Academic Calendar
Fall Quadmester 2022
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, August 29, 2022 | Registration: Registration Officially Opens |
| Friday, September 2, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee |
| Friday, September 30, 2022 | Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit a paper Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for December (Fall) Degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via e-mail to registrar@rice.edu |
| Monday, October 3, 2022 | START OF TERM FIRST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, October 3, 2022 | Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 |
| Sunday, October 9, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition |
| Monday, October 10, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER |
| Sunday, October 16, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition |
| Monday, October 17, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER |
| Saturday, October 22, 2022 | INVESTITURE CEREMONY for Rice's Eighth President, Dr. Reginald DesRoches. Please visit inauguration.rice.edu for more information |
| Sunday, October 23, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, October 28, 2022 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term |
| Sunday, October 30, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sunday, November 6, 2022 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Thursday, November 24, 2022 | THANKSGIVING DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Meet As Scheduled) |
| Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony for Summer and Fall 2022 degree recipients. Please visit commencement.rice.edu for more informaton |
| Sunday, December 11, 2022 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, December 12, 2022 | Final Examination Period Begins |
| Sunday, December 18, 2022 | Final Examination Period Ends |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins |
| Sunday, December 25, 2022 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends |
| Sunday, December 25, 2022 | END OF TERM |
| Monday, January 2, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Fall quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER |