Academic Calendar
Winter Quadmester 2025

All dates and deadlines (noted below) are for quadmester full-term courses. PLEASE NOTE: Part of Term Courses have different dates and deadlines that are posted on the Part of Term Courses web page.

Date Event
Monday, December 2, 2024 Registration: Registration Officially Opens
Friday, December 6, 2024 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Quadmester without a $75 Late Registration Fee
Monday, January 6, 2025 START OF TERM
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, January 6, 2025 Registration: Start of Late Registration; Late Registration Fee increases to $125
Sunday, January 12, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 100% refund of tuition
Monday, January 13, 2025 Deadline: Last day to complete Late Registration
Deadline: Last day to add courses online via ESTHER
Sunday, January 19, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with an 80% refund of tuition
Monday, January 20, 2025 Deadline: Last day to drop courses online via ESTHER
Monday, January 20, 2025 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (HOLIDAY)
(Live Class Sessions Will Be Rescheduled)
Friday, January 24, 2025 Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree for May (Spring) degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition

Friday, January 31, 2025 Deadline: Last day instructors to submit final grades to resolve “Incomplete” (INC) grades for courses taken in previous term
Sunday, February 2, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Sunday, February 9, 2025 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition
Sunday, March 16, 2025 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, March 17, 2025 Final Examination Period Begins
Sunday, March 23, 2025 Final Examination Period Ends
Monday, March 24, 2025 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Begins
Sunday, March 30, 2025 ILE (Intensive Learning Experience) Ends
Sunday, March 30, 2025 END OF TERM
Monday, April 7, 2025 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Winter quadmester final grades for all students online via ESTHER
Friday, May 9, 2025 GRADUATION: Rice University's 112th Commencement
  • Jones School (MBA) Commencement Ceremony
    Tudor Fieldhouse (Afternoon)
Saturday, May 10, 2025 GRADUATION: Rice University's 112th Commencement
  • Doctoral Commencement Ceremony
    Tudor Fieldhouse (Morning)
  • Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony
    Tudor Fieldhouse (Afternoon)
  • Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
    Rice Stadium (Evening)

Please visit commencement.rice.edu for more information