Information for the Class of 2027

Welcome, Class of 2027! This website will help you make the most of your first year at Penn.

May 2023

May 1-9: Final Examinations

May 9: Spring Term Ends

May 14: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony

May 15Penn Commencement

May 22: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin

May 29: Memorial Day (no classes)

June 2023

June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)

June 20: Pre-Orientation Programs application deadline

June 23 (5:00 p.m. ET): Deadline for PennCAP students to complete both parts of the Math Diagnostic Placement Exam (only required if you are enrolling in a math course in the fall)

June 26: Advance Registration begins for incoming first-year and transfer students

June 28: Summer Session I classes end

June 29: Summer Session II classes begin

July 2023

July 4: Independence Day (no classes)

July 7 (5:00 p.m. ET): Deadline to complete the Math Diagnostic Placement Exam (only required if you are enrolling in a math course in the fall)

July 17 (11:59 p.m. ET): Advance Registration ends for incoming first-year and transfer students

July 25 (7:00 a.m. ET): Fall 2023 Course Selection (add) Period opens for all students

August 2023

August 4: Session II & 11-Week Session classes end

August 21-23: Move-in

August 23-28: New Student Orientation (NSO)

August 28: Wharton NSO

August 28: Convocation

August 29: First Day of Fall Classes

September 2023

September 1: Wharton Club Fair

September 4: Labor Day (no classes)

September 12: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends

October 2023

October 9: Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a course)

October 12-15: Fall Break

October 27: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode

October 27-29: Family Weekend

October 30: Advance Registration for Spring Begins

November 2023

November 4: Homecoming

November 6: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course¹

November 13: Advance Registration Ends

November 21: Follow Thursday Class Schedule

November 22: Follow Friday Class Schedule

November 23-26: Thanksgiving Break

December 2023

December 11: Last Day of Classes

December 12-13: Reading Days

December 14-21: Final Examinations

December 21: Fall Term Ends

January 2024

January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed

January 18: First Day of Spring Classes

January 31: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends

February 2024

February 27: Drop Period Ends

March 2024

March 2-10: Spring Break

March 22: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode

March 25: Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Begins

April 2024

April 2: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course ¹

April 8: Advance Registration for Fall Ends

May 2024

May 1: Last day of classes

May 2-5: Reading Days

May 6-14: Final Examinations

May 14: Spring Term Ends

May 19: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony

May 20Penn Commencement

May 27: Memorial Day (no classes)

May 28: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin

June 2024

June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)

July 2024

July 3: Summer Session I classes end

July 4: Independence Day (no classes)

June 5: Summer Session II classes begin

¹ Please note that some courses have earlier withdrawal deadlines. Students must abide by deadlines and policies published by faculty.