Welcome, Class of 2025! This website will help you make the most of your first year at Penn.
- Communications from Wharton—email is the primary channel for communications, but you can also engage with your peers and School administrators on social media
- Curriculum and Requirements—learn about course requirements and placement and view a sample course sequence
- External Exam Credit—see how AP, IB, or A-Level test scores can be applied toward Wharton requirements
- Academic Advising—find your advisor and make an appointment.
- Student Life—learn about cohorts and Wharton clubs. Find your cohort leaders. Explore campus life and the larger Penn community.
Important Dates and Events
May 2022
May 2-10: Final Examinations
May 10: Spring Term Ends
May 15: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 16: Penn Commencement
May 23: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
May 30: Memorial Day observed (no classes)
June 2022
June 20: Juneteenth observed (no classes)
June 27: Advance Registration begins for incoming first-year and transfer students
June 29: Summer Session I classes end
June 30: Summer Session II classes begin
July 2022
July 4: Independence Day observed (no classes)
July 11: Deadline to complete the math diagnostic placement exam (only required if you are enrolling in a math course in the fall)
July 15: Advance Registration ends for incoming first-year and transfer students
July 26: Fall 2022 Course Selection reopens @ 7am for all students
August 2022
August 5: Session II & 11-Week Session classes end
August 24: Move-in for First-Year Students
August 24-29: New Student Orientation (NSO)
August 29: Wharton NSO
August 29: Convocation
August 30: First Day of Fall Classes
September 2022
September 5: Labor Day (no classes)
September TBD: Course Selection Period Ends
October 2022
October 6-9: Fall Break
October TBD: Drop Period ends
October TBD: Last Day to Change Grade Type
Homecoming: October 22
November 2022
November TBD: Advance Registration
November TBD: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
November 11-13: Family Weekend
November 22: Follow Thursday Class Schedule
November 23: Follow Friday Class Schedule
November 24-27: Thanksgiving Break
December 2022
December 12: Last Day of Classes
December 13-14: Reading Days
December 15-22: Final Examinations
December 22: Fall Term Ends
January 2023
January 11, 2023: First Day of Spring Classes (Monday Classes on a Wednesday)
January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes)
January TBD: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
February 2023
February TBD: Drop Period Ends
March 2023
March 4-12: Spring Break
March TBD: Last Day to Change a Grade Type
March TBD: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
April 2023
April 26: Last Day of Classes
April 27-30: Reading Days
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)
¹ Please note that some courses have earlier withdrawal deadlines. Students must abide by deadlines and policies published by faculty.