Archive of PhD Handbooks, distributed during first-year orientation. (effective AY20, Hard copy handbooks are not distributed at HST Orientation but rather reflect a snapshot of the policies posted on the HST website during that matriculation year)
If you need a prior year, not included here, please contact the HST Academic Office at hst [at] mit.edu (subject: PhD%20Handbook) (hst[at]mit[dot]edu).
- AY25 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2024)
- AY24 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2023)
- AY23 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2022)
- AY22 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2021)
- AY21 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2020)
- AY20 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2019)
- AY19 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2018)
- AY18 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2017)
- AY17 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2016)
- AY16 PhD Handbook (for students who matriculated fall 2015)