Regular student
Rules for admission as a regular student
International student
Expectations for international students
Listener
Rules for attending subjects as a listener
Special student
Rules and deadlines for graduate students whose intended program of study is essentially graduate in nature but who is not a candidate for an advanced degree
Part time status
Regulations regarding the pursuit of a graduate degree on a part time basis
Nonresident status
Conditions under which thesis research may be carried out while not in formal residence at the Institute
Visiting student
Information for students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an institution of higher education other than MIT and have been invited by faculty to do research at MIT
Exchange scholar
Information regarding studying on campus at another institution
Transfer student
Information for students of faculty who are newly hired to MIT and wish to continue their thesis research with the advisor
Institute research staff
Information regarding research staff who wish to work for an advanced degree as a special graduate student