Key Dates for Academic Year 2024-2025

All dates are subject to change. Please refer to the MIT Academic Calendar for the most up-to-date information.

2024

Date	Day	Event
August 26 – 29	Mon-Thur	MBA Orientation (Required for all first-year students)
September 2	Monday	Labor Day–Institute closed
September 3	Tuesday	Registration Day–Fall Term
September 3	Tuesday	15.280 Comm​s First Lecture (required attendance)
September 6	Friday	First Friday 15.280/15.311 Special Session (required attendance)
September 13	Friday	15.311 Special Session: Team Day (required attendance)
September 20	Friday	Student Holiday, No Classes
October 14	Monday	Indigenous Peoples Day–Institute closed
October 15	Tuesday	Student Holiday, No Classes
October 21-23	Mon-Wed	15.002 Leadership Challenges for an Inclusive World First Year Students Only (1 unit, degree requirement, required attendance)
October 24-25	Thur-Fri	No Classes for First Year MBA Students
November 11	Monday	Veterans Day Holiday–Institute closed
November 28-29	Thur-Fri	Thanksgiving Vacation–Institute closed
December TBD		Course bidding begins for Spring 2025 classes (second-year students)
December TBD		Course bidding begins for Spring 2025 classes (first-year students)
December 11	Wednesday	Last day of classes
December 16-20	Mon-Fri	Final Exams

2025

Date	Day	Event
January 6	Monday	Independent Activities Period (IAP) begins
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–Institute closed
January 31	Friday	Independent Activities Period (IAP) ends
January 27-31	Mon-Fri	Registration Week–Spring Term
February 3	Monday	Spring Term classes begin
February 17	Monday	Presidents Day–Institute closed
March 17-19	Mon-Wed	SIP Week
March 24- 28	Mon-Fri	Spring Break – no classes
April 21	Monday	Patriots Day Holiday–Institute closed
May TBD		Course bidding begins for Fall 2025 classes
May 13	Tuesday	Last day of classes
May 16, 19-21	Fri, Mon-Wed	Final Exams
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day Holiday–Institute closed
May 29-30	Thur-Fri	MIT and Sloan Commencement Activities