Fall Semester 2022
- Classes Begin: Monday, August 22, 2022
- Labor Day Holiday: Monday, September 5, 2022
- Fall Reading Days [regular classes suspended; co–curricular activities continued]: Monday, October 10, 2022 & Tuesday, November 8, 2022
- Veterans Day Holiday: Friday, November 11, 2022
- Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday: Thursday, November 24, 2022–Sunday, November 27, 2022
- Classes End: Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Examinations: Sunday, December 4, 2022–Saturday, December 10, 2022
- Semester Ends: Saturday, December 10, 2022
Fall Semester 2022 Sessions
- Full Semester: Monday, August 22, 2022–Saturday, December 10, 2022
- Examinations: Sunday, December 4, 2022–Saturday, December 10, 2022
- First Half Session [Session D]: Monday, August 22,
2022–Saturday, October 8, 2022
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Second Half Session [Session E]: Tuesday, October 11, 2022–Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Flex Session [Session F]: Dates Vary
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
Spring Semester 2023
- Classes Begin: Monday, January 9, 2023
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: Monday, January 16, 2023
- Spring Break: Monday, March 13, 2023–Sunday, March 19, 2023
- Classes End: Friday, April 21, 2023
- Examinations: Saturday, April 22, 2023–Thursday, April 27, 2023
- Semester Ends: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Spring Semester 2023 Sessions
- Full Semester: Monday, January 9, 2023–Thursday, April 27, 2023
- Examinations: Saturday, April 22, 2023–Thursday, April 27, 2023
- First Half Semester [Session D]: Monday, January 9, 2023–Sunday, February 26, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Second Half Semester [Session E]: Monday, February 27, 2023–Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Flex Session [Session F]: Dates Vary
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
Summer Semester 2023
- Classes Begin: Monday, May 8, 2023
- Memorial Day Holiday: Monday, May 29, 2023
- Juneteenth Holiday: Monday, June 19, 2023
- Independence Day Holiday: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Semester Ends: Saturday, August 5, 2023
Summer Semester 2023 Sessions
- Full Semester: Monday, May 8,
2023–Saturday, August 5, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- May-Mester [Session M]: Monday, May 8, 2023–Sunday, May 28, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- First Half Session [Session D]: Monday, May 8, 2023–Tuesday, June 20, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Summer A [Session A]: Tuesday, May 30, 2023–Sunday, July 2, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Second Half Session [Session E]: Wednesday, June 21, 2023–Saturday, August 5, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Summer B [Session B]: Monday, July 3, 2023–Saturday, August 5, 2023
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
- Flex Session [Session F]: Dates Vary
- Examinations: held during last class meeting
Monday, January 9, 2023 FIRST DAY OF CLASSESSTART OF TERM Monday, January 9 - 20, 2023 Spring Registration Continues: Late Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 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 Fall 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 from the university with a 100% refund of tuition and fees Deadline: Last day for tuition adjustment for part-time students Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students 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 email to Friday, January 27, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 70% refund of tuition Friday, February 3, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition Thursday, February 9 - 10, 2023 SPRING RECESS: No Scheduled Classes Friday, February 10, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 50% refund of tuition Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for Rice faculty Official Certifiers to review, submit petitions, and certify undergraduate and graduate-level May [Spring] degree candidates via Degree Works Friday, February 17, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of 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 the Center for Teaching Excellence [CTE] for following Fall semester Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Summer to Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 30% refund of tuition Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level May [Spring] degree candidates to filethe following applicable forms in the Office of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies [see GPS Forms page] for May [Spring] degree conferral:
- Thesis Master's Candidacy Petition Form
- Non-Thesis Master's Petition for Certification Form
- Candidacy Master's Degree Form
- Doctoral Candidacy Petition Form
[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 Degree Candidates only] Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring semester Monday, May 22, 2023 GRADUATION: Degrees Awarded for May [Spring] degree recipients 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 for all undergraduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree [accessible in ESTHER] for an August [Summer] degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER Graduation Deadline: Last day for all graduate-level students to submit a paper Application for Degree [accessible in ESTHER] for August [Summer] degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via e-mail to Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level August [Summer] degree candidates to file the following applicable forms in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies [see Forms page] for August [Summer] degree conferral:
- Thesis Master's Candidacy Petition Form
- Non-Thesis Master's Petition for Certification Form
- Candidacy Master's Degree Form
- Doctoral Candidacy Petition Form