2026 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 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
Start Date for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August 18, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: August 31, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Exam opens for Data Analysis in Social Science—Assessing Your Knowledge: September 4, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning- 6.86x
Start Date for Machine Learning: May 26, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Verification Deadline: August 14th, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
End Date for Machine Learning: September 3, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications - 6.419x
Start Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: May 12, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Verification Deadline for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: July 15, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
End Date for Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling: September 4, 2026 (23:59 UTC)
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)
