• Readmission
• If Registration Load is Less Than Full-time
• Retaining Student Status
• Leaves and Withdrawals: Undergraduates, Graduate Students

Undergraduate students must apply for readmission through Student Support Services, 5-104.

Graduate students must be readmitted through their departments and the MIT Admissions Office, 3-103. More information can be found in Graduate Policies and Procedures.

Once readmitted, students should immediately contact the Registrar's Office, 5-119, records@mit.edu to complete pre-registration.
 

A person becomes an MIT student at the start of the term for which he or she is admitted or readmitted. Regular student status is retained until graduation, unless the student withdraws or is disqualified.

For the fall and spring terms, undergraduate and graduate students must complete the three steps listed below in order to continue student status during that term:

1. Pre-registration must be completed according to instructions issued by the Registrar's office.
2. All Institute and Fraternity/Sorority/Independent Living Group charges must be paid when due, or satisfactory alternative arrangements must be made with Student Financial Services or the FSILG.
3. Registration Forms must be approved by the student's advisor or registration officer, signed by the student, and returned to the Registrar's Office.

Undergraduate and graduate students registered in the spring term who do not graduate or withdraw from MIT retain their student status throughout the following summer, whether or not they register for the Summer Session; they cease being students if they do not register in the fall (although the rules for student status with regard to loan repayment are somewhat different). Graduate students making progress toward a degree during the summer must register for the Summer Session in accordance with Graduate Policies and Procedures.

Students do not have to register for the Independent Activities Period to retain student status between fall and spring terms.