MIT Academic Calendar for 2023-2024 is here so that you know the various activities that will be going on in the school and even the non-academic activities.
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MIT Academic Calendar 2025-2026
June 2023
JUN 12 | Monday | First day of classes for regular summer session. |
JUN 14 | Wednesday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JUN 15 | Thursday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JUN 16 | Friday | Degree application deadline for September SB and advanced degrees. $50 late fee after this date ($85 after July 21). Summer registration deadline. Registration for all students must be submitted by this date. $50 late fee after this date. |
JUN 19 | Monday | Juneteenth — holiday. |
JUN 22 | Thursday | Fall pre-registration deadline. Continuing students must initiate online pre-registration by this date ($85 late fee after August 24). Deadline for continuing students to select preferences for fall CI-H/CI-HW subjects. |
July 2023
JUL 4 | Tuesday | Independence Day — holiday. |
JUL 13 | Thursday | Last day to petition for August or September Advanced Standing Exam. |
JUL 15 | Saturday | Deadline for doctoral students to submit application, signed by advisor and department, to the Office of Graduate Education for fall term non-resident status. |
JUL 21 | Friday | Last day to submit advanced degree thesis title for September degrees. $85 late fee after this date. |
August 2023
AUG 11 | Friday | Thesis due for all September degree candidates. |
AUG 18 | Friday | Last day to go off the September degree list. Last day of classes for regular summer session. |
AUG 21 | Monday | Summer session final exam period. |
AUG 22 | Tuesday | Summer session final exam period. |
AUG 24 | Thursday | 5 PM — Pre-registration closes. Final deadline for continuing students to pre-register ($85 late fee). |
AUG 27 | Sunday | First-year student orientation begins. Graduate student orientation activities begin. |
AUG 28 | Monday | Grade deadline. Grades for summer session must be submitted by this date. Registration open for all students. |
AUG 31 | Thursday | Term summaries of summer session grades available to departments. |
September 2023
SEP 1 | Friday | Undergraduate registration opens for first quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
SEP 4 | Monday | Labor Day — holiday. |
SEP 5 | Tuesday | Registration Day — fall term. Graduate registration opens for first quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
SEP 6 | Wednesday | First day of classes. |
SEP 8 | Friday | Registration deadline. Registration for all students must be submitted by this date. $50 late fee after this date. Degree application deadline for February SB and advanced degrees. $50 late fee after this date ($85 after December 15). Deadline for second-term juniors to submit the HASS Concentration Proposal Form. $50 late fee after this date. Deadline for final-term seniors to submit the HASS Concentration Completion Form. $50 late fee after this date. |
SEP 11 | Monday | First quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin. |
SEP 12 | Tuesday | Graduate Academic Performance Meeting. |
SEP 15 | Friday | Last day to add half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H1). Last day for graduate students to change H1 subjects to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change H1 subjects from listener to credit. CAP September Degree Candidates Meeting. |
SEP 18 | Monday | Career Week begins. |
SEP 20 | Wednesday | Faculty officers recommend degrees to Corporation (degree award date). |
SEP 22 | Friday | Student holiday — no classes. Minor completion date. Deadline for submission of Minor Completion Form for final-term seniors. $50 late fee after this date. Career Week Ends. |
October 2023
OCT 6 | Friday | Add Date. Last day to add full-term subjects to registration. Deadline for students eligible for Flexible P/NR grading option to change a Spring 2023 subject to P/NR grading. Last day for graduate students to change a full-term elective to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change a full-term subject from listener to credit. Last day to drop half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H1). Last day to change half-term (H1) subjects from credit to listener. Late fee ($100) and petition required for students completing registration after this date. Last day for May and September 2024 degree candidates to apply for double major. Deadline for completing cross-registration. $50 late fee for petitions received after this date. |
OCT 9 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day — holiday. |
OCT 10 | Tuesday | Student holiday — no classes. |
OCT 11 | Wednesday | Undergraduate registration opens for second quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
OCT 16 | Monday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H1). Half-term subjects (H1): there may be at most one assignment due or one in-class test held between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. |
OCT 17 | Tuesday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H1). Graduate registration opens for second quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
OCT 18 | Wednesday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H1). |
OCT 19 | Thursday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H1). |
OCT 20 | Friday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H1). Last day of classes for half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H1). |
