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) due to 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 and visit our Spring 2021 Grading page for a listing by cohort.
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, March 19, 2021.
- Drop Date for full-term subjects is Thursday, April 29, 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.
First-year students
| March 19 | Friday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H3 subject. |
| April 29 | Thursday | Choose the PE/NE option for a full-term subject. |
| May 6 | Thursday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H4 subject. |
| June 1 | Tuesday | First day to designate a Spring 2021 subject as Pass/No Record through the Flexible P/NR option. (Final deadline: Add Date of your next enrolled term.) |
Sophomores
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February 12 |
Friday | Change a hidden D for a fall 2020 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade. |
| February 26 | Friday | Designate an H3 subject as Exploratory. |
| February 26 | Friday | Designate an H3 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Change a Fall 2020 D/NE grade to a D. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Designate a full-term subject as Exploratory. |
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March 19 |
Friday | Designate a full-term science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| March 19 | Friday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H3 subject. |
| April 16 | Friday | Designate an H4 subject as Exploratory. |
| April 16 | Friday | Designate an H4 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
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April 29 |
Thursday |
Choose the PE/NE option for a full-term subject. |
| May 6 | Thursday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H4 subject. |
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May 27 |
Thursday |
Deadline to resolve Fall 2020 IE grades. |
Juniors
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February 12 |
Friday | Change a hidden D for a fall 2020 subject taken under the Science Core GIR P/NR option to a regular grade. |
| February 26 | Friday | Designate an H3 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| February 26 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H3 subjects. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Change a Fall 2020 D/NE grade to a D. |
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March 19 |
Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for full-term subjects |
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March 19 |
Friday | Designate a full-term science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| March 19 | Friday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H3 subject. |
| April 16 | Friday | Designate an H4 science core GIR as P/NR under the CUP’s Experimental Grading Policy. |
| April 16 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H4 subjects |
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April 29 |
Thursday |
Choose the PE/NE option for a full-term subject. |
| May 6 | Thursday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H4 subject. |
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May 27 |
Thursday |
Deadline to resolve Fall 2020 IE grades. |
Seniors
| February 26 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H3 subjects. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Change a Fall 2020 D/NE grade to a D. |
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March 19 |
Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for a full-term subject. |
| March 19 | Friday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H3 subject. |
| April 16 | Friday | Use your Jr/Sr P/D/F option(s) for H4 subjects |
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April 29 |
Thursday |
Choose the PE/NE option for a full-term subject. |
| May 6 | Thursday | Choose the PE/NE option for an H4 subject. |
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May 27 |
Thursday |
Deadline to resolve Fall 2020 IE grades. |
Graduate students
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February 26 |
Friday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for H3 subjects. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Change a Fall 2020 D/NE grade to a D. |
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March 19 |
Friday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for full-term subjects. |
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March 19 |
Friday |
Choose the PE/NE option for an H3 subject. |
| April 16 | Friday | Use your Graduate P/D/F option(s) for H4 subjects. |
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April 29 |
Thursday |
Choose the PE/NE option for a full-term subject. |
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May 6 |
Thursday |
Choose the PE/NE option for an H4 subject. |
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May 27 |
Thursday |
Deadline to resolve Fall 2020 IE grades. |
