Academic Calendar Spring Quadmester 2021
Updated and Revised
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, March 1, 2021 | Registration: Registration Officially Opens |
| Monday, April 5, 2021 | START OF TERM |
| Monday, April 5, 2021 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES Registration: Start of Late Registration |
| Sunday, April 11, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition |
| Monday, April 12, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00PM) |
| Sunday, April 18, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition |
| Monday, April 19, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00PM) |
| Sunday, April 25, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, April 30, 2021 | Deadline: Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term |
| Sunday, May 2, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sunday, May 9, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Monday, May 31, 2021 | MEMORIAL DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Meet As Scheduled) |
| Sunday, June 13, 2021 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, June 14, 2021 | Final Examination Period Begins |
| Sunday, June 20, 2021 | Final Examination Period Ends |
| Monday, June 21, 2021 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins |
| Sunday, June 27, 2021 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends |
| Sunday, June 27, 2021 | END OF TERM |
| Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | Deadline (New/Updated on 01/27/2021): For all Spring Quadmester students, the last day to drop Spring 2021 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 Spring 2021 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. |
| Friday, July 16, 2021 | Deadline: Last day to file an application for degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (for August degree conferral) |