Academic Calendar
Fall Quadmester 2025

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, September 1, 2025 Registration: Registration Officially Opens
Friday, September 5, 2025 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee
Friday, September 26, 2025 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 6, 2025 START OF TERM
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, October 6, 2025 Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125
Sunday, October 12, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition
Monday, October 13, 2025 Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, October 19, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition
Monday, October 20, 2025 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, October 26, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, October 31, 2025 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term
Sunday, November 2, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Sunday, November 9, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition
Thursday, November 27, 2025 THANKSGIVING DAY (HOLIDAY)
(Live Class Sessions will be Rescheduled)
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony (for Summer and Fall 2025 degree recipients). For information, please visit commencement.rice.edu
Sunday, December 14, 2025 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, December 15, 2025 Final Examination Period Begins
Sunday, December 21, 2025 Final Examination Period Ends
Monday, December 22, 2025 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins
Sunday, December 28, 2025 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends
Sunday, December 28, 2025 END OF TERM
Monday, January 5, 2026 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Fall quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER