Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2016
Date | Event |
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Sunday - Friday, August 14-19, 2016 | Orientation week for new students |
Friday, August 19, 2016 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Summer 2016 |
Monday, August 22, 2016 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE FALL SEMESTER |
Monday - Friday, August 22 - August 26, 2016 | Fall Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
Friday, August 26, 2016 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incompletes” (INC) grades for courses taken in Spring and Summer 2016 |
Friday, September 2, 2016 |
Deadline: Last day to complete late registration |
Monday, September 5, 2016 | LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, September 9, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition |
Friday, September 16, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition |
Friday, September 23, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition |
Friday, September 30, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition and fees |
Friday, October 7, 2016 |
Deadline: Last day to drop courses for full-term courses (Please go to ESTHER to drop courses) |
Monday - Tuesday, October 10 - 11, 2016 | MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, October 14, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition |
Friday, October 21, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition |
Friday, October 28, 2016 |
Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to "Pass/Fail" option |
Monday, October 31, 2016 |
Spring Registration: Spring 2017 Course Schedule Published |
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Spring 2017 to bookstore@rice.edu |
Sunday, November 13, 2016 | Deadline: ESTHER Course Registration Planner closes at 11:59 PM |
Monday, November 14, 2016 | Spring Registration: Spring 2017 registration begins for currently enrolled graduate and fifth-year students at 5:00 PM |
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 | Spring Registration: Spring 2017 ADD/DROP begins for currently enrolled undergraduate students at 7:00 AM |
Friday, November 18, 2016 | Deadline: Last day to register for Spring 2017 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee |
Saturday, November 19, 2016 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
Thursday - Friday, November 24 - 25, 2016 | THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, December 2, 2016 |
LAST DAY OF CLASSES Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Fall 2016 undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 PM |
Saturday - Tuesday, December 3 - 6, 2016 | STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS |
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 7 - 14, 2016 | Final examinations for undergraduate courses |
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | END OF THE FALL SEMESTER |
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades online via ESTHER |