Information for the Class of 2027

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.

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 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 20Penn 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.