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
Note -- all eligible learners will be enrolled into the Capstone sometime in mid-February, 2026.
You will be notified of your enrollment through email, and you will see the Capstone exam course in your edX dashboard.
Bundle purchase learners do NOT need to pay again for the Capstone -- you only need to apply your entitlement to the current Capstone run.
Capstone course opens: March 17 (23:59 UTC)
verification deadline: March 24 (23:59 UTC)
Part 1 exams open: April 7 (16:00 UTC)
Part 1 exams close: April 9 (23:59 UTC)
Part 2 exams open: April 14 (16:00 UTC)
Part 2 exams close: April 16 (23:59 UTC)
Capstone closes: April 17 (16:00 UTC)
Learning Time Series with Interventions - IDS.S24
Opening Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: February 3, 2025
Verify Deadline for Learning Time Series with Interventions: April 31, 2025
Closing Date for Learning Time Series with Interventions: May 12, 2025
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)
