When is Fall 2023 semester

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–Wednesday, June 21, 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]: Thursday, June 22, 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

Sunday, August 13 - 19, 2023 Orientation Week for New Students Monday, August 14, 2023 Fall Registration: Course Request Period begins for incoming undergraduate students Thursday, August 17, 2023 Deadline: Course Request Period ends for incoming undergraduate students at 12:00 p.m. Fall Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for incoming graduate students at 5:00 p.m. Fall Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for incoming undergraduate students at 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 21, 2023 FIRST DAY OF CLASSESSTART OF TERM Monday, August 21 - September 1, 2023 Fall Registration Continues: Late Registration continues for undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students; Late Registration Fee increases to $125 Friday, August 25, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Incomplete" [INC] grades for courses taken in previous Spring semester Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit final grades to resolve "Other" [OT] and "Incomplete" [INC] grades for courses taken in previous Summer semester Friday, September 1, 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 Spring or Summer 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 Monday, September 4, 2023 LABOR DAY [HOLIDAY]: No Scheduled Classes Friday, September 8, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 70% refund of tuition Friday, September 15, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition Friday, September 22, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 50% refund of tuition Thursday, September 28, 2023 Deadline: Last day to submit New Course Request Forms to the Academic Deans for SCRC review [for new courses in the upcoming Spring semester] Friday, September 29, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for undergraduate-level students to submit an online Application for Degree for December [Fall] degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit a paper Application for Degree [accessible in ESTHER] for December [Fall] degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar either in-person or via e-mail to Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level December [Fall] degree candidates to file the following applicable forms in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies [see GPS Forms page] for December [Fall] 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

Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition Friday, October 6, 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 Center for Teaching Excellence [CTE] for following Spring semester Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 30% refund of tuition Monday, October 9 - 10, 2023 MIDTERM RECESS: No Scheduled Classes Friday, October 13, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition Friday, October 20, 2023 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 10% refund of tuition Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Graduation Deadline: Last day for Rice faculty Official Certifiers to review, submit petitions, and certify undergraduate and graduate-level December [Fall] degree candidates via Degree Works Friday, October 27, 2023 Deadline: Last day to designate a full-term course status to "Pass/Fail" option Graduation Deadline: Last day for undergraduate-level December [Fall] degree candidates to declare any additional, major, minor or university certificates, if applicable Graduation Deadline: Last day for undergraduate-level students to submit an Application for Degree for a May [Spring] degree conferral with the Office of the Registrar via ESTHER Spring Registration: Spring 2024 Course Schedule published to courses.rice.eduSpring Registration: Course Request Period begins for undergraduate students Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Spring to Friday, November 10, 2023 Spring Registration: Course Request Period ends for undergraduate students at 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2023 Spring Registration: Spring Registration begins for currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate professional [BArch] students at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Spring Registration: Add/Drop Period begins for undergraduate students at 7:00 a.m. Friday, November 17, 2023 Deadline: Last day to register for the upcoming Spring semester without a $75 Late Registration Fee Saturday, November 18, 2023 Late Registration Begins: Continuing students that have not registered for any Spring classes are charged a $75 Late Registration Fee to add classes Wednesday, November 22 - 24, 2023 THANKSGIVING RECESS [HOLIDAY]: No Scheduled Classes Friday, December 1, 2023 LAST DAY OF CLASSESDeadline: Last day to drop courses [for Fall undergraduate matriculants only] - students must go to the Office of the Registrar or submit the Special Registration Form to by 4:00 p.m. Graduation Deadline: Last day for graduate-level students to submit thesis in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for December [Fall] degree conferral by 12:00 noon Saturday, December 2 - 5, 2023 Study Days [NO EXAMS] Tuesday, December 5, 2023 [Tentative] GRADUATION: Convocation Ceremony for Summer and Fall 2023 degree recipients. For information please visit ceremony.rice.edu Wednesday, December 6 - 12, 2023 Final Examinations for all undergraduate courses Tuesday, December 12, 2023 END OF TERM Friday, December 15, 2023 Summer Registration: Registration for Summer 2024 begins for currently enrolled degree-seeking Rice undergraduate and graduate students via ESTHER Applications: Visiting student application process opens for Summer 2024 Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit Final Grades for all students online via ESTHER Friday, January 5, 2024 GRADUATION: Degrees Awarded for December [Fall] degree recipients

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