OCT 23 | Monday | First day of classes for half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H2). |
OCT 30 | Monday | Second quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin. |
November 2023
NOV 3 | Friday | Last day to add half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H2). Last day for graduate students to change H2 subjects to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change H2 subjects from listener to credit. |
NOV 10 | Friday | Veterans Day — holiday (observed). |
NOV 15 | Wednesday | Deadline for doctoral students to submit application, signed by advisor and department, to the Office of Graduate Education for spring term non-resident status ($50 late fee after this date). Not needed if spring term approved with fall term application. |
NOV 22 | Wednesday | Drop Date. Last day to cancel full-term subjects from registration. Last day to change a full-term subject from credit to listener. Last day to add a time-arranged subject that started after beginning of the term. Last day to petition for December Advanced Standing Exam (given during final exam period). |
NOV 23 | Thursday | Thanksgiving — holiday. |
NOV 24 | Friday | Institute holiday. |
NOV 29 | Wednesday | Last day to drop half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H2). Last day to change an H2 subject from credit to listener. |
December 2023
DEC 1 | Friday | Pre-registration for spring term and IAP begins. |
DEC 6 | Wednesday | Undergraduate registration opens for IAP Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
DEC 8 | Friday | Subjects with final exam — no test may be given and no assignment may fall due after this date. Subjects with no final exam — Undergraduate subjects: no test may be given and there may be at most one assignment due between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. Graduate subjects: there may be at most one assignment due or one in-class test held between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. |
DEC 12 | Tuesday | Graduate registration opens for IAP Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
DEC 13 | Wednesday | Last day of classes. |
DEC 15 | Friday | Last day to submit advanced degree thesis title for February degree. $85 late fee after this date. |
DEC 18 | Monday | Final exam period. |
DEC 19 | Tuesday | Final exam period. Grade deadline. Grades due for subjects without final exams. |
DEC 20 | Wednesday | Final exam period. |
DEC 21 | Thursday | Final exam period. |
DEC 22 | Friday | Final exam period. |
January 2024
JAN 8 | Monday | First day of January Independent Activities Period. Spring pre-registration deadline. Continuing students must initiate pre-registration by 5 PM on this date ($85 late fee after January 18). IAP Physical Education & Wellness classes begin. IAP pre-registration deadline. 5PM deadline for all students to pre-register for IAP. |
JAN 10 | Wednesday | Grade deadline. Grades due for subjects with final exams. |
JAN 11 | Thursday | Term summaries of fall term grades available to departments. |
JAN 12 | Friday | Thesis due for February doctoral degrees. Last day to petition for January Advanced Standing Exam. |
JAN 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — holiday. |
JAN 16 | Tuesday | Graduate Academic Performance Grades Meeting. |
JAN 17 | Wednesday | CAP Grades Meetings. |
JAN 18 | Thursday | CAP Grades Meetings. 5 PM — Pre-registration closes. Final deadline for continuing students to pre-register ($85 late fee). Deadline for continuing students to select preferences for spring CI-H/CI-HW subjects. |
JAN 19 | Friday | Thesis due for February degrees other than doctoral. Last day to go off the February degree list. |
JAN 24 | Wednesday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JAN 25 | Thursday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JAN 29 | Monday | Registration Week begins — spring term. |
February 2024
FEB 2 | Friday | Registration Week ends — spring term. Last day of January Independent Activities Period. Undergraduate registration opens for third quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
FEB 5 | Monday | First day of classes. |
FEB 6 | Tuesday | Grade deadline. Grades for IAP must be submitted by this date. Graduate registration opens for third quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
FEB 7 | Wednesday | Term summaries of grades for IAP available to departments. |
FEB 9 | Friday | Registration deadline. Registration for all students must be submitted by this date. $50 late fee after this date. Degree application deadline for May SB and advanced degrees. $50 late fee after this date ($85 late fee after April 12). Deadline for second-term juniors to submit the HASS Concentration Proposal Form. $50 late fee after this date. Deadline for final-term seniors to submit the HASS Concentration Completion Form. $50 late fee after this date. |
FEB 12 | Monday | Third quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin. |
FEB 13 | Tuesday | Graduate Academic Performance Meeting. |
FEB 16 | Friday | Last day to add half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H3). Last day for graduate students to change H3 subjects to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change H3 subjects from listener to credit. CAP February Degree Candidates Meeting. |
FEB 19 | Monday | Presidents’ Day — holiday. |
FEB 20 | Tuesday | Monday schedule of classes to be held. |
FEB 21 | Wednesday | Faculty officers recommend degrees to Corporation (degree award date). |
