Academic Calendars
Academic calendars are approved by the Faculty Senate. In January 2008 meeting, Faculty Senate approved a system of calendar generation based on formulas, number of days, etc. Beginning with the 2009-10 academic year, Rice's academic calendar has followed this methodology.
The calendar below displays both the Semester and Quadmester academic calendars. If you would like to view only one of them, click the dropdown arrow next to "Agenda" and select the desired calendar.
Three-Semester Academic Calendars
Academic Year 2020-2021
- Fall Semester 2020 (Updated and Revised)
- Spring Semester 2021 (Updated and Revised)
- Summer Semester 2021
Academic Year 2021-2022
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Fall Semester 2022 (Approved 09/02/2020)
- Spring Semester 2023 (Approved 09/02/2020)
- Summer Semester 2023 (Approved 09/02/2020)
Other Previous Academic Years
Four-Quadmester Academic Calendars*
*Presently in use only for the MBA@Rice degree program.
Academic Year 2020-2021
- Summer Quadmester 2020
- Fall Quadmester 2020 (Updated and Revised)
- Winter Quadmester 2021 (Updated and Revised)
- Spring Quadmester 2021 (Updated and Revised)
Academic Year 2021-2022
- Summer Quadmester 2021 (Approved 09/02/2020)
- Fall Quadmester 2021 (Approved 09/02/2020)
- Winter Quadmester 2022 (Approved 09/02/2020)
- Spring Quadmester 2022 (Approved 09/02/2020)
Part of Term Calendars
To view Part of Term Calendars, please visit the Part of Term Courses page.
Course Syllabus Templates
Rice University's Center for Teaching Excellence has syllabus guidelines and optional, editable syllabi outlines here.
Academic Department Planning Calendars
The calendars below are provided for academic department planning purposes. The planning calendars provide a timeline of ongoing projects in the Office of the Registrar, as well as, a timeline of when the Office of the Registrar will require departmental assistance.