University of Pennsylvania Three-Year Academic Calendar, 2012-2013 through 2014-2015

Fall
Move-in for First-year and Transfer Students New Student Orientation Labor Day (no classes) Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation First Day of Classes Drop Period ends Fall Term Break Classes Resume Family Weekend Homecoming Advance Registration for Spring Term Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday August 30 (Thu) September 3 September 4 September 5 October 12 September 21 October 20-23 (Sat-Tue) October 24 (Wed) October 5-7 (William & Mary) October 27 (Brown) October 29-November 11 November 16 November 22-25 November 26 December 7 (Fri)

2012 Fall Term

August 23 (Fri) September 2 August 27 August 28 October 4 September 13

2013 Fall Term

August 22 (Fri) September 1 August 26 August 27 September 12 October 10

2014 Fall Term

August 30-September 4 (Thu-Tue)

August 23-27 (Fri-Tue)

August 22-26 (Fri-Tue)

Course Selection Period ends

Friday

October 10-13 (Thu-Sun) October 14 (Mon) October 4-6 (Dartmouth) November 9 (Princeton) October 21-November 3 November 8 November 26-27 (Tue-Wed) November 28-December 1 December 2 December 10 (Tue)

October 9-12 (Thu-Sun) October 13 (Mon) October 24-26

Friday-Sunday

Saturday

November 1 (Brown) October 20-November 2 October 31 November 25-26 (Tue-Wed) November 27-30 December 1

Monday-Sunday Friday

Last day to withdraw from a course Thanksgiving Break Classes Resume Reading Days Last day of Classes Final Examinations Fall Term ends

Thu/Fri class schedule on Tue/Wed in 2013 & 2014 Thursday-Sunday Monday

December 8-11 (Sat-Tue) December 19 (Wed) January 9 (Wed) January 21 January 28 February 15 March 2-10 March 11 March 18-31 March 29 April 23 (Tue)

December 12-19 (Wed-Wed)

December 11-12 (Wed-Thu) December 13-20 (Fri-Fri) December 20 (Fri)

December 9 (Tue)

December 10-11 (Wed-Thu) December 12-19 (Fri-Fri) December 19 (Fri)

Spring

First Day of Classes (Mon class schedule on Wed in 2014 & 2015) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) Monday Course Selection Period ends Monday Drop Period ends Spring Term Break Saturday-Sunday Friday

2013 Spring Term

2014 Spring Term

2015 Spring Term

January 15 (Monday classes) January 20 February 3 February 21 March 8-16 March 17 March 24-April 6 April 4 April 30 (Wed) May 5-13 May 13 May 17 May 18 May 19

January 14 (Monday classes) January 19 January 26 February 20 March 7-15 March 16 March 23-29 March 27 April 29 (Wed) May 4-12 May 12 May 16 May 17 May 18

Classes Resume Monday Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions Monday-Sunday Last day to withdraw from a course Friday Last day of Classes Reading Days Final Examinations Spring Term ends Alumni Day Baccalaureate

Monday-Tuesday Tuesday Saturday

April 24-26 (Wed-Fri) April 29-May 7 May 7 May 11

May 1-2 (Thu-Fri)

April 30-May 1 (Thu-Fri)

Commencement

Summer

Monday

Sunday

May 12 May 13

12-Week Session Classes begin Session I Classes begin Session I Classes end Memorial Day Observed (no classes) Session II Classes begin

May 20 (Mon) May 20 (Mon) May 27 (Mon) June 28 (Fri) July 1 (Mon) July 4 (Thu)

2013 Summer

May 27 (Tue) 11 weeks May 27 (Tue) July 2 (Wed) July 3 (Thu) July 4 (Fri) May 26 (Mon)

2014 Summer

May 26 (Tue) 11 weeks May 26 (Tue) July 1 (Wed) July 2 (Thu) July 4 (Sat) May 25 (Mon)

2015 Summer

Independence Day Observed (no classes) Session II and 12-Week Session Classes end
Notes:

August 9 (Fri)

August 8 (Fri)

August 7 (Fri)

Graduate and professional programs follow their own calendars with different registration/drop deadlines, which are typically available on the website of the school or program. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies may have different registration/drop deadlines. Please visit the LPS website, www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/ for more information. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two days of Passover, and Good Friday are religious holidays that affect large numbers of University community members and that fall during the academic year. To view the Universitys policy regarding these and other holidays, please visit www.upenn.edu/provost/PennBook/policy_on_secular_and_ religious_holidays The Universitys Three-Year Academic Calendar is subject to change. In the event that changes are made, the latest, most up-to-date version will be posted to Almanacs website, www.upenn.edu/almanac