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
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