Graduate academic standards
Graduate academic performance standards for continued registration Continuing registration of graduate students is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. It is the responsibility of the Committee on Graduate Programs (CGP) to monitor academic standards for graduate students and special graduate students in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Faculty. Students should consult with their specific […]
Academic performance
Graduate academic standards Information and procedures regarding academic performance Grades Grading information and notation Excused absences Circumstances under which a student may be excused from missed academic work Cumulative rating Recommendation towards an advanced degree and cumulative rating Subject credits and designations Information regarding unit hours and subject classifications Grade reports and transcripts How to […]
Other interdisciplinary study and research
Additional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and research for graduate students are described in the MIT Bulletin. See also Interdisciplinary degree paths.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
The Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST) brings together MIT, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Harvard University, and Boston area teaching hospitals in a unique collaboration that integrates science, medicine and engineering to solve problems in human health. At MIT, the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) provides a robust home for HST. HST offers degree programs that focus […]
Exchange Scholar Program
The Ivy Plus Exchange Scholar Program facilitates an exchange of study and research for doctoral students enrolled at the following institutions: University of California at Berkeley, Brown University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Yale University. Students may study at one […]
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) connects MIT students and faculty with research and innovation around the world. Working closely with a network of premier corporations, universities, and research institutes, MISTI matches hundreds of MIT students annually with all-expense-paid internships, teaching, and research opportunities abroad. Program Managers prepare students for their experiences abroad through MIT […]
Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies
The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies (GCWS) offers graduate-level seminars on topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for students in any discipline. The program is a cooperative effort by faculty at Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. GCWS classes […]
Partnerships & exchanges
MIT’s partnerships and exchange programs include the following: Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies Information about the cooperative effort by faculty at Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Information about all-expenses-paid internships, international research […]
Registration holds
A student on registration hold cannot register until making arrangements with the appropriate office; check the messages section of the registration to see which office has placed the hold. The student deals directly with the office, and if satisfactory arrangements are made (for example, by paying money owed, by providing visa documents, by receiving immunizations), […]
Denials of further registration
Each term, the Graduate Academic Performance Group (GAPG) evaluates the academic progress of each graduate student. Upon notice from the department or program, and concurrence by the GAPG, of a student’s failure to make satisfactory progress toward degree objectives, the student may be denied permission to continue. (See Graduate academic standards). Normally, such an action is […]
Withdrawal, readmission
Withdrawal Graduate degree programs should be completed without interruption. A student who discontinues graduate study for one or more academic terms, and is not on an approved medical leave or leave for National Service, must notify their department, which will in turn notify the Registrar to record the student as withdrawn from the Institute. The Registrar […]
Leave for national service
National service is defined as activities which address urgent national need (e.g. active military service) or humanitarian service (e.g. disaster relief). Graduate students in good academic standing, seeking to take a temporary leave from their graduate study, for national service in their country of citizenship, should complete the following steps: The Office of Graduate Education […]
Medical leave and return procedure
Students considering a medical leave are urged to make an appointment with a graduate dean who handles “Advising and Personal Support” to discuss their plans. Students who feel that there are any barriers to taking a medical leave are strongly encouraged to contact their program’s graduate officer or graduate administrator, or the OGE directly. International students should […]
Medical leave and return policy
Process Any registered student may request a Medical Leave. Medical Leave will be granted when a student is unable to, or chooses not to, participate in campus life for reasons of physical or mental health. The student must provide appropriate medical documentation, acceptable to MIT, to support the leave. Undergraduates should submit requests for Medical […]
Medical leave and return overview
Medical leave is a period of absence for graduate students from academic and research work intended to allow time for treatment of and recovery from mental and/or physical conditions that interfere with a student’s ability to participate in campus life, including their ability to complete or make satisfactory progress towards academic goals. For graduate students, […]
Listener status
Regular graduate students paying full tuition may attend regularly offered subjects as listeners without payment of additional fees. Permission for such action must be granted by the instructor in charge of the subject concerned. Such students must indicate listener status then submitting their registration. Special students are charged tuition for subjects taken as listeners on a […]
Registration changes
Add/Drop/Change Information about adding or dropping a subject Listener status Information on auditing classes, or attending classes as a listener Withdrawal, readmission Expectations of students intending to discontinue studies for one or more academic terms Denials of further registration Academic expectations for retention of registration Registration holds Information regarding holds on registration Please see also: […]
Add/Drop/Change
Students are responsible for monitoring their own registrations, and making any needed changes within the specified periods. Adding, dropping, and changing subjects To add, drop or make a grading status change prior to the deadline, use the regular online Add form. Adds, Drops and Changes prior to the deadline require approval from the instructor and the […]
