What you need to know
MIT students have a number of grading options available to them as part of the Institute’s policies, through the Committee on the Undergraduate Program’s (CUP) Experimental Grading Policies, and under the Emergency Academic Regulations (EARs) during the pandemic disruption.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with our helpful list of deadlines below. Click on the links for additional information about the specific grading option or policy.
Some key points to remember:
- Many, but not all, of these deadlines are contained within the Academic Calendar.
- Add Date for full-term subjects is Friday, October 8, 2021.
- Drop Date for full-term subjects is Thursday, November 18, 2021.
- Request changes to grading options through our Add/Drop application. After your advisor has approved the request, return to Add/Drop to submit the change.
Sophomores
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October 8 |
Friday |
Change a Spring 2021 D/NE grade to a D. |
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December 17 |
Friday |
Deadline to resolve Spring 2021 IE grades. |
| January 5 | Wednesday | First day to designate a Fall 2021 subject as Pass/No Record through the Flexible P/NR option (Final deadline: Add Date of your next enrolled term). |
Juniors
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September 7 |
Tuesday | Change a hidden D for a Spring 2021 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade. |
| September 17 | Friday | Designate an H1 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| September 17 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H1 subjects. |
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October 8 |
Friday |
Change a Spring 2021 D/NE grade to a D. |
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October 8 |
Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for full-term subjects. |
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October 8 |
Friday | Designate a full-term science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| November 1 | Monday | Designate an H2 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| November 1 | Monday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H2 subjects. |
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December 17 |
Friday |
Deadline to resolve Spring 2021 IE grades. |
Seniors
| September 7 | Tuesday | Change a hidden D for a Spring 2021 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade. |
| September 17 | Friday | Designate an H1 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| September 17 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H1 subjects. |
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October 8 |
Friday |
Change a Spring 2021 D/NE grade to a D. |
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October 8 |
Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for full-term subjects. |
| October 8 | Friday | Designate a full-term science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| November 1 | Monday | Designate an H2 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
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November 1 |
Monday |
Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H2 subjects. |
| December 17 | Friday | Deadline to resolve Spring 2021 IE grades. |
Graduate students
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September 17 |
Friday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for H1 subjects. |
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October 8 |
Friday |
Change a Spring 2021 D/NE grade to a D. |
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October 8 |
Friday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for full-term subjects. |
| November 1 | Monday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for H2 subjects. |
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December 17 |
Friday |
Deadline to resolve Spring 2021 IE grades. |
