Academic Calendar
Spring Quadmester 2028

All dates and deadlines (noted below) are for quadmester full-term courses. PLEASE NOTE: Part of Term Courses have different dates and deadlines that are posted on the Part of Term Courses web page.

Date Event
Monday, Febraury 28, 2028 Registration: Registration Officially Opens
Friday, March 3, 2028 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee
Monday, April 3, 2028 START OF TERM
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, April 3, 2028 Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125
Sunday, April 9, 2028 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition
Monday, April 10, 2028 Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, April 16, 2028 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition
Monday, April 17, 2028 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, April 23, 2028 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, April 28, 2028 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term
Sunday, April 30, 2028 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Sunday, May 7, 2028 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition
Monday, May 29, 2028 MEMORIAL DAY (HOLIDAY)
(Live Class sessions will be Rescheduled)
Sunday, June 11, 2028 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, June 12, 2028 Final Examination Period Begins
Sunday, June 18, 2028 Final Examination Period Ends
Monday, June 19, 2028 JUNETEENTH (DAY OF OBSERVANCE)
(Live Class Sessions will be Rescheduled)
Monday, June 19, 2028 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins
Sunday, June 25, 2028 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends
Sunday, June 25, 2027 END OF TERM
Thursday, June 29, 2028 Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree for August (Summer) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER
Monday, July 3, 2028 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Spring quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony (for Summer and Fall 2028 degree recipients). For information, please visit commencement.rice.edu