2023-2024
First Term 2023
September 14–16
International student orientation
September (see website for dates)
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 18-22
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 21
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 25
Yom Kippur—classes excused
September 26
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
October 13
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
October 25 – October 31
Midterm examination period
October 31
All faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
November 6
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
November 15
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
November 16 – December 1
Registration for second term, 2023-24
November 23–24
Thanksgiving (Institute holiday)
December 1
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for second term, 2023–24 without a $50 late fee
December 2–5
Study period
December 6*–8
Final examinations, first term, 2023–24
December 8
End of first term, 2023–24
December 9 – January 2
Winter recess
December 13
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
December 27–30
Special release days and floating holidays
December 26
Christmas observed (Institute holiday)
January 2
New Year’s Day observed (Institute holiday)
Second Term 2024
January 3
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
January 4
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
January 15
Martin Luther King Day (Institute holiday)
January 24
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
February 2–8
Midterm examination period
February 12
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
February 21
All faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
February 19
Presidents’ Day (Institute holiday)
February 21
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
February 22 – March 8
Registration for third term, 2023-24
March 8
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for third term, 2023–24, without a $50 late fee
March 9–12
Study period
March 13*–15
Final examinations, second term, 2023-24
March 15
End of second term, 2023-24
March 15–31
Spring recess
March 20
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
Third Term 2024
April 1
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
April 2
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
April 19
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes
May 1–7
Midterm examination period
May 10
Last day for admission to candidacy for the degrees of Master of Science and Engineer, and for scheduling an examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
May 13
- Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
- Last day for seniors to remove conditions and incompletes
May 22
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
May 23–June 7
Registration for first term, 2024-25, and for summer research
May 27
Memorial Day (Institute holiday)
May 31
- Last day of classes—seniors and graduate students
- Last day for presenting theses for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer
June 1–4
Study period for seniors and graduate students
June 5*–7
Final examinations for seniors and graduate students, third term, 2023-24
June 7
- Last day of classes—undergraduates
- Last day to register for first term, 2024-25, without a $50 late fee
June 8–11
Study period for undergraduates
June 10
Instructors’ final grades due for seniors and graduate students—9 a.m.
June 12
- Curriculum Committee—10 a.m.
- All faculty meeting—1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
June 12*–14
Final examinations for undergraduates, third term, 2023-24
June 14
Commencement—10 a.m. End of third term, 2023-24
June 20
Instructors’ final grades due for undergraduates—9 a.m.
June 26
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
Summer Term 2024
June 17
Summer Term begins
June 19
Juneteenth (Institute holiday)
July 4
Independence Day (Institute holiday)
August 30
Summer Term ends
September 2
Labor Day (Institute holiday)
First Term 2024-2025
September 19–21
International student orientation
September 22-29
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 23-27
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 26
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 30
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.