2025-2026
First Term 2025
September 18-20
International student orientation
September 21-28
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 22-26
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 25
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 29
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
October 17
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
October 29 – November 4
Midterm examination period
November 10
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
November 19
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
November 20 – December 5
Registration for second term, 2025-26
November 27-28
Thanksgiving (Institute holiday)
December 5
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for second term, 2025-26 without a $50 late fee
December 6-9
Study period
December 10
All faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
December 10*–12
Final examinations, first term, 2025-26
December 12
End of first term, 2025-26
December 13 – January 4
Winter recess
December 17
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
December 24–31
Special release days and floating holidays
December 25
Christmas observed (Institute holiday)
January 1
New Year’s Day observed (Institute holiday)
Second Term 2026
January 5
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
January 6
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
January 19
Martin Luther King Day (Institute holiday)
January 23
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
February 4-10
Midterm examination period
February 11
All faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
February 16
Presidents’ Day (Institute holiday)
February 17
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
February 25
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
February 25 – March 11
Registration for third term, 2025-26
March 11
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for third term, 2025-26, without a $50 late fee
March 12-15
Study period
March 16*–18
Final examinations, second term, 2025-26
March 18
End of second term, 2025-26
March 19-29
Spring recess
March 23
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
Third Term 2026
March 30
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
March 31
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
April 17
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes
April 29–May 5
Midterm examination period
May 15
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 11
- Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
- Last day for seniors to remove conditions and incompletes
May 20
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
May 21–June 5
Registration for first term, 2026-27, and for summer research
May 25
Memorial Day (Institute holiday)
May 29
- Last day of classes—seniors and graduate students
- Last day for presenting theses for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer
May 30–June 2
Study period for seniors and graduate students
June 3*–5
Final examinations for seniors and graduate students, third term, 2025-26
June 5
- Last day of classes—undergraduates
- Last day to register for first term, 2026-27, without a $50 late fee
June 6-9
Study period for undergraduates
June 8
Instructors’ final grades due for seniors and graduate students—9 a.m.
June 10
- Curriculum Committee—10 a.m.
- All faculty meeting—1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
June 10*–12
Final examinations for undergraduates, third term, 2025-26
June 12
Commencement—10 a.m. End of third term, 2025-26
June 17
Instructors’ final grades due for undergraduates—9 a.m.
June 24
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
Summer Term 2026
June 15
Summer Term begins
June 19
Juneteenth (Institute holiday)
July 3
Independence Day (Institute holiday observed)
September 1
Summer Term ends
September 7
Labor Day (Institute holiday)
First Term 2026-2027
September 17-19
International student orientation
September 20-27
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 21-25
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 24
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 28
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.