Key Dates for Academic Year 2025-2026
All dates are subject to change. Please refer to the MIT Academic Calendar for the most up-to-date information.
2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 25 – 28 | Mon-Thur | MBA Orientation (Required for all first-year students) |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day–Institute closed |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Registration Day–Fall Term |
| September 2 | Tuesday | 15.280 Comms First Lecture (required attendance) |
| September 5 | Friday | First Friday 15.280/15.311 Special Session (required attendance) |
| September 19 | Friday | 15.311 Special Session: Team Day (required attendance) |
| September 19 | Friday | No Recitations |
| October 13 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples Day–Institute closed |
| October 20-22 | Mon-Wed | 15.002 Leadership Challenges for an Inclusive World First Year Students Only (1 unit, degree requirement, required attendance) |
| October 23-24 | Thur-Fri | No Classes for First Year MBA Students |
| November 10 | Monday | Veterans Day Holiday–Institute closed |
| November 11 | Tuesday | Student Holiday |
| November 27-28 | 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 10 | Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| December 16-20 | Mon-Fri | Final Exams |
2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Monday | Independent Activities Period (IAP) begins |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–Institute closed |
| January 30 | Friday | Independent Activities Period (IAP) ends |
| January 26-30 | Mon-Fri | Registration Week–Spring Term |
| February 2 | Monday | Spring Term classes begin |
| February 16 | Monday | Presidents Day–Institute closed |
| March 17-19 | Mon-Thurs | SIP Week |
| March 23- 27 | Mon-Fri | Spring Break – no classes |
| April 20 | Monday | Patriots Day Holiday–Institute closed |
| May TBD | Course bidding begins for Fall 2025 classes | |
| May 12 | Tuesday | Last day of classes |
| May 15, 18-20 | Fri, Mon-Wed | Final Exams |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday–Institute closed |
| May 27-29 | Thur-Fri | MIT and Sloan Commencement Activities |