Special instructions for SMACT Thesis Students
Thesis is taken in conjunction with 4.390, Art, Culture and Technology Studio, which is taken each term, and 4.389, SMACT Thesis Tutorial, which is taken the final two terms. Thesis reviews are scheduled within the forum of 4.390, which is restricted to SMACT students.
Deadlines
Fall 2024 Thesis Deadlines
No off-cycle SMACT students graduating February 2025
Formatting, Specifications & Thesis Submission
Important: Consult the Formatting & Specifications and Thesis Submission information page.
Spring 2025 Thesis Deadlines
Wednesday, November 20, 2024: Drop Date
- Last day to submit thesis committee form (this includes a working thesis title and signatures; it does not include an abstract) to the ACT Academic Associate, cmonique@mit.edu.
Date: End of Fall Semester
- Last day to submit twenty-page thesis outline to thesis committee
Friday, January 24, 2025
- First Draft of thesis due to advisor via email.
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Registration for thesis, 24 units of 4.THG
- Degree list: Put yourself on the May degree list by applying for a degree
- Thesis committee (advisor and readers) must meet with the student in the first 2 weeks of the semester to agree on a thesis plan
Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21, 2025
- Public Midterm Review: ACT and departmental faculty invited to attend
Monday, March 31 – Friday, April 4, 2025
- Penultimate draft of thesis due to thesis committee via email
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Last date to change thesis title via WebSIS
Monday, April 21 – Friday, April 25, 2025
- Thesis Defense/Penultimate Review: Closed (thesis advisor and committee members only)
Tuesday, April 22, 2025: Drop Date
- Submit digital information and images about your thesis for the Final Review Pamphlet to TBA by 9am.
Friday, April 25: Thesis Document Due
- 9:00am department thesis deadline via the Department Thesis Submission Tool
- (choose “Single Sign On” and log in with your MIT email address)
- Note: Your final thesis book must be reviewed and approved by thesis advisor(s) before submission to the department portal
- If you are having difficulty when logged into Office 365 or Sharepoint under a different log in, try clearing your cache on your browser so that you can log in to the form with your MIT Kerberos account
- This is for the purpose of making certain the document is in compliance with MIT archive requirements. You will be contacted quickly via the portal if adjustments are needed. Please do not email separately.
- Dual degree candidates must abide by their home department’s deadlines and protocols (for example, Architecture cannot accept digital copies of the thesis with signatures).
Wednesday, May 14 and/or Thursday, May 15, 2025: Final Reviews
- Final Reviews: open to the public and includes external critics
Week 17 of term (exact date TBD)
- Thesis show opens two weeks after the thesis review
Last week of May 2025
- Thursday, May 29, 2025: Degree award date
- TBA – Architecture Department’s End of Year Celebration / Awards Ceremony on TBA
- Commencement: Thursday, May 29, 2025
- 11am–12:30pm, SA+P Advanced Degree Ceremony in Kresge Auditorium
- 2–4:30pm, OneMIT Ceremony on Killian Court for all graduates
- More details, as they become available, will be posted on https://commencement.mit.edu/
Formatting, Specifications & Thesis Submission
Important: Consult the Formatting & Specifications and Thesis Submission information page.
SMACT Thesis Contacts
- SMACT Director: Azra Akšamija
- SMACT Thesis Preparation: Azra Akšamija
- ACT Academic Associate: Claudine Monique
- Architecture master’s degree administrator: Kateri Bertin
- SMACT thesis submission: Claudine Monique, Kateri Bertin, and Tonya Miller
- ACT Director of Finance and Operations: Scott Tirrell