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Planning Your Study Time

This page contains guidance for planning your study time during 17 week CORe. Please take care to review all content thoroughly. We recommend bookmarking this page as an important resource while you progress through the program. If you can't find what you are looking for on this page or have any questions, please visit the HBS Online Support Portal.

Planning your Study Time

In the 17-week CORe program, you should expect to spend 8-10 hours per week on CORe.

All course deadlines are shown in Boston’s local Eastern Time. It is your responsibility to convert these deadlines to your local time zone as needed. Modules are due on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and you will typically have at least 2 weeks to complete each module. CORe Connections are due on select  Fridays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Note that the three courses run concurrently, so there is a deadline for a different course each week. Please check the schedule on your Course Dashboard regularly so you can plan your work. We also recommend using our Subscription Calendar, which will load important program dates into your personal calendar, via the link in your Announcements. Please check against your local time zone to ensure you complete your coursework before the deadlines.

Average Time Spent in 17-week CORe

Financial Accounting

  Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7
Days to Complete 9 9 23 23 23 23 23
Average time spent as multiple of time to complete Module 1 100% 91% 87% 135% 98% 104% 122%

On average, to complete Module 5, a learner spent 98% of the time that same learner spent completing Module 1. For example, a learner who took 10 hours to complete Module 1 would expect to spend 9.8 hours completing Module 5. 

Business Analytics

  Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5
Days to Complete 30 23 23 22 23
Average time spent as multiple of time to complete Module 1 100% 131% 96% 104% 111%

On average, to complete Module 2, a learner spent 131% of the time that same learner spent completing Module 1. For example, a learner who took 10 hours to complete Module 1 would expect to spend 13.1 hours completing Module 2. 

Economics for Managers

  Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5
Days to Complete 23 23 23 23 23
Average time spent as multiple of time to complete Module 1 100% 129% 140% 148% 127%

On average, to complete Module 2, a student spent 129% of the time that same student spent completing Module 1. For example, a student who took 10 hours to complete Module 1 would expect to spend 12.9 hours completing Module 2.

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