Academic Calendar Winter Quadmester 2023

Date Event
Monday, November 28, 2022 Registration: Registration Officially Opens
Monday, January 2, 2023 START OF TERM
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Registration: Start of Late Registration
Sunday, January 8, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition
Monday, January 9, 2023 Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00 PM)
Sunday, January 15, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition
Monday, January 16, 2023 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER (through 5:00 PM)
Monday, January 16, 2023 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY) (Live Class Sessions Meet As Scheduled)
Friday, January 20, 2023 Deadline: Last day to submit a paper Application for Degree (accessible in ESTHER) for May (Spring) Degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via e-mail to registrar@rice.edu
Sunday, January 22, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition
Friday, January 27, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term
Sunday, January 29, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Sunday, February 5, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition
Sunday, March 12, 2023 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, March 13, 2023 Final Examination Period Begins
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Final Examination Period Ends
Monday, March 20, 2023 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins
Sunday, March 26, 2023 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends
Sunday, March 26, 2023 END OF TERM
Friday, May 5, 2023 GRADUATION - MBA Investiture Ceremony
Saturday, May 6, 2023 GRADUATION - Commencement Ceremony
(Rice University's 110th Commencement)