Academic Calendar Spring Semester 2023
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 9, 2023 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER BEGINNING OF INSTRUCTION |
| Monday - Friday, January 9 - 13, 2023 | Spring Registration Continues: Late Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
| Friday, January 13, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in previous Fall semester |
| Monday, January 16, 2023 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Friday, January 20, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online via ESTHER Deadline: Last day to complete late registration online via ESTHER Deadline: Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in previous Spring or Summer semester Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in previous Fall semester Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 100% refund of tuition and fees Deadline: Last day for tuition adjustment for part-time students Graduation Deadline: Last day for Graduate Students to file a paper Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for Spring (May) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar |
| Friday, January 27, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund for tuition |
| Friday, February 3, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund for tuition |
| Thursday - Friday, February 9 - 10, 2023 | SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Friday, February 10, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund for tuition |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund for tuition |
| Friday, February 24, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (full-term courses) Deadline: Last day to designate as "Audit" a course in which one is currently registered for credit (via Special Registration Form - Instructor Permission Required) Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Mid-Semester Grades for first-year undergraduate students online via ESTHER Deadline: College course plans due to Dean of Undergraduates office for following Fall Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Summer to 1545txt@follett.com Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund for tuition |
| Friday, February 24, 2023 | Graduation Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for (Spring) May degree conferral: thesis masters candidacy petitions; certification of non-thesis masters; form for candidacy masters; Ph.D. candidacy petitions |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to submit New Course Request Forms to the Academic Deans for SCRC review (for new courses in the upcoming Fall semester) |
| Friday, March 3, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund for tuition |
| Friday, March 10, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund for tuition |
| Saturday - Sunday, March 11 - 19, 2023 | SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Friday, March 24, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to "Pass/Fail" option Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for 1st year, 2nd semester (previous Fall) undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar or submit the Special Registration form to registrar@rice.edu by 4:00 p.m. Deadline: Last day for second-year undergraduate students to formally declare their official major with the Office of the Registrar, via a Declaration of Major Form Graduation Deadline: Last day for Spring (May) degree candidates to declare any additional major, minor or university certificates, if applicable (Undergraduate Students) Fall Registration: Fall 2024 Course Schedule published to courses.rice.edu Fall Registration: Course Request Period begins for undergraduate students |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Fall to 1545txt@follett.com |
| Friday, April 7, 2023 | Fall Registration: Course Request Period ends for undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m. |
| Monday, April 10, 2023 | Fall Registration: Fall Registration begins for currently enrolled graduate, and undergraduate professional (BArch) students at 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | Fall Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for undergraduate students at 7:00 a.m. |
| Friday, April 14, 2023 | Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Fall semester by 5:00 p.m. without a Late Registration Fee |
| Saturday, April 15, 2023 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any Fall classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
| Friday, April 21, 2023 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES END OF INSTRUCTION Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Spring undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar or submit the Special Registration form to registrar@rice.edu by 4:00 p.m. Graduation Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for (Spring) May degree conferral by 12:00 noon |
| Saturday - Tuesday, April 22 - 25, 2023 | Study Days - NO EXAMS |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Graduation Deadline: Last day for academic departments to submit to the Provost's Office their proposed list of degree candidates to receive the university honor of Distinction in Research and Creative Work |
| Wednesday - Tuesday, April 26 - May 2, 2023 | Final Examinations for all undergraduate courses |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
| Friday, May 5, 2023 | GRADUATION - Convocation Ceremonies |
| Saturday, May 6, 2023 | GRADUATION - Commencement Ceremony (Rice University's 110th Commencement) |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Spring semester final grades for all students online via ESTHER by 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday, May 12, 2023 | Deadline: (May Undergraduate Degree Candidates only) Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring semester |
| Friday, June 9, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in the Spring semester |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 | Graduation Deadline: Last day to file an application for an August degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (All Students) Graduation Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for (Summer) August degree conferral: Thesis masters candidacy petitions; Certification of non-thesis masters; Form for candidacy masters; Ph.D. candidacy petitions |
| Friday, August 11, 2023 | Graduation Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for (Summer) August degree conferral by 12:00 noon |
| Friday, August 25, 2023 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" (INC) grades for courses taken in the Spring semester |