MIT Academic Calendar 2023-2024: Important Dates and Deadlines

Check out the key dates and deadlines in the MIT Academic Calendar 2023-2024. It has fall break dates, spring break dates, registration dates, add/drop deadlines, the first day of classes, etc.

MIT operates on a 4–1–4 academic calendar with the fall semester beginning after Labor Day and ending in mid-December, a 4-week “Independent Activities Period” in the month of January, and the spring semester commencing in early February and ceasing in late May.

MIT academic calendar fall 2023

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the MIT academic calendar for fall 2023.

1. MIT Pre-registration for the fall term and summer session begins on Monday, May 1, 2023.
2. The deadline for doctoral students to submit applications, signed by advisor and department, to the Office of Graduate Education, for fall term non-resident status is Thursday, June 15, 2023.
3. MIT Fall 2023 pre-registration deadline is Thursday, June 22, 2023. Continuing students must initiate pre-registration by this date ($85 late fee after August 24, 2023). Check out MIT Atlas.
4. The deadline for continuing students to select preferences for fall CI-H/CI-HW subjects is Thursday, June 22, 2023.
5. Labor Day holiday is Monday, September 4, 2023.
6. Registration Day for the fall term is Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
7. MIT fall 2023 classes start on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. It is the first day of classes.
8. MIT Student holiday is on Friday, September 22, 2023.
9. Indigenous Peoples Day holiday is on Monday, October 9, 2023, and Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
10. Veterans Day holiday is on Friday, November 10, 2023.
11. MIT Thanksgiving break 2023 is from Thursday, November 23, 2023, to Friday, November 24, 2023.
12. The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
13. Fall 2023 final exams are from Monday, December 18, 2023, to Friday, December 22, 2023.

MIT academic calendar spring 2023

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the MIT academic calendar for Spring 2023.

1. Tuesday, November 15 2022 is the deadline for doctoral students to submit application, signed by advisor and department, to the Office of Graduate Education, for spring term non-resident status. Not needed if spring term approved with fall term application.
2. Pre-registration for spring term 2023 and IAP begins on Thursday, December 1 2022.
3. Spring 2023 pre-registration deadline is Monday, January 9 2023. Continuing students must initiate pre-registration by 5 PM on this date ($85 late fee after January 19).
4. Monday, January 9 2023 is the first day of January Independent Activities Period.
5. IAP Physical Education & Wellness classes begin on Monday, January 9 2023.
6. IAP pre-registration deadline is Monday, January 9 2023. 5PM deadline for all students to pre-register for IAP according to the MIT academic calendar.
7. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday is Monday, January 16 2023.
8. Thursday, January 19 2023, at 5 p.m is the final deadline for continuing students to pre-register for spring 2023. $85 late fee after this date. It is also the deadline for continuing students to select preferences for spring CI-H/CI-HW subjects.
9. Registration Week begins for Spring term 2023 on Monday, January 30 2023.
10. Registration Week ends for Spring term 2023 on Friday, February 3 2023. Undergraduate registration opens for third-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, at 8 AM according to the MIT academic calendar.
11. Friday, February 3 2023 is the last day of January Independent Activities Period.
12. MIT’s Spring classes begin on Monday, February 6, 2023.
13. On Tuesday, February 1 2023, graduate registration opens for third-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes at 8 AM.
14. Spring Registration deadline is Friday, February 10 2023. Registration for all students must be submitted by this date. $50 late fee after this date.
15. Degree application deadline for May SB and advanced degrees is Friday, February 10 2023. $50 late fee after this date ($85 late fee after April 1).
16. Friday, February 10 2023 is the deadline for second-term juniors to submit the HASS Concentration Proposal Form. $50 late fee after this date.
17. Deadline for final-term seniors to submit the HASS Concentration Completion Form is Friday, February 10 2023. $50 late fee after this date.
18. Third-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin on Monday, February 13 2023.
19. On the MIT academic academic calendar Friday, February 17 2023 is the;
    • Last day to add half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H3).
    • Last day for juniors, seniors, and graduate students to change H3 subjects to or from P/D/F grading.
    • Last day to change H3 subjects from listener to credit.
20. Monday, February 20 2023 is Presidents’ Day holiday.
21. Minor completion date is Friday, February 24 2023. It is the deadline for submission of Minor Completion Form for final-term seniors. $50 late fee after this date.
22. Undergraduate registration opens for fourth-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes at 8 AM on Wednesday, March 1 2023.
23. Graduate registration opens for fourth quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes, on Tuesday, March 7 2023 at 8 AM.
24. Friday, March 10 2023 is the Add Date. The last day to add full-term subjects to registration.
25. According to the MIT academic calendar, Friday, March 10 2023 is the;
    • Last day for juniors, seniors, and 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 an H3 subject from credit to listener.
    • Late fee ($100) and petition are required for students completing registration after this date.
    • Last day for February 2024 degree candidates to apply for a double major.
    • Deadline for completing cross-registration. $50 late fee for petitions received after this date.
    • Deadline for students eligible for the Flexible P/NR grading option to change Fall 2022 subject to P/NR grading.
26. Graduate registration opens for fourth-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes at 8 AM on Tuesday, March 7 2023.
27. The half-term subjects’ final exam period (H3) is Monday, March 20 2023 to Friday, March 24 2023.
28. Friday, March 24 2023 is the last day of classes for half-term subjects offered in first half of term (H3).
29. MIT Spring Break 2023 is from Monday, March 27 2023 to Friday, March 31 2023.
30. Monday, April 3 2023 is the first day of classes for half-term subjects offered in the second half of term (H4).
31. Fourth-quarter Physical Education & Wellness classes begin on Wednesday, April 5 2023 according to the MIT academic calendar.
32. Campus Preview Weekend begins on Thursday, April 13 2023 to Sunday, April 16 2023.
33. Friday, April 8 2022 is the last day to add half-term subjects offered in the second half of term (H4). The last day for juniors, seniors, and graduate students to change H4 subjects to or from P/D/F grading and the last day to change H4 subjects from listener to credit.
34. Monday, April 17 2023 is Patriots’ Day holiday.
35. Tuesday, April 25 2023 is Drop Date. It is the last day to cancel full-term subjects from registration.
36. Tuesday, April 25 2023 is the;
    • 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).
37. Tuesday, May 2 2023 is the last day to drop half-term subjects offered in second half of term (H4). It is also the last day to change an H4 subject from credit to listener on the MIT academic calendar.
38. Thesis is due for doctoral degrees on Friday, May 5 2023.
39. Friday, May 12 2023 is Subjects with final exam date. No test may be given and no assignment may fall due after this date.
40. Friday, May 12 2023 is the day for 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.
41. The last day of classes for Spring semester 2023 is Tuesday, May 16 2023.
42. Final exam period for Spring 2023 is from Friday, May 19 2023 to Wednesday, May 24 2023.
43. Friday, May 26 2023 is Grade deadline. Grades are due at noon for subjects with final exams. Term summaries of spring term grades are available to departments.
44. Monday, May 29 2023 is Memorial Day holiday.
45. Commencement Activities are on Thursday, June 1 2023 and Friday, June 2 2023.

Visit the MIT registrar’s website for more on MIT academic calendar or the MIT Sloan academic calendar.