| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 13, 2014 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
| Monday - Friday, January 13 - 17, 2014 | Spring Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
| Friday, January 17, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Fall 2013 |
| Monday, January 20, 2014 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Friday, January 24, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to complete late registration |
| Deadline: Last day to add courses (Please go to ESTHER to add courses) | |
| Deadline: Last day to adjust variable credit for courses online via ESTHER | |
| Deadline: Last day to designate a credit course as "Audit" or vice versa | |
| Deadline: Last day to convert a Pass/Fail to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Fall 2013 | |
| Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve Incompletes (INC) grades for courses taken in Fall 2013 | |
| Deadline: Last day for part-time students to receive a refund for tuition | |
| Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 100% refund of tuition and fees | |
| Friday, January 31, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition |
| Friday, February 7, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition |
| Friday, February 14, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition |
| Friday, February 21, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition |
| Friday, February 28, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to drop courses (Please go to ESTHER to drop courses) |
| 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 Fall 2014 | |
| Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Summer 2014 to bookstore@rice.edu | |
| Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 30% refund of tuition | |
| Deadline: Last day to file an application for a May degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar (Graduate Students only) | |
| Deadline: Last day to file the following in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May degree conferral: thesis masters candidacy petitions, certification of non-thesis masters, form for candidacy masters, Ph.D. candidacy petitions | |
| Saturday-Sunday, March 1 - March 9, 2014 | SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Monday, March 10, 2014 | Summer Registration Begins: Summer 2014 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate and fifth-year students |
| Friday, March 14, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition |
| Friday, March 21, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition |
| Friday, March 28, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to designate a course status to "Pass/Fail" option |
| Deadline: Last day for sophomores to file majors with the Office of the Registrar | |
| Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for previous Fall undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 PM | |
| Monday, March 31, 2014 | Fall Registration: ESTHER Course Registration Planner opens for continuing undergraduate students for Fall 2014 registration. |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Fall 2014 to bookstore@rice.edu |
| Thursday - Friday, April 3 - 4, 2014 | MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
| Thursday, April 10, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Fall semester classroom and lab software requests to edtech@rice.edu |
| Sunday, April 13, 2014 | Deadline: Fall 2014 registration ESTHER Course Registration Planner closes at 11:59 PM |
| Monday, April 14, 2014 | Fall Registration: ESTHER Course Registration Planner Fall 2014 registration results displayed at 5:00 PM for continuing undergraduate students |
| Fall Registration: Fall 2014 registration begins for currently enrolled and continuing undergraduate professional students in the School of Architecture and all graduate students at 5:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | Fall Registration: Fall 2014 ADD/DROP begins for currently enrolled and continuing undergraduate students at 7:00 AM {Please note that ADD/DROP takes place in the the ESTHER add/drop registration section, and not the ESTHER Course Registration Planner} |
| Friday, April 18, 2014 | Deadline: Last day to register for Fall 2014 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee |
| Saturday, April 19, 2014 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
| Friday, April 25, 2014 | LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
| Deadline: Last day to drop courses (for Spring 2014 undergraduate matriculants only) - students must go to the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 PM | |
| Deadline: Last day to submit theses in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May degree conferral by 12:00 noon | |
| Saturday - Tuesday, April 26 - 29, 2014 | STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS |
| Wednesday - Wednesday, April 30 - May 7, 2014 | Final examinations for all undergraduate courses |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
| Friday, May 9, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all degree candidates online via ESTHER by 5:00 PM |
| Monday, May 12, 2014 | Deadline (May 2014 Undergraduate Degree Candidates only): Last day to convert a Pass/Fail to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2014 by 12:00 noon |
| Deadline: Last day for academic departments to submit their proposed list of degree candidates to receive the university honor of Distinction in Research and Creative Work to Provosts Office by 4:00 PM | |
| Friday - Saturday, May 16 - 17, 2014 | ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST COMMENCEMENT |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all non-graduating students online via ESTHER by 5:00 PM |
| Friday, June 13, 2014 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Spring 2014 |
