Academic Calendar
Spring Quadmester 2024
All dates and deadlines (noted below) are for quadmester full-term courses. PLEASE NOTE: Part of Term Courses have different dates and deadlines that are posted on the Part of Term Courses web page.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, February 26, 2024 | Registration: Registration Officially Opens |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee |
| Monday, April 1, 2024 | START OF TERM FIRST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, April 1, 2024 | Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 |
| Sunday, April 7, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 | SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY (Live Class Sessions Meet As Scheduled) |
| Sunday, April 14, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition |
| Monday, April 15, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER |
| Sunday, April 21, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Sunday, May 5, 2024 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Monday, May 27, 2024 | MEMORIAL DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Will Be Rescheduled) |
| Sunday, June 9, 2024 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Monday, June 10, 2024 | Final Examination Period Begins |
| Sunday, June 16, 2024 | Final Examination Period Ends |
| Monday, June 17, 2024 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins |
| Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | JUNETEENTH (DAY OF OBSERVANCE) (Live Class Sessions Will Be Rescheduled) |
| Sunday, June 23, 2024 | ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends |
| Sunday, June 23, 2024 | END OF TERM |
| Friday, June 28, 2024 | Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree for August (Summer) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER |
| Monday, July 1, 2024 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Spring quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | GRADUATION: December Commencement Ceremony (for Summer and Fall 2024 degree recipients). For information, please visit commencement.rice.edu |