FEB 23 | Friday | Minor completion date. Deadline for submission of Minor Completion Form for final-term seniors. $50 late fee after this date. |
March 2024
MAR 6 | Wednesday | Undergraduate registration opens for fourth quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
MAR 8 | Friday | Add Date. Last day to add full-term subjects to registration. Deadline for students eligible for Flexible P/NR grading option to change a Fall 2023 subject to P/NR grading. Last day for graduate students to change a full-term elective to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change a full-term subject from listener to credit. Last day to drop half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H3). Last day to change a half-term subject (H3) subject from credit to listener. Late fee ($100) and petition required for students completing registration after this date. Last day for February 2025 degree candidates to apply for a double major. Deadline for completing cross-registration. $50 late fee for petitions received after this date. |
MAR 12 | Tuesday | Graduate registration opens for fourth quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, 8 AM. |
MAR 18 | Monday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H3). Half-term subjects (H3): there may be at most one assignment due or one in-class test held between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. |
MAR 19 | Tuesday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H3). |
MAR 20 | Wednesday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H3). |
MAR 21 | Thursday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H3). |
MAR 22 | Friday | Half-term subjects final exam period (H3). Last day of classes for half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H3). |
MAR 25 | Monday | Spring break begins. |
MAR 29 | Friday | Spring break ends. |
April 2024
APR 1 | Monday | First day of classes for half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H4). |
APR 3 | Wednesday | Fourth quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin. |
APR 11 | Thursday | Campus Preview Weekend begins. |
APR 12 | Friday | Last day to submit advanced degree thesis title for May degree. $85 late fee after this date. Last day to add half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H4). Last day for graduate students to change H4 subjects to or from P/D/F grading. Last day to change H4 subjects from listener to credit. |
APR 14 | Sunday | Campus Preview Weekend ends. |
APR 15 | Monday | Patriots’ Day — holiday. |
APR 23 | Tuesday | Drop Date. Last day to cancel full-term subjects from registration. Last day to change a full-term subject from credit to listener. Last day to add a time-arranged subject that started after beginning of the term. Last day to petition for May Advanced Standing Exam (given during final exam period). |
APR 30 | Tuesday | Last day to drop half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H4). Last day to change an H4 subject from credit to listener. |
May 2024
MAY 1 | Wednesday | Pre-registration for fall term and summer session begins. |
MAY 3 | Friday | Thesis due for June doctoral degrees. |
MAY 10 | Friday | Subjects with final exam — no test may be given and no assignment may fall due after this date. Subjects with no final exam — Undergraduate subjects: no test may be given and there may be at most one assignment due between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. Graduate subjects: there may be at most one assignment due or one in-class test held between this date and the end of the last scheduled class period in the subject. Thesis due for June degrees other than doctoral. |
MAY 14 | Tuesday | Last day of classes. |
MAY 17 | Friday | Last day to go off the May degree list. Grade deadline. Grades due for subjects without final exams. Final exam period. |
MAY 20 | Monday | Final exam period. |
MAY 21 | Tuesday | Final exam period. |
MAY 22 | Wednesday | Final exam period. |
MAY 24 | Friday | Grade deadline. Grades due at noon for subjects with final exams. Term summaries of spring term grades available to departments. |
MAY 27 | Monday | Memorial Day — holiday. |
MAY 28 | Tuesday | Department Grades Meeting. |
MAY 29 | Wednesday | CAP May Degree Candidates Meeting. Graduate Academic Performance Meeting. Faculty officers recommend degrees to Corporation (degree award date May 30). Commencement Activities. |
MAY 30 | Thursday | Degree Award Date. Commencement Activities. Summer session pre-registration deadline. Deadline for all students to pre-register for summer session. |
MAY 31 | Friday | Commencement Activities. |
June 2024
JUN 3 | Monday | Summer registration opens for all students. |
JUN 4 | Tuesday | CAP Grades Meeting. |
JUN 5 | Wednesday | CAP Grades Meeting. |
JUN 10 | Monday | First day of classes for regular summer session. |
JUN 12 | Wednesday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JUN 13 | Thursday | CAP Deferred Action Meetings. |
JUN 14 | Friday | Degree application deadline for September SB and advanced degrees. $50 late fee after this date ($85 after July 19). Summer registration deadline. Registration for all students must be submitted by this date. $50 late fee after this date. Fall pre-registration deadline. Continuing students must initiate pre-registration by this date ($85 late fee after August 22). Deadline for continuing students to select preferences for fall CI-H/CI-HW subjects. |
JUN 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth — holiday. |