Academic Calendar Spring Semester 2019
Date | Event |
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Monday, January 7, 2019 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
Monday - Friday, January 7 - 11, 2019 | Spring Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
Friday, January 11, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Fall 2018 |
Friday, January 18, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to complete late registration |
Monday, January 21, 2019 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, January 25, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 1, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May 2019 degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Graduate Students only) |
Thursday - Friday, February 7 - 8, 2019 | SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, February 8, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 22, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to drop full-term courses online via ESTHER |
Monday, February 25, 2019 |
Admission and registration process for (summer 2019) visiting students officially opens (for visiting students, including visiting online and visiting high school students, to apply for Rice visiting student status). Registration is contingent on admission. |
Friday, March 1, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition |
Friday, March 8, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition |
Saturday - Sunday, March 9 - 17, 2019 | SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, March 22, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to “Pass/Fail” option |
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Fall 2019 to 1545txt@follett.com |
Friday, April 5, 2019 | Deadline: ESTHER Course Registration Planner closes at 5:00 PM |
Monday, April 8, 2019 | Fall Registration: Fall 2019 registration begins for currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate professional (BArch) students at 5:00 PM |
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | Fall Registration: Fall 2019 ADD/DROP begins for currently enrolled undergraduate students at 7:00 AM |
Friday, April 12, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to register for Fall 2019 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee |
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
Friday, April 19, 2019 |
LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
Saturday - Tuesday, April 20 - 23, 2019 | STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS |
Wednesday - Wednesday, April 24 - May 1, 2019 | Final examinations for all undergraduate courses |
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
Friday, May 3, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all degree candidates online via ESTHER by 5:00 PM |
Monday, May 6, 2019 | Deadline (May 2019 Undergraduate Degree Candidates only): Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2019 by 12:00 noon |
Friday - Saturday, May 10 - May 11, 2019 | ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH COMMENCEMENT |
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all non-graduating students online via ESTHER |
Friday, June 7, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Spring 2019 |
Friday, June 28, 2019 |
Deadline: Last day to file an application for a August degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (All Students) |
Friday, August 9, 2019 | Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for August degree conferral by 12:00 noon |
Friday, August 30, 2019 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in Spring semester |