Academic Calendar
Fall Quadmester 2024

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 26, 2024 Registration: Registration Officially Opens
Friday, August 30, 2024 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee
Friday, September 27, 2024 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, September 30, 2024 START OF TERM
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, September 30, 2024 Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125
Sunday, October 6, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition
Monday, October 7, 2024 Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, October 13, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition
Monday, October 14, 2024 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, October 20, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, October 25, 2024 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term
Sunday, October 27, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Sunday, November 3, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition
Thursday, November 28, 2024 THANKSGIVING DAY (HOLIDAY)
(Live Class Sessions will be Rescheduled)
Sunday, December 8, 2024 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, December 9, 2024 Final Examination Period Begins
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony (for Summer and Fall 2024 degree recipients). For information, please visit commencement.rice.edu
Sunday, December 15, 2024 Final Examination Period Ends
Monday, December 16, 2024 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins
Sunday, December 22, 2024 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends
Sunday, December 22, 2024 END OF TERM
Monday, December 30, 2024 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Fall quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER