About IAP: Dates and Deadlines

Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a special four week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. IAP 2016 begins on Monday, January 4, 2016 and ends on Friday, January 29, 2016.

Members of the MIT Community planning to attend and/or organize IAP offerings should make note of these important dates and deadlines:

• Fall 2015: IAP posting systems available. Organizers may submit activity and subject descriptions via the online posting systems. To ensure maximum exposure to the MIT Community, organizers should post completed listings by the first week of November, and then as they become available.
• January 4, 2016: IAP 2016 begins
• January 29, 2016: IAP 2016 ends
• February 3, 2016: Deadline for submission of IAP grades.

Student Deadlines

• December 1: Students begin IAP pre-registration on WebSIS.
• Wednesday, December 2nd at 8am— Wednesday, December 9th at 1pm: Undergraduates register for IAP Physical Education classes through the physical education website. Graduate students can register during the last 24hours of registration.
• December 31: IAP Pre-Registration Deadline. Deadline for all students to pre-register for IAP for-credit subjects.