Welcome, Class of 2025! This website will provide you with important information to help you make the most of your first year at Penn. You will be hearing from the Undergraduate Division about next steps in early June. In the meantime, feel free to contact us at undergradinfo@wharton.upenn.edu with any questions.
- 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—learn more about summer advising
- Student Life—learn about cohorts and Wharton clubs. Find your cohort leaders. Explore campus life and the larger Penn community.
- 2021-2022 Wharton Undergraduate Student Handbook—read about the curriculum, requirements, policies, and more in this downloadable document.
Important Dates and Events
August 2021
August 25, 2021: Move-in for First-Year Students
August 25-30: New Student Orientation (NSO)
August 30: Wharton NSO
August 30: Convocation
August 31: First Day of Fall Classes
September 2021
September 6: Labor Day (no classes)
September 14: Course Selection Period Ends
October 2021
October 11: Drop Period ends
October 14-17: Fall Break
October 29: Last Day to Change Grade Type
October 29-31: Family Weekend
November 2021
November 1-14: Advance Registration for Spring Term
November 6: Homecoming
November 8: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course¹
November 23: Follow Thursday Class Schedule
November 24: Follow Friday Class Schedule
November 25-28: Thanksgiving Break
December 2021
December 10: Last Day of Classes
December 15-22: Final Examinations
December 22: Fall Term Ends
January 2022
January 12, 2022: First Day of Spring Classes
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes)
January 25: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
February 2022
February 21: Drop Period Ends
March 2022
March 5-13: Spring Break
March 18: Last Day to Change a Grade Type
March 21 – April 3: Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions
March 28: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
April 2022
April 27: Last Day of Classes
April 28-May 1: Reading Days
May 2022
May 2-10: Final Examinations
May 10: Spring Term Ends
May 15: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 15: Baccalaureate
May 16: Penn Commencement
¹ Please note that some courses have earlier withdrawal deadlines. Students must abide by deadlines and policies published by faculty.