Penn Academic Calendar
Source: https://almanac.upenn.edu/penn-academic-calendar Parent: https://catalog.upenn.edu/
| 2026 Spring Term | |
|---|---|
| First day of classes | January 14 (Monday classes) |
| MLK, Jr. Day observed (no classes) | January 19 |
| Course Selection Period ends | January 27 |
| Drop Period ends | February 23 |
| Spring Term Break | March 7-15 |
| Classes resume | March 16 |
| Grade Mode Change Deadline | March 23 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term | March 23-April 6 |
| Registration for Summer Session Begins | March 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | March 30 |
| Last day of classes | April 29 |
| Reading Days | April 30-May 3 |
| Final Examinations | May 4-12 |
| Spring Term ends | May 12 |
| Baccalaureate | May 12 |
| Alumni Day | May 16 |
| Commencement | May 18 |
| 2026 Summer Term | |
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | May 25 |
| 11-Week Session classes begin | May 26 |
| Session I classes begin | May 26 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) | June 19 |
| Session I classes end | July 1 |
| Session II classes begin | July 2 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | July 3 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | August 7 |
| 2026 Fall Term | |
| Move-In Information | More Information |
| New Student Orientation | August 19-24 |
| Second-Year Student Orientation | August 23-28 |
| Opening Exercises and Convocation | August 24 |
| First day of classes | August 25 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 7 |
| Course Selection Period ends | September 8 |
| Fall Term Break | October 1-4 |
| Classes resume | October 5 |
| Drop Period ends | October 5 |
| Indigenous People’s Day (University open; Classes in session) | October 12 |
| Grade Mode Change Deadline | October 23 |
| Family Weekend | October 23-25 (Yale) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | October 26-November 9 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | November 2 |
| Homecoming | November 14 (Harvard) |
| Thur-Fri class schedule on Tue-Wed | November 24-25 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 26-29 |
| Classes resume | November 30 |
| Last day of classes | December 7 |
| Reading Days | December 8-9 |
| Final Examinations | December 10-17 |
| Fall Term ends | December 17 |
| 2027 Spring Term | |
| MLK, Jr. Day observed (no classes) | January 18 |
| First day of classes | January 20 |
| Course Selection Period ends | February 2 |
| Drop Period ends | March 1 |
| Spring Term Break | March 6-14 |
| Classes resume | March 15 |
| Grade Mode Change Deadline | March 29 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term | March 29-April 12 |
| Registration for Summer Session Begins | March 29 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | April 5 |
| Last day of classes | May 4 |
| Reading Days | May 5-6 |
| Final Examinations | May 7-17 |
| Spring Term ends | May 17 |
| Baccalaureate | May 18 |
| Alumni Day | May 22 |
| Commencement | May 24 |
| 2027 Summer Term | |
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | May 31 |
| 11-Week Session classes begin | June 1 |
| Session I classes begin | June 1 |
| Juneteenth observed (no classes) | June 18 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | July 5 |
| Session I classes end | July 8 |
| Session II classes begin | July 9 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | August 13 |
| 2027 Fall Term | |
| Move-In Information | More Information |
| New Student Orientation | August 25-30 |
| Second-Year Student Orientation | August 29-September 3 |
| Opening Exercises and Convocation | August 30 |
| First day of classes | August 31 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 6 |
| Family Weekend | September 17-19 (Stonehill) |
| Fall Term Break | October 7-10 |
| Indigenous People’s Day (University open; Classes in session) | October 11 |
| Classes resume | October 11 |
| Homecoming | October 30 (Brown) |
| Thur-Fri class schedule on Tue-Wed | November 23-24 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25-28 |
| Classes resume | November 29 |
| Last day of classes | December 13 |
| Reading Days | December 14-15 |
| Final Examinations | December 16-22 |
| Fall Term ends | December 22 |
| 2028 Spring Term | |
| First day of classes (Monday classes) | January 12 |
| MLK, Jr. Day observed (no classes) | January 17 |
| Spring Term Break | March 4-12 |
| Classes resume | March 13 |
| Last day of classes | April 26 |
| Reading Days | April 27-30 |
| Final Examinations | May 1-9 |
| Spring Term ends | May 9 |
| Baccalaureate | May 9 |
| Alumni Day | May 13 |
| Commencement | May 15 |
| 2028 Summer Term | |
| 11-Week Session classes begin | May 22 |
| Session I classes begin | May 22 |
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | May 29 |
| Juneteenth observed (no classes) | June 19 |
| Session I classes end | June 28 |
| Session II classes begin | June 29 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | July 4 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | August 4 |