

2025 Dates
All dates are subject to change and can vary by 1-2 weeks.
NOTE: ALL SDS COURSES OPEN AT 23:59 UTC
Data Analysis in Social Science - 14.310x
14.310x is the required content course. Note: this course is offered through MITx online and not edX.
The content course runs according to the DEDP schedule, and for 2025 it runs all 3 terms.
Start Date for Data Analysis in Social Science: May 13, 2025
End Date for audit SDS Learners in Data Analysis in Social Science: July 31, 2025
Data Analysis in Social Science - Assessing Your Knowledge - 14.310Fx
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August 8, 2025
Exam opens for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August 22, 2025
Exam closes for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August 27, 2025
Learning Time Series with Interventions - IDS.S24
Opening Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: May 12, 2025
Verify Deadline for Learning Time Series with Interventions: July 14, 2025
Closing Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: : September 1, 2025
Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data - 6.431x
Start Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: May 14, 2025
Verification Deadline for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: June 30, 2025
End Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: September 3, 2025
Fundamentals of Statistics - 18.6501x
Start Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: May 5, 2025
Verification Deadline for Fundamentals of Statistics: July 22, 2025
End Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: August 25, 2025
Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications - 6.419x
Start Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: September 1, 2025
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: November 3, 2025
End Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications: December 22, 2025
Capstone Exam in Statistics and Data Science - DS-CFx
Opening Date for Capstone Exam in SDS: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 (23:59 UTC)
Verify Deadline: for Capstone Exam in SDS: Tuesday, October 21 (23:59 UTC)
Pt1 exams open: Tuesday, November 4th (16:00 UTC)
Pt1 exams close: Thursday, November 6th (23:59 UTC)
Pt2 exams open: Wednesday, November 12th 16:00 UTC)
Pt2 exams close: Friday, November 14th (23:59 UTC)
Closing Date: Monday, November 17th (16:00 UTC)
Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning- 6.86x
Start Date for Machine Learning: September 8, 2025
Verification Deadline for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: November 24, 2025
End Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: December 22, 2025
Data Analysis in Social Science - Assessing Your Knowledge - 14.310Fx
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: December 4, 2025
Exam opens for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: December 18, 2025
Exam closes for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: December 23, 2025
2026 Dates
All dates are subject to change and can vary by 1-2 weeks.
NOTE: ALL SDS COURSES OPEN AT 23:59 UTC
Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data - 6.431x
Start Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: January 20, 2026
Verification Deadline for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: March 10, 2026
End Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: May 19, 2026
Fundamentals of Statistics - 18.6501x
Start Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: January 27, 2026
Verification Deadline for Fundamentals of Statistics: March 11, 2026
End Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: May 20 2026
Capstone Exam in Statistics and Data Science - DS-CFx
Opening Date for Capstone Exam in SDS: March, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verify Deadline: March, 2026 TBD (exact date TBD)
Closing Date: April, 2026 TBD (exact date TBD)
Learning Time Series with Interventions - IDS.S24
Note: Learning Time Series 2026 run term to be determined and announced in September of 2025
Opening Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: TBD
Verify Deadline for Learning Time Series with Interventions: TBD
Closing Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: TBD
Data Analysis in Social Science - 14.310x
14.310x is the required content course.
Note: this course is offered through MITx online and not edX.
The content course runs according to the DEDP schedule, and for 2026 it runs all 3 terms.
Start Date for Data Analysis in Social Science: May, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
End Date for audit SDS Learners in Data Analysis in Social Science: August, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Analysis in Social Science - Assessing Your Knowledge - 14.310Fx
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Exam opens for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: September, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning- 6.86x
Start Date for Machine Learning: May, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verification Deadline: TBD
End Date for Machine Learning: September, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications - 6.419x
Start Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: May, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: TBD
End Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: September, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data - 6.431x
Start Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: September, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verification Deadline for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: TBD
End Date for Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data: December, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Fundamentals of Statistics - 18.6501x
Start Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: August, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verification Deadline for Fundamentals of Statistics: TBD
End Date for Fundamentals of Statistics: December 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Capstone Exam in Statistics and Data Science - DS-CFx
Opening Date for Capstone Exam in SDS: October, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
Verify Deadline: TBD
Closing Date for Capstone Exam in SDS: November, 2026 TBD (exact date TBD)