Policies
This page includes policies related to Covid-19, organized by topic. See the Latest Updates page for other notifications sent to the MIT community.
Academics
- Spring 2021 emergency academic regulations and recommendations – January 21, 2021
- Expanded grading policy for spring 2021 – December 10, 2020
- Grading policy for the spring semester – November 30, 2021
- Expanded emergency academic regulations and policies – August 25, 2020
- Fall 2020 emergency academic regulations and policies – August 10, 2020
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Updated Commonwealth guidance and restrictions – February 8, 2021
- MIT Higher Education Control Plan – December 14, 2020
Events, gatherings, campus spaces, and visitors
- Updated: Events, gatherings, and campus spaces policy – April 30, 2021
- Guidance for reducing risk while participating in demonstrations or protests during the pandemic – April 16, 2021
- Updated: “Touchdown spaces” available on campus – April 16, 2021
- Campus visitor policy – April 9, 2021
- MIT summer policies (testing, access, and travel) – April 7, 2021
- Parking policy – March 23, 2021
- Campus space policy – March 8, 2021
- MIT maker space policy – February 24, 2021
Face coverings and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Outdoor face-covering requirement relaxed; outdoor space capacity limit to increase – May 2, 2021
- Face coverings policy update – May 2, 2021
- Gloves, face coverings, personal protective equipment (PPE) policy – April 30, 2021
Staff and faculty
- Pay policies during the pandemic (Touchstone login required) – January 4, 2021
- Expedited process for addressing reported faculty and staff violations of the Covid-19 return to work on campus policy (Touchstone login required) – September 14, 2020
- Return to work on campus policy – August 11, 2020
Students
- Undergraduate student Covid-19 policies
- Graduate student Covid-19 policies
- Expedited COD process for Covid-19 policy violations – August 27, 2020
Testing, quarantine, and travel
- MIT summer policies (testing, access, and travel) – April 7, 2021
- Updated: Covid-19 travel policy – April 7, 2021
- New policy on quarantine periods – December 16, 2020
- Guidance for graduate students on vacation time and self-quarantine – December 1, 2020