2026-2027
First Term 2026
September 17–19
International student orientation
September 19–27
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.
October 16
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
October 28–November 3
Midterm examination period
November 9
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
November 18
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
November 19–December 11
Registration for second term, 2026-27
November 26–27
Thanksgiving (Institute holiday)
December 2
Last day of classes
December 3–6
Study period
December 7*–11
Final examinations, first term, 2026-27
December 11
End of first term, 2026-27
December 12–January 3
Winter recess
December 16
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
December 28–31
Special release days and floating holidays
December 25
Christmas observed (Institute holiday)
January 1
New Year’s Day observed (Institute holiday)
Second Term 2027
January 4
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
January 5
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
January 18
Martin Luther King Day (Institute holiday)
January 22
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
February 3–9
Midterm examination period
February 15
Presidents’ Day (Institute holiday)
February 16
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
February 24
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
February 24–March 20
Registration for third term, 2026-27
March 10
Last day of classes
March 11-14
Study period
March 15*–19
Final examinations, second term, 2026-27
March 19
End of second term, 2026-27
March 20-28
Spring recess
March 23
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
Third Term 2027
March 29
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
March 30
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
April 16
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes
April 28–May 4
Midterm examination period
May 14
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 10
- Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
- Last day for seniors to remove conditions and incompletes
May 19
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
May 20–June 11
Registration for first term, 2027-28, and for summer research
May 26
- Last day of classes—seniors and graduate students
- Last day for presenting theses for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer
May 31
Memorial Day (Institute holiday)
May 27–June 31
Study period for seniors and graduate students
June 1*–4
Final examinations for seniors and graduate students, third term, 2026–27
June 2
Last day of classes—undergraduates
June 3–6
Study period for undergraduates
June 7
Instructors’ final grades due for seniors and graduate students—9 a.m.
June 9
- Curriculum Committee—10 a.m.
- All-faculty meeting—noon.
June 7*–11
Final examinations for undergraduates, third term, 2026-27
June 11
Commencement—10 a.m. End of third term, 2026-27
June 16
Instructors’ final grades due for undergraduates—9 a.m.
June 23
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
Summer Term 2027
June 14
Summer Term begins
June 18
Juneteenth (Institute holiday)
July 5
Independence Day (Institute holiday observed)
September 1
Summer Term ends
September 6
Labor Day (Institute holiday)
First Term 2027-2028
September 16-18
International student orientation
September 19-24
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 20-24
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 23
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 27
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.