Upenn Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Upenn Academic Calendar – See the official University of Pennsylvania academic calendar, showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

The University of Pennsylvania (Upenn) Academic Calendar 2023-2024 contains add/drop dates, registration dates, exam dates, holiday schedules, as well as other important dates. The semester system is used at the University of Pennsylvania, with three semesters: Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Upenn Academic Calendar: Fall Session 2023

• August 23-28 – New Student Orientation
• August 27-September 1 – Second-Year Orientation
• August 28 – Opening Exercises and Convocation
• August 29 – First day of classes
• September 4 – Labor Day (no classes)
• September 12 – Course Selection Period ends
• October 9 – Drop Period ends
• October 9 – Indigenous People’s Day (University open; Classes in session)
• October 12-15 – Fall Term Break
• October 16 – Classes resume
• October 27 – Grade Type Change Deadline
• October 27-29 – Family Weekend (Brown)
• October 30-November 13 – Advance Registration for Spring Term
• November 6 – Last day to withdraw from a course
• November 4 – Homecoming (Cornell)
• November 21-22 – Thur-Fri class schedule on Tue-Wed
• November 23-26 – Thanksgiving Break
• November 27 – Classes resume
• December 11 – Last day of classes
• December 12-13 – Reading Days
• December 14-21 – Final Examinations
• December 21 – Fall Term ends

Upenn Academic Calendar: Spring Session 2024

• January 15 – MLK, Jr. Day observed (no classes)
• January 18 – First day of classes
• January 31 – Course Selection Period ends
• February 27 – Drop Period ends
• March 2-10 – Spring Term Break
• March 11 – Classes resume
• March 22 – Grade Type Change Deadline
• March 25-April 8 – Advance Registration for Fall Term
• March 25 – Registration for Summer Session Begins
• April 2 – Last day to withdraw from a course
• May 1 – Last day of classes
• May 2-5 – Reading Days
• May 6-14 – Final Examinations
• May 14 – Spring Term ends
• May 18 – Alumni Day
• May 19 – Baccalaureate
• May 20 – Commencement

Upenn Academic Calendar: Summer Session 2024

• May 27 – Memorial Day observed (no classes)
• May 28 – 11- Week Session classes begin
• May 28 – Session I classes begin
• June 19 – Juneteenth (no classes)
• July 3 – Session I classes end
• July 5 – Session II classes begin
• July 4 – Independence Day observed (no classes)
• August 9 – Session II & 11-Week Session classes end