Notes:
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. View the University’s policy regarding these and other 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 the Almanac’s website.
2018 Summer Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| 11-Week Session Classes begin | Monday | May 21 |
| Session I Classes begin | Monday | May 21 |
| Memorial Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | May 28 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | June 27 |
| Session II Classes begin | Thursday | June 28 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Wednesday | July 4 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session Classes end | Friday | August 3 |
2018 Fall Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| Move-in for First-Year Students | Wednesday | August 22 |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 22-27 |
| Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 27 |
| First Day of Classes | Tuesday | August 28 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 3 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Monday | September 17 |
| Fall Term Break | Thursday-Sunday | October 4-7 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | October 8 |
| Classes Resume | Monday | October 8 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 19-21 (Yale) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday-Sunday | October 29-November 11 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | Friday | November 9 |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 10 (Harvard) |
| Thur-Fri Class Schedule on Tue-Wed | | November 20-21 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 22-25 |
| Classes Resume | Monday | November 26 |
| Last day of Classes | Monday | December 10 |
| Reading Days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 11-12 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday-Thursday | December 13-20 |
| Fall Term ends | Thursday | December 20 |
2019 Spring Term
2019 Summer Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| Memorial Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | May 27 |
| 11-Week Session Classes begin | Tuesday | May 28 |
| Session I Classes begin | Tuesday | May 28 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | July 3 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Thursday | July 4 |
| Session II Classes begin | Friday | July 5 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session Classes end | Friday | August 9 |
2019 Fall Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| Move-in for First Year Students | Wednesday | August 21 |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 21-August 26 |
| Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 26 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday | August 27 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 2 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Monday | September 16 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | October 7 |
| Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 10-13 |
| Classes resume | Monday | October 14 |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday-Sunday | October 28-November 10 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | November 1-3 (Brown) |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Friday | November 8 |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 9 (Cornell) |
| Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 26-27 |
| Thanksgiving break | Thursday-Sunday | November 28-December 1 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December 2 |
| Last day of classes | Monday | December 9 |
| Reading days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 10-11 |
| Final examinations | Thursday-Thursday | December 12-19 |
| Fall semester ends | Thursday | December 19 |
2020 Spring Term
2020 Summer Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| Memorial Day (no classes) | Monday | May 25 |
| 11-week Session classes begin | Tuesday | May 26 |
| Session I classes begin | Tuesday | May 26 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | July 1 |
| Session II Classes begin | Thursday | July 2 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Friday | July 3 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 7 |
2020 Fall Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| Move-in for First Year Students | Wednesday | August 26 |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 26-31 |
| Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 31 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday | September 1 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 7 |
| Course Selection Period ends | | to be decided |
| Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 1-4 |
| Drop Period ends | | to be decided |
| Classes resume | Monday | October 5 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 16-18 (Columbia) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | | to be decided |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | | to be decided |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 14 (Harvard) |
| Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 24-25 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 26-29 |
| Classes resume | Monday | November 30 |
| Last day of classes | Thursday | December 10 |
| Reading days | Friday-Monday | December 11-14 |
| Final examinations | Tuesday-Tuesday | December 15-22 |
| Fall term ends | Tuesday | December 22 |
2021 Spring Term
2021 Summer Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| 11-week Session classes begin | Monday | May 24 |
| Session I classes begin | Monday | May 24 |
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 31 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | June 30 |
| Session II Classes begin | Thursday | July 1 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | July 5 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 6 |
Updated May 8, 2018