The important dates below are scheduled by the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. Some deadlines and other dates may be different in other Penn Schools or Colleges.
New Student Orientation | See information on orientation dates |
Advance registration period | Tuesday, April 14 - Friday, April 24 |
Classes begin | Tuesday, September 1 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 7 (no classes) |
Last day to add language courses and writing seminars | Friday, September 11 |
Last day to add a course | Tuesday, September 15 |
Last day to drop a course with no financial obligation and no notation on transcript | Tuesday, September 15 |
Tuition Reduction Request Forms due | Tuesday, September 15 |
Fall term break Saturday classes will not meet |
Thursday, October 1 - Sunday, October 4 |
Fall term break ends; classes resume | Monday, October 5 |
Last day to drop a course with 50% financial obligation and no notation on transcript. (LPS students must submit a Late Drop Form) | Monday, October 12 |
Last day to change grade type status in a course (E-mail: lps@sas.upenn.edu with your grade type change request.) | Friday, October 30 |
Advance registration for Spring term | Monday, November 2 - Sunday, November 15 |
Last day to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation applies (LPS students must complete a Withdrawal Form) | Monday, November 9 |
Thu/Fri class schedule on Tue/Wed | Tuesday, November 24 & Wednesday, November 25 |
Thanksgiving break begins at 4:30 p.m. LPS evening classes will not meet. |
Wednesday, November 25 |
Thanksgiving break ends; classes resume | Monday, November 30 |
Fall term classes end | Thursday, December 10 |
Reading days | Friday, December 11 - Monday, December 14 |
Final examinations | Tuesday, December 15 - Tuesday, December 22 |
Fall term ends | Tuesday, December 22 |
Advance registration period for the spring term | Monday, November 30 - Monday, December 7 (2020) |
Classes begin (regular Wednesday classes) | Wednesday, January 13 |
January Executive Weekend | Friday, January 15 - Saturday, January 16 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed | Monday, January 18 |
Tuition reduction request forms due | Tuesday, February 2 |
Last day to add a course | Tuesday, February 2 |
Last day to drop a course with no financial obligation and no notation on the transcript (After this date LPS students must contact the LPS office to drop a course) | Tuesday, February 2 |
February Executive Weekend | Friday, February 19 - Saturday, February 20 |
Last day to drop a course with 50% financial obligation and no notation on transcript (LPS students must complete a Late Drop Form) | Monday, March 1 |
Spring recess begins at close of classes on Tuesday, March 9 | Saturday, March 6 - Sunday, March 14 |
Spring recess ends; classes resume | Monday, March 15 |
March Executive Weekend | Friday, March 19 - Saturday, March 20 |
Last day to change grade type status in a course (Submit a request form at https://srfs.upenn.edu/grade-type-change) | Friday, March 19 |
Advance registration for fall and registration for summer classes | Monday, March 22 - Sunday, April 4 |
Last day to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation applies. (LPS students must submit a withdrawal form) | Monday, March 29 |
April Executive Weekend | Friday, April 23 - Saturday, April 24 |
Spring term classes end | Thursday, April 29 |
Reading days | Friday, April 30 - Monday, May 3 |
Final examinations | Tuesday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 11 |
Spring term ends | Tuesday, May 11 |
Fels Graduation | Sunday, May 16 |
University Commencement | Monday, May 17 |