Welcome, Class of 2026! Keep an eye on your email and the important dates on this page to stay on track during your junior year.