Monday, January 8, 2024 FIRST DAY OF CLASSESSTART OF TERM Monday, January 8 - 19, 2024 Spring Registration Continues: Late Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 Friday, January 12, 2024 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" [OT] grades for courses taken in previous Fall semester Monday, January 15, 2024 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY [HOLIDAY]: No Scheduled Classes Friday, January 19, 2024 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 26, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 70% refund of tuition Friday, February 2, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition Thursday, February 8, 2024 INSTRUCTION MAKE-UP DAY: All classes normally held on Monday meet; all Thursday classes are canceled [to equalize and make up instruction day due to no scheduled classes on Monday, April 8th Solar Eclipse Day] Friday, February 9, 2024 SPRING RECESS: No Scheduled Classes Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 50% refund of tuition Wednesday, February 14, 2024 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 16, 2024 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition Friday, February 23, 2024 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 to file the following applicable forms in the Office of 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
SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY: No Scheduled Classes
Fall Registration: Fall Registration begins for currently enrolled graduate, and undergraduate professional [BArch] students at 5:00 p.m.
[Rice University's 111th Commencement] Wednesday, May 8, 2024 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, 2024 Deadline: [May Undergraduate Degree Candidates only] Last day to convert a "Pass/Fail" to an earned letter grade for courses taken in Spring semester Monday, May 20, 2024 GRADUATION: Degrees awarded for May [Spring] degree recipients Friday, June 7, 2024 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" [OT] grades for courses taken in the Spring semester Friday, June 28, 2024 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 to file for graduate-level August [Summer] degree candidates to file the following applicable forms in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies [see GPS 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
What year is 2024 graduate?
Current Grade | Graduation Year |
12 | 2023 |
11 | 2024 |
10 | 2025 |
9 | 2026 |