Tue, Nov 3
Spring 2016 Early Registration Begins - Graduates & Special Populations
Thu, Nov 5
Spring 2016 Early Registration Begins - Seniors
Thu, Nov 5
Spring 2016 Graduation Application Opens
Tue, Nov 10
Spring 2016 Early Registration Begins - Juniors
Tue, Nov 17
Spring 2016 Early Registration Begins - Sophomores
Tue, Nov 24
Spring 2016 Early Registration Begins - Freshmen
Mon, Jan 11
Financial aid begins posting to student accounts
Tue, Jan 12
Early Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. Early Registration Payment Deadline, 6:00 p.m. Payments not received will result in deletion of class schedule.
Wed, Jan 13
Regular Registration Opens, 10:00 a.m.
Wed, Jan 13 - Fri, Jan 15
Regular Registration Period. No late fees assessed.
Thu, Jan 14
Residence halls open for new students at 2:00 p.m.
Thu, Jan 14
Waitlists close, 10:00 a.m.
Fri, Jan 15
Regular Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. Regular Registration Payment Deadline, 6:00 p.m. Payments not received will result in deletion of class schedule and payment of late fees to register again.
Fri, Jan 15
Last day to withdraw from the University and receive a full refund minus the matriculation fee, 5:00 p.m.
Sun, Jan 17
Residence halls open for returning students at 8:00 a.m.
Mon, Jan 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - University Closed
Tue, Jan 19
First day of classes
Tue, Jan 19
Late Registration opens 10:00 a.m.
Tue, Jan 19 - Fri, Jan 22
Late registration period (1/19 - 1/22). Late fee assessed.
Fri, Jan 22
Late registration period ends, 5:00 p.m. No new registrations for Spring will be allowed after this date. Late registration payment deadline, 6:00 p.m. Payments not received will result in deletion of class schedule.
Fri, Jan 22
Last day to submit Request for Reduced Tuition Rate (Code 3) to the Graduate School or all other rate changes to the Registrar's Office, 5:00 p.m.
Mon, Jan 25
Last day to withdraw from the University and receive 80% of the refundable amount of tuition and fees, 5:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 1
Last day to withdraw from the University and receive 70% of the refundable amount of tuition and fees, 5:00 p.m.
Wed, Feb 3
Census Date
Wed, Feb 3
Last day to drop a class, but not withdraw from the University, and receive a refund for the amount of the course, 5:00 p.m. Courses dropped by this date will not appear on the official transcript and will not count towards the 6-drop limit.
Wed, Feb 3
May 2016 Graduation Application Deadline (August graduates, excluding Ph.D. candidates, desiring to participate in the May commencement ceremony must apply by this deadline).
Thu, Feb 4
Official roster verifications open for faculty submission
Thu, Feb 4
Early Warning Grading opens
Mon, Feb 8
Last day to withdraw from the University and receive 50% of the refundable amount of tuition and fees, 5:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 15
Official roster verifications due, 5:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 15
Last day to withdraw from the University and receive 25% of the refundable amount of tuition and fees, 5:00 p.m.
Mon, Feb 22
Early Warning Grades due, 8:00 a.m.
Fri, Feb 26
Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without academic penalty, 5:00 p.m. No Refund.
Mon, Feb 29
Mid-term grading for unsatisfactory progress opens
Sun, Mar 6
Emergency Loans Due
Fri, Mar 11
Residence Halls close for Spring Break, 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Mar 14 - Sun, Mar 20
Spring Break (no classes, University open)
Mon, Mar 14
Mid-term unsatisfactory progress reports due, 8:00 a.m.
Sun, Mar 20
Residence Halls open, 8:00 a.m.
Mon, Mar 21
Classes resume
Tue, Mar 29
Summer and Fall 2016 Early Registration begins for Graduate Students & Special Populations
Fri, Apr 1
Rollover deadline to move graduation date to a future semester
Tue, Apr 5
Summer & Fall 2016 Early Registration begins for Seniors
Tue, Apr 5
Summer 2016 - Graduation Application opens
Fri, Apr 8
Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University, 5:00 p.m.
Tue, Apr 12
Summer & Fall 2016 early registration begins for Juniors
Fri, Apr 15
Last day to file theses and dissertations for students completing degree requirements in Spring 2016
Tue, Apr 19
Summer & Fall 2016 early registration begins for Sophomores
Tue, Apr 26
Summer & Fall 2016 early registration begins for Freshmen
Wed, May 4
Final Grading Opens
Fri, May 6
Last day of classes
Sat, May 7 - Thu, May 12
Final Examinations Period
Wed, May 11
May Commencement Ceremony - Houston (Rice Tudor Fieldhouse)
Fri, May 13 - Sat, May 14
May Commencement Ceremonies - Denton Campus
Sat, May 14
Residence Halls close; 10:00 a.m. for undergraduates, 4:00 p.m. for students participating in commencement
Mon, May 16
Final Grades due, 5:00 p.m.