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.