Academic Calendar Fall Quadmester 2020
Updated and Revised
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, August 31, 2020 | Registration: Registration Officially Opens |
| Monday, October 5, 2020 | START OF TERM |
| Monday, October 5, 2020 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES Registration: Start of Late Registration |
| Sunday, October 11, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition |
| Monday, October 12, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00PM) |
| Sunday, October 18, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition |
| Monday, October 19, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00PM) |
| Sunday, October 25, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, October 30, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to file an application for degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (for December degree conferral) Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term |
| Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sunday, November 8, 2020 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Thursday, November 26, 2020 | THANKSGIVING DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Meet As Scheduled) |
| Sunday, December 13, 2020 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, December 14, 2020 | Final Examination Period Begins |
| Sunday, December 20, 2020 | Final Examination Period Ends |
| Monday, December 21, 2020 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins |
| Sunday, December 27, 2020 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends |
| Sunday, December 27, 2020 | END OF TERM |
| Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | Deadline (New/Updated on 11/18/2020): For Fall 2020 degree candidates, the last day to drop Fall 2020 courses via a Special Registration Form* submitted to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@rice.edu (the extension to this deadline is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for Fall 2020 only) * PLEASE NOTE: On the Special Registration Form, please check the "Late Drop" box. Please note that EX&S or GPS approval is not required. |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | Deadline (New/Updated on 11/18/2020): For all continuing students, the last day to drop Fall 2020 courses via a Special Registration Form* submitted to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@rice.edu (the extension to this deadline is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for Fall 2020 only) * PLEASE NOTE: On the Special Registration Form, please check the "Late Drop" box. Please note that EX&S or GPS approval is not required. |