Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2013

DATE EVENT
Friday, August 16, 2013 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Summer 2013
Sunday - Friday, August 18-23, 2013 Orientation week for new students
Monday, August 26, 2013 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE FALL SEMESTER
Monday - Friday, August 26 - August 30, 2013 Fall Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students
Friday, August 30, 2013 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incompletes” (INC) grades for courses taken in Spring and Summer 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013 LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, September 6, 2013

Deadline: Last day to complete late registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses (Please go to ESTHER to add courses)
Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online via ESTHER
Deadline: Last day to designate a credit course as "Audit" or vice versa
Deadline: Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2013
Deadline: Last day for part-time students to receive a refund for tuition
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 100% refund of tuition and fees
Friday, September 13, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition
Friday, September 20, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, September 27, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Spring 2014 to bookstore@rice.edu
Friday, October 4, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition
Friday, October 11, 2013

Deadline: Last day to drop courses (Please go to ESTHER to drop courses)
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Mid-semester Grades for first-year undergraduate students online via ESTHER
Deadline: College course plans due to Dean of Undergraduates office for Spring 2013
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition
Monday - Tuesday, October 14 - 15, 2013 MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, October 18, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition
Friday, October 25, 2013 Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition
Friday, November 1, 2013

Deadline: Last day to designate a course status to “Pass/Fail” option
Deadline: Last day to file an application for December 2013 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2014 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Undergraduate Students only)
Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for December 2013 degree conferral: thesis masters candidacy petitions, certification of non-thesis masters, form for candidacy masters, Ph.D. candidacy petitions
Thursday, November 14, 2013 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Spring classroom and lab software requests to edtech@rice.edu
Sunday, November 17, 2013 Spring Registration Begins: Spring 2014 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate students
Monday, November 18, 2013 Spring Registration Begins: Spring 2014 registration begins for currently enrolled graduate, and fifth-year students
Friday, November 22, 2013 Deadline: Last day to register for Spring 2014 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee
Saturday, November 23, 2013 Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes
Thursday - Friday, November 28 - 29, 2013 THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Friday, December 6, 2013

LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Fall 2013 undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 PM
Deadline: For a mid-year conferral of degree, students must submit thesis to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by 12:00 noon
Saturday - Tuesday, December 7 - 10, 2013 STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 11 - 18, 2013 Final examinations for undergraduate courses
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 END OF THE FALL SEMESTER
Friday, December 27, 2013 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades online via ESTHER