportation provided
Weekend Classes	March 7–8, 2020 March 21–22, 2020
	April 4–5, 2020 April 18–19, 2020
	May 2–3, 2020 May 30–31, 2020
	June 13–14, 2020 June 27–28, 2020
	July 11–12, 2020 July 25–26, 2020
	August 8–9, 2020 August 22–23, 2020
	September 5–6, 2020 September 19–20, 2020
	October 3–4, 2020 October 17–18, 2020 October 31–November 1, 2020
Residential Session #3 All teams	November 6–15, 2020 Begins at Queen’s University and ends at Cornell University in Ithaca, transportation provided

Some final exams may be held on non-class days. Those dates will be shared well in advance of the exam date.