WHOI Academic Calendar
Fall Term 2021
August | ||
24 | Tuesday | Registration open (deadline: 9/10) |
September | ||
6 | Monday | Labor Day-Holiday |
7 | Tuesday | Registration Day - Fall Term |
8 | Wednesday | First day of classes; MIT-WHOI shuttle service begins |
10 | Friday | Registration Deadline; Degree application deadline for February degrees |
October | ||
1 | Friday | Application Deadline – JP Naval Officers |
8 | Friday | Cross-registration deadline |
11 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Joint Program Holiday – no classes |
15 | Friday | Application deadline – Postdoctoral Programs |
November | ||
11 | Thursday | Veterans’ Day – Holiday |
18 | Thursday | Last day to drop subjects from registration |
25-26 | Thursday, Friday | Thanksgiving break |
29 | Monday | Course evaluation period begins (until 9 AM 12/13) |
December | ||
1 | Wednesday | Preregistration for spring term begins (1/6 deadline) |
9 | Thursday | Last day of classes; MIT-WHOI shuttle service ends |
10 | Friday | Last day to submit or change advanced degree thesis title |
13 | Monday | Course evaluation period ends at 9 AM |
13-17 | Monday-Friday | Final Exam Period (for courses with final exams scheduled through MIT) |
15 | Wednesday | Application deadline – Joint Program Grade deadline (unless course has final exam scheduled through MIT) |
25 | Saturday | Christmas day - Holiday |
January 2022 | ||
1 | Friday | New Year’s Day - Holiday |
4 | Monday | First day of Independent Activities Period |
6 | Thursday | Spring preregistration deadline |
7 | Friday | Thesis due for doctoral degrees* |
14 | Friday | Thesis due for engineer’s and master’s degrees* |
Last day to go off February degree list | ||
17 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Holiday |
Last day of Independent Activities Period | ||
24-28 | Monday-Friday | Registration Week |
31 | Monday | First Day of Classes |
Spring Term 2022
February | ||
4 | Friday | Registration deadline; |
5 | Saturday | Application deadline – Summer Student Fellowship Program |
21 | Monday | Presidents’ Day – Holiday |
22 | Tuesday | Monday schedule of classes to be held |
March | ||
1,2 | Tuesday, Wednesday | Joint Program Open House at MIT and WHOI |
4 | Friday | Add date: last day to add subjects to registration; cross-registration deadline |
21-25 | Monday-Friday | Spring Break (JP) – no classes |
April | ||
1 | Friday | Last day to submit or change advanced degree thesis title |
18,19 | Monday, Tuesday | Patriots’ Day break (Joint Program students) – no classes |
19 | Tuesday | Drop date: last day to cancel subjects from registration |
29 | Friday | Thesis due for doctoral degrees* |
May | ||
2 | Monday | Preregistration begins (registration deadlines: Summer-6/10, Fall-6/16) |
10 | Tuesday | Course evaluation period begins (until 9 AM 5/24) |
Last day of classes; MIT-WHOI shuttle service ends | ||
13 | Friday | Thesis due for engineer’s and master’s degrees* |
Last day to go off the May degree list | ||
16-18 | Monday-Wednesday | Final Exam Period (for courses with final exams scheduled through MIT) |
20 | Friday | Grade deadline |
Course evaluation period ends at 9 AM | ||
25 | Wednesday | WHOI Graduate Celebration |
26 | Thursday | Summer preregistration deadline |
27 | Friday | MIT Commencement Activities |
30 | Monday | Memorial Day – Holiday |
31 | Tuesday | Summer registration opens. Deadline to register for summer: 6/10 |
June | ||
1 | Tuesday | Registration for summer term opens (deadline 6/11) |
6 | Monday | Joint Program summer session begins |
10 | Friday | Summer registration deadline; deadline for September degree application |
14 | Monday | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics program begins |
16 | Thursday | Fall preregistration deadline |
20 | Monday | Juneteenth- Holiday |
July | ||
4 | Monday | US Independence Day– Holiday |
August | ||
5 | Friday | Thesis due for all September degree candidates* |
12 | Friday | Last day to go off September degree list; last day of classes |
19 | Friday | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics program ends |
23 | Tuesday | Grades for summer session due |
* Joint Program students are advised to check with their MIT departments regarding thesis deadlines.