Penn 3 Year Calendar 253j2x

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

2012 Fall Term

2013 Fall Term

2014 Fall Term

Move-in for First-year and Transfer Students

August 30 (Thu)

August 23 (Fri)

August 22 (Fri)

Labor Day (no classes) Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation First Day of Classes

August 30-September 4 (Thu-Tue) September 3

August 23-27 (Fri-Tue)

August 22-26 (Fri-Tue)

September 4

August 27

August 26

September 5

August 28

August 27

October 12

October 4

October 10

New Student Orientation

Monday

Course Selection Period ends

Tuesday Wednesday

Friday

Drop Period ends

Friday

Fall Term Break

Classes Resume Family Weekend

Homecoming Advance Registration for Spring Term

Friday-Sunday

Saturday

Monday-Sunday

Last day to withdraw from a course

Friday

September 21 October 20-23 (Sat-Tue) October 24 (Wed)

October 5-7 (William & Mary) October 27 (Brown)

Classes Resume

Thursday-Sunday Monday

Last day of Classes Reading Days

Final Examinations

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

October 14 (Mon)

October 4-6 (Dartmouth) November 9 (Princeton)

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

November 1 (Brown) October 20-November 2

November 16

November 8

October 31

November 26-27 (Tue-Wed)

November 25-26 (Tue-Wed)

November 26

December 2

December 1

December 8-11 (Sat-Tue)

December 11-12 (Wed-Thu)

December 10-11 (Wed-Thu)

November 22-25 December 7 (Fri)

December 19 (Wed)

Spring

October 10-13 (Thu-Sun)

September 12

October 21-November 3

December 12-19 (Wed-Wed)

Fall Term ends

September 13

September 1

October 29-November 11

Thu/Fri class schedule on Tue/Wed in 2013 & 2014 Thanksgiving Break

September 2

2013 Spring Term

November 28-December 1 December 10 (Tue)

December 13-20 (Fri-Fri) December 20 (Fri)

2014 Spring Term

November 27-30

December 9 (Tue)

December 12-19 (Fri-Fri) December 19 (Fri)

2015 Spring Term

January 9 (Wed)

January 15 (Monday classes)

January 14 (Monday classes)

January 21

January 20

January 19

January 28

February 3

January 26

Classes Resume Monday Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions Monday-Sunday Last day to withdraw from a course Friday

March 11

March 17

March 16

March 18-31

March 24-April 6

March 23-29

March 29

April 4

March 27

Reading Days

April 24-26 (Wed-Fri)

May 1-2 (Thu-Fri)

April 30-May 1 (Thu-Fri)

Drop Period ends

Spring Term Break

Friday

Saturday-Sunday

Last day of Classes Final Examinations Spring Term ends

Monday-Tuesday

Alumni Day

Baccalaureate

Tuesday

Saturday

Commencement

Summer

Sunday

Monday

February 15 March 2-10

April 23 (Tue)

April 29-May 7 May 7

May 11

May 12 May 13

2013 Summer

February 21 March 8-16

April 30 (Wed) May 5-13 May 13 May 17 May 18 May 19

2014 Summer

February 20 March 7-15

April 29 (Wed) May 4-12 May 12 May 16 May 17 May 18

2015 Summer

12-Week Session Classes begin

May 20 (Mon)

May 27 (Tue) 11 weeks

May 26 (Tue) 11 weeks

Session I Classes begin

Memorial Day Observed (no classes)

May 20 (Mon)

May 27 (Tue)

May 26 (Tue)

Session I Classes end

May 27 (Mon) June 28 (Fri)

July 2 (Wed)

July 1 (Wed)

Session II Classes begin

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

July 1 (Mon) July 4 (Thu)

August 9 (Fri)

May 26 (Mon) July 3 (Thu) July 4 (Fri)

August 8 (Fri)

May 25 (Mon) July 2 (Thu) July 4 (Sat)

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 over, and Good Friday are religious holidays that affect large numbers of University community and that fall during the academic year. To view the University’s policy regarding these and other holidays, please visit www.upenn.edu/provost/PennBook/policy_on_secular_and_ religious_holidays The University’s 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 Almanac’s website, www.upenn.edu/almanac