PhD Academic Requirements Handbooks

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).

•  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)