Tuition and fees
For more detailed information regarding the cost of attendance for the academic year, including specific costs for tuition and fees, books and supplies, housing and food as well as transportation, please visit the Registrar’s website. Graduate students who are enrolled in a research degree program, and who are not taking courses, will have their summer tuition […]
Academic terms
Fall and spring terms: Registration is completed online (https://registration.mit.edu). Students must meet the medical requirements for registration. Registration must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by the end of the first week of term. Registration submitted (online) after this deadline is subject to a $50 late fee. Failure to complete registration by the end of the second week of […]
Credit
Transfer credit: In special cases, advanced subjects completed satisfactorily elsewhere may be accepted for credit toward requirements for an advanced degree (with a recorded grade of “S” for subjects with exact MIT equivalents). If the subject has no MIT equivalent, approved transfer credit should be requested through a petition approved by the appropriate departmental graduate registration […]
Medical report requirement
MIT requires that all incoming students, including Visiting Students and Special Students, submit a completed Medical Report Form. The form includes a medical history as well as documentation of immunizations and/or immunity to certain infectious diseases, as required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Physical examinations for Graduate Students are only required for those […]
Retention of student status
To retain student status for the fall and spring terms, a student must complete the registration process according to instructions issued by the Registrar’s Office, and pay all Institute charges, or make satisfactory alternative arrangements with Student Financial Services by the deadline. An individual who has not completed the above steps by the second week of […]
Status of registration
A status of registration report is available to every student on WebSIS starting at the end of registration day. This report indicates the student’s program as it stands in the Registrar’s Office. The Institute holds each student fully responsible for checking the accuracy of their initial registration and any subsequent changes submitted to the Registrar’s Office, for […]
Registration requirements
Once admitted (or readmitted) to an MIT advanced degree program, a person becomes a student at the start of the term for which he or she was admitted. The person retains regular student status until graduation, unless the student withdraws, is required to withdraw, or fails to complete registration. Each student is assigned to a […]
Institute research staff
In view of their full time responsibilities on assigned research and corresponding nonacademic salary scales, Institute research staff or employees of Lincoln Laboratory or the Draper Laboratory may not be full time regular graduate students while also employed by MIT, but may, under certain conditions, be granted the status of special graduate student through the […]
Transfer student
In some circumstances, students of faculty who are newly hired to MIT wish to continue their thesis research with the advisor. Typically, these are students in the advanced stages of degree candidacy and for whom the continued advisory relationship would facilitate timely completion of the degree. Such students may seek to transfer to MIT and […]
Exchange student
Exchange students include undergraduate and graduate level students who enroll for classes at MIT via an approved exchange program. Exchange study abroad programs are coordinated by the host department and MIT MISTI. The Exchange Scholar Program enables a graduate student enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the participating institutions to study at one of the other […]
Visiting student
Students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an institution of higher education other than MIT and have been invited by faculty in an MIT department or laboratory/center to do research in their fields of study may apply for visiting student status. Current MIT regular or special students, or MIT students who have […]
Nonresident status
There are two special conditions under which thesis research may be carried out while not in formal residence at the Institute: Thesis Research in Absentia and Nonresident Doctoral Thesis Research Status. Thesis research in absentia is applicable to both Master and Doctoral candidates and intended primarily for students who are on location away from MIT but who in […]
Part time status
Pursuit of a graduate degree on a part time basis is not permitted. All graduate students at the Institute are registered on a full time basis. Non-degree special students may register part-time if it does not conflict with immigration requirements.
Special student
A special student may or may not be pursuing a degree elsewhere at the undergraduate or graduate level and is admitted to take approved classes at MIT. Special students are considered non-degree students. Admission as a special student does not imply any commitment on the part of MIT toward an individual’s admissibility to regular student […]
International student
Qualifications Graduate student applicants, who are not citizens or permanent residents of the US, must have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical institute of acceptable standing. The academic record and all credentials must indicate the ability of the candidate to achieve distinction in an approved program of study and […]
Regular student
A regular graduate student is an individual who has received a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and who has been admitted to and is registered for a program of advanced study and research leading to any of the post-baccalaureate degrees offered by MIT. Students may also be registered in MIT programs of study leading to […]
Student status
Regular student Rules for admission as a regular student International student Expectations for international students Special student Information for students applying as nondegree special students either at the graduate level Part-time status Regulations regarding the pursuit of a graduate degree on a part-time basis Nonresident status Conditions under which thesis research may be carried out […]
Serving on the board of an MIT member’s existing company
I’m a student who has been invited to join an MIT faculty or research staff member’s existing company or organization, or serve on its board. Your expertise makes you an asset! Before you accept the invitation to join or serve in this capacity, please keep in mind that there are some rules that guide your […]
