Welcome, Class of 2027! This website will help you make the most of your first year at Penn.
- Technology—Set up your accounts and get Whartonized!
- Communications from Wharton—Email is the primary channel for communications, but you can also engage with your peers and School administrators on social media.
- Academic Advising—Your academic advising experience will begin in Canvas, which is also where you will access content and assignments for courses. On June 15, your assigned advisor will email you with information about your cohort, Wharton 1010, Advance Registration, and more.
- External Exam Credit—See how AP, IB, or A-Level test scores can be applied toward Wharton requirements.
- Curriculum and Requirements—Learn about course requirements and placement and view a sample curriculum to see what courses you should be taking your first semester.
- Student Life—Learn about cohorts and Wharton clubs. Explore campus life and the larger Penn community.
- 2023-2024 Wharton Undergraduate Student Handbook—download your summer reading! Learn all about the curriculum, requirements, policies, and more.
Important Dates and Events
May 2023
May 1-9: Final Examinations
May 9: Spring Term Ends
May 14: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 15: Penn Commencement
May 22: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
May 29: Memorial Day observed (no classes)
June 2023
June 19: Juneteenth observed (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 observed (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 16: Advance Registration ends for incoming first-year and transfer students
July 25: Fall 2023 Course Selection (add) Period opens @ 7am 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: Final Examinations
May 6-14: Final Examinations
May 14: Spring Term Ends
May 19: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 20: Penn Commencement
May 27: Memorial Day observed (no classes)
May 28: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
June 2024
June 19: Juneteenth observed (no classes)
July 2024
July 3: Summer Session I classes end
July 4: Independence Day observed (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.