Academic Calendar Spring Semester 2015
DATE | EVENT |
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Monday, January 12, 2015 | FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - START OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
Monday - Friday, January 12 - 16, 2015 | Spring Registration Continues: Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students |
Friday, January 16, 2015 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Fall 2014 |
Monday, January 19, 2015 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Friday, January 23, 2015 |
Deadline: Last day to complete late registration |
Friday, January 30, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 70% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 6, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 60% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 13, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 50% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 20, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 40% refund of tuition |
Friday, February 27, 2015 |
Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER |
Saturday-Sunday, February 28 - March 8, 2015 | SPRING BREAK (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Monday, March 9, 2015 | Summer Registration Begins: Summer 2015 registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate and fifth-year students |
Friday, March 13, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 20% refund of tuition |
Friday, March 20, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to withdraw with a 10% refund of tuition |
Friday, March 27, 2015 |
Deadline: Last day for sophomores to file majors with the Office of the Registrar |
Monday, March 30, 2015 | Fall Registration: ESTHER Course Registration Planner opens for undergraduate students for Fall 2015 registration. |
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for Fall 2015 to bookstore@rice.edu |
Thursday - Friday, April 2 - 3, 2015 | MIDTERM RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES) |
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Fall semester classroom and lab software requests to edtech@rice.edu |
Sunday, April 12, 2015 | Deadline: ESTHER Course Registration Planner closes at 11:59 PM |
Monday, April 13, 2015 | Fall Registration: Fall 2015 registration begins for currently enrolled graduate and fifth-year students at 5:00 PM |
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 | Fall Registration: Fall 2015 ADD/DROP begins for currently enrolled undergraduate students at 7:00 AM |
Friday, April 17, 2015 | Deadline: Last day to register for Fall 2015 by 5:00 PM without a Late Registration Fee |
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any classes are charged a Late Registration Fee to add classes |
Friday, April 24, 2015 |
LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
Saturday - Tuesday, April 25 - 28, 2015 | STUDY DAYS - NO EXAMS |
Wednesday - Wednesday, April 29 - May 6, 2015 | Final examinations for all undergraduate courses |
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER |
Friday, May 8, 2015 |
Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all degree candidates online via ESTHER by 5:00 PM |
Monday, May 11, 2015 | Deadline (May 2015 Undergraduate Degree Candidates only): Last day to convert a “Pass/Fail” to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring 2015 by 12:00 noon |
Friday - Saturday, May 15 - 16, 2015 | ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND COMMENCEMENT |
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all non-graduating students online via ESTHER |
Friday, June 12, 2015 | Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" (OT) grades for courses taken in Spring 2015 |