Academic Calendar Fall Semester 2019
Date | Event |
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Sunday - Saturday, August 18 - 24, 2019 | Orientation week for new students |
Monday, August 19, 2019 | Course Request Period begins for incoming undergraduate students |
Thursday, August 22, 2019 | Deadline: Course Request Period ends for incoming undergraduate students at 4:00 p.m. Registration Add/Drop Period begins for incoming graduate students at 5:00 p.m. |
Friday, August 23, 2019 | Registration Add/Drop Period begins for incoming undergraduate students at 7:30 a.m. |
Monday, August 26, 2019 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE FALL SEMESTER |
Monday - Friday, August 26 - 30, 2019 | Fall Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
Friday, August 30, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in Spring 2019 |
Monday, September 2, 2019 | LABOR DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, September 6, 2019 | |
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER |
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Friday, September 13, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund for tuition |
Friday, September 20, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund for tuition |
Friday, September 27, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund for tuition |
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to submit New Course Request Forms to Academic Deans, for new courses in the upcoming Spring semester |
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund for tuition |
Friday, October 11, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (full-term courses) |
Monday - Tuesday, October 14 - 15, 2019 | MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, October 18, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund for tuition |
Friday, October 25, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund for tuition |
Friday, November 1, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to Pass/Fail option |
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Spring to 1545txt@follett.com |
Friday, November 15, 2019 | Spring Registration: Course Request Period ends for undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m. |
Monday, November 18, 2019 | Spring Registration: Spring registration begins for currently enrolled graduate, and undergraduate professional (BArch) students at 5:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Spring Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for undergraduate students at 7:00 a.m. |
Friday, November 22, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Spring semester by 5:00 p.m. without a Late Registration Fee |
Saturday, November 23, 2019 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any Spring classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
Thursday - Friday, November 28 - 29, 2019 | THANKSGIVING RECESS (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, December 6, 2019 |
LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
Saturday - Tuesday, December 7 - 10, 2019 | Study Days - NO EXAMS |
Monday, December 9, 2019 | GRADUATION - Convocation Ceremony for Summer and Fall 2019 degree recipients |
Wednesday - Wednesday, December 11 - 18, 2019 | Final examinations for undergraduate courses |
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | END OF THE FALL SEMESTER |
Friday, December 20, 2019 |
Summer Registration: Registration for Summer 2020 begins for currently enrolled degree-seeking Rice undergraduate and graduate students via ESTHER |
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades online via ESTHER |