WHOI Academic Calendar

Fall Term 2019

65 Class Days (9/4-12/11): 12 Mondays, 13 Tuesdays, 15 Wednesdays, 13 Thursdays, 12 Fridays

September
2	Monday	Labor Day – Holiday
3	Tuesday	Registration Day – Fall term; SAW Orientation
4	Wednesday	First day of classes
6	Friday	Registration deadline; Degree application deadline for February degrees
20	Friday	Student Holiday - No classes
October
1	Tuesday	Application Deadline - Joint Program Naval Officers
4	Friday	Add date – Last day to add subjects to registration Cross-registration deadline
14,15	Mon, Tues	Indigenous Peoples' Day - (Joint Program Holiday) - no classes
15	Tuesday	Application deadline - Postdoctoral Programs
November
11	Monday	Veterans’ Day – No classes
20	Wednesday	Last day to drop subjects from registration
28,29	Thurs, Fri	Thanksgiving Holidays
December
2	Monday	Pregistration for spring term begins (12/26 deadline) Course evaluation period begins (until 9AM 12/16)
11	Wednesday	Last day of classes; MIT-WHOI shuttle service ends
13	Friday	Last day to submit or change advanced degree thesis title
15	Sunday	Application deadline - Joint Program
16	Monday	Grade deadline (unless course has final exam scheduled through MIT)
16	Monday	Course evaluation period ends at 9AM
16-20	Mon-Fri	Final Exam Period (for courses with final exams scheduled through MIT)
25	Wednesday	Christmas Holiday
27	Thursday	Spring preregistration deadline
January (2020)
1	Wednesday	New Year’s Day Holiday
6	Monday	First day of Independent Activities Period
10	Friday	Thesis due for doctoral degrees*
17	Friday	Thesis due for engineer’s and master’s degrees* Last day to go off February degree list
20	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Holiday
24	Friday	Registration for Spring Term opens (deadline 2/7)
31	Friday	Last day of Independent Activities Period
31	Friday	Registration Day - Spring Term

Spring Term 2020

65 Class Days (2/3-5/12): 13 Mondays, 13 Tuesdays, 13 Wednesdays, 13 Thursdays, 13 Fridays

February
3	Monday	First day of classes
7	Friday	Registration deadline; Degree application deadline for June degrees
15	Saturday	Application deadline – Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program and Summer Student Fellowship Program
17	Monday	Presidents’ Day – Holiday
18	Tuesday	Monday schedule of classes to be held
March
6	Friday	Add date – Last day to add subjects to registration Cross-registration deadline
TBD	Mon, Tues	Joint Program Open House at MIT and WHOI
23-27	Mon-Fri	Spring Break (Joint Program students) – no classes or MIT-WHOI shuttle
April
3	Friday	Last day to submit or change advanced degree thesis title
20	Monday	Patriots’ Day (Joint Program students) – no classes
21	Thursday	Drop date – Last day to cancel subjects from registration
May
1	Wednesday	Preregistration begins (deadlines: Sumer-5/28, Fall 6/15)
1	Wednesday	Thesis due for doctoral degrees*
4	Monday	Course evaluation period (until 9AM 5/18)
8	Friday	Thesis due for engineer’s and master’s degrees*
12	Tuesday	Last day of classes; MIT-WHOI shuttle service ends
14	Thursday	Grade deadline (unless course has final exam scheduled through MIT)
15	Friday	Last day to go off the May degree list
15-20	Fri-Wed	Final Exam Period (for courses with final exams scheduled through MIT)
218	Monday	Course evaluation period ends at 9AM
25	Monday	Memorial Day – Holiday
28	Thursday	Summer preregistration deadline
28	Thursday	MIT Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
29	Friday	MIT Commencement
30	Saturday	WHOI Commencement
June
3	Monday	Registration for summer term opens (deadline 6/14)
8	Monday	Joint Program summer session begins
12	Friday	Summer registration deadline; deadline for September degree application
15	Monday	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics program begins; fall preregistration deadline
July
3	Thursday	Independence Day (observed) – Holiday
August
7	Friday	Thesis due for all September degree candidates*
14	Friday	Last day to go off September degree list; last day of classes
20	Thursday	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics program ends
24	Monday	Grades for summer session due

* Joint Program students are advised to check with their MIT departments regarding thesis deadlines.