Rice university academic calendar Spring 2023

Monday, January 9, 2023 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER
BEGINNING OF INSTRUCTION
Monday - Friday, January 9 - 20, 2023 Spring Registration Continues: Late Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students Friday, January 13, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in previous Fall semester Monday, January 16, 2023 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) Friday, January 20, 2023 Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER


Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day to complete late registration online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in previous Fall semester
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in previous Fall semester
Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition and fees
Deadline: Last day for tuition adjustment for part-time students
Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit a paper Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for May (Spring) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via email to Friday, January 27, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 70% refund of tuition Friday, February 3, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition Thursday - Friday, February 9 - 10, 2023 SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) Friday, February 10, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 50% refund of tuition Friday, February 17, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition Friday, February 24, 2023 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (full-term courses)
Deadline: Last day to designate as "Audit" a course in which one is currently registered for credit (via Special Registration Form - Instructor Permission Required)
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Mid-Semester Grades for first-year undergraduate students online via ESTHER
Deadline: College course plans due to the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) for following Fall semester
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Summer to
Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 30% refund of tuition
Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level May (Spring) degree candidates to filethe following in-person and in the Office of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May (Spring) degree conferral:
  • Thesis masters candidacy petitions
  • Certification of non-thesis masters
  • Form for candidacy masters
  • Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Monday, February 27, 2023 Deadline: Last day to submit New Course Request Forms to the Academic Deans for SCRC review (for new courses in the upcoming Fall semester) Friday, March 3, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition Friday, March 10, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 10% refund of tuition Saturday - Sunday, March 11 - 19, 2023 SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) Friday, March 24, 2023 Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to "Pass/Fail" option
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for 1st year, 2nd semester (previous Fall) undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar or submit the Special Registration Form to by 4:00 p.m.
Deadline: Last day for second-year undergraduate students to formally declare their official major with the Office of the Registrar, via a Declaration of Major Form
Graduation Deadline: Last day for undergraduate-level May (Spring) degree candidates to declare any additional major, minor or university certificates, if applicable
Fall Registration: Fall 2023 Course Schedule published to courses.rice.edu
Fall Registration: Course Request Period begins for undergraduate students Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Fall to Friday, April 7, 2023 Fall Registration: Course Request Period ends for undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2023 Fall Registration: Fall Registration begins for currently enrolled graduate, and undergraduate professional (BArch) students at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Fall Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for undergraduate students at 7:00 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2023 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Fall semester by 5:00 p.m. without a Late Registration Fee Saturday, April 15, 2023 Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any Fall classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes Friday, April 21, 2023 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
END OF INSTRUCTION
Friday, April 21, 2023 Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Spring undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar or submit the Special Registration Form to by 4:00 p.m.
Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit thesis in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May (Spring) degree conferral by 12:00 noon Saturday - Tuesday, April 22 - 25, 2023 Study Days - NO EXAMS Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for academic departments to submit to the Provost's Office their proposed list of degree candidates to receive the university honor of Distinction in Research and Creative Work Wednesday - Tuesday, April 26 - May 2, 2023 Final Examinations for all undergraduate courses Tuesday, May 2, 2023 END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER Friday, May 5, 2023 GRADUATION - Convocation Ceremonies Saturday, May 6, 2023 GRADUATION - Commencement Ceremony
(Rice University's 110th Commencement)
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Spring semester final grades for all students online via ESTHER by 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023 Deadline: (May Degree Candidates only) Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring semester Monday, May 22, 2023 GRADUATION - Degrees Awarded for May (Spring) degree recipients Friday, June 9, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in the Spring semester Friday, June 30, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for all undergraduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for an August (Summer) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER
Graduation Deadline: Last day for all graduate-level students to submit a paper Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for August (Summer) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via e-mail to
Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level August (Summer) degree candidates to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for August (Summer) degree conferral:
  • Thesis masters candidacy petitions
  • Certification of non-thesis masters
  • Form for candidacy masters
  • Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Friday, August 11, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit thesis in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies forAugust (Summer) degree conferral by 12:00 noon
Graduation Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in the Spring semester (by Summer degree candidates) for an August (Summer) degree conferral Friday, August 25, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in the Spring semester