2022-2023
First Term 2022
September 15–17
International student orientation
September (see website for dates)
New student check-in and orientation for undergraduates
September 19-23
New student check-in and orientation for graduate students
September 22
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—1 p.m.
September 27
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
October 14
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
October 26 – November 1
Midterm examination period
November 7
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
November 16
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
November 17 – December 2
Registration for second term, 2022-23
November 24–25
Thanksgiving (Institute holiday)
November 30
Faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
December 2
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for second term, 2022–22 without a $50 late fee
December 3–6
Study period
December 7*–9
Final examinations, first term, 2021–22
December 9
End of first term, 2021–22
December 10 – January 3
Winter recess
December 14
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 2023
January 4
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
January 5
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
January 16
Martin Luther King Day (Institute holiday)
January 25
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions & incompletes
February 3–9
Midterm examination period
February 13
Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
February 15
Faculty meeting—noon to 1 p.m.
February 20
Presidents’ Day (Institute holiday)
February 22
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
February 23 – March 10
Registration for third term, 2022-23
March 10
- Last day of classes
- Last day to register for third term, 2022–23, without a $50 late fee
March 11–14
Study period
March 15*–17
Final examinations, second term, 2021-22
March 17
End of second term, 2021-22
March 18 – April 2
Spring recess
March 22
Instructors’ final grades due—9 a.m.
Third Term 2023
April 3
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.
April 4
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
April 21
Last day for adding courses and removing conditions and incompletes
May 3–9
Midterm examination period
May 12
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 15
- Midterm deficiency notices due—9 a.m.
- Last day for seniors to remove conditions and incompletes
May 24
Last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections
May 25–June 9
Registration for first term, 2022–23, and for summer research
May 29
Memorial Day (Institute holiday)
June 2
- Last day of classes—seniors and graduate students
- Last day for presenting theses for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer
June 3–6
Study period for seniors and graduate students
June 7*–9
Final examinations for seniors and graduate students, third term, 2022–23
June 9
- Last day of classes—undergraduates
- Last day to register for first term, 2023–24, without a $50 late fee
June 10–13
Study period for undergraduates
June 12
Instructors’ final grades due for seniors and graduate students—9 a.m.
June 14
- Curriculum Committee—10 a.m.
- Faculty meeting—1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
June 14*–16
Final examinations for undergraduates, third term, 2022-23
June 16
Commencement—10 a.m. End of third term, 2022–23
June 21
Instructors’ final grades due for undergraduates—9 a.m.
June 28
Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee—9 a.m.
July 3–4
Floating Holiday and Independence Day (Institute holiday)
Summer Term 2023
June 19
Juneteenth (observed) (Institute holiday)
June 20
Summer Term begins
July 3–4
Floating holiday and Independence Day (Institute holidays)
September 1
Summer Term ends
September 4
Labor Day (Institute holiday)
First Term 2023-2024
September 14–16
International student orientation
September 17–24
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 26
Beginning of instruction—8 a.m.