Academic Calendar
Summer Quadmester 2023
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 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | Registration: Registration Officially Opens |
| Friday, June 2, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | START OF TERM FIRST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 |
| Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | INDEPENDENCE DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Will Be Rescheduled) |
| Sunday, July 9, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER |
| Sunday, July 16, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition |
| Monday, July 17, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER |
| Sunday, July 23, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term |
| Sunday, July 30, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sunday, August 6, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Monday, September 4, 2023 | LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions will be Rescheduled) |
| Sunday, September 10, 2023 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, September 11, 2023 | Final Examination Period Begins |
| Sunday, September 17, 2023 | Final Examination Period Ends |
| Monday, September 18, 2023 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins |
| Sunday, September 24, 2023 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends |
| Sunday, September 24, 2023 | END OF TERM |
| Friday, September 29, 2023 | Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree for December (Fall) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER |
| Monday, October 9, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Summer quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony for Summer and Fall 2023 degree recipients. Please visit commencement.rice.edu for more information |