Feb
1
Sunday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition (Winter Quadmester 2026)
Feb
6
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 60% refund of tuition
Feb
8
Sunday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 20% refund of tuition (Winter Quadmester 2026)
Feb
12
Thursday
 All Day 
 SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Feb
13
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 50% refund of tuition
Feb
13
Friday
 All Day 
 SPRING RECESS (NO SCHEDULED CLASSES)
Feb
18
Wednesday
 All Day 
 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
Feb
20
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund of tuition
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to designate as “Audit” a course in which one is currently registered for credit (via Special Registration Form; Instructor Permission Required)
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: College course plans due to the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) for following Fall semester
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit textbook orders for upcoming Summer to 1545txt@follett.com
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day for instructors to submit mid-Semester Grades for first-year undergraduate students online via ESTHER by 5:00 p.m.
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to drop (full-term) courses online via ESTHER
Feb
27
Friday
 All Day 
 Deadline: Last day to withdraw from the university with a 30% refund of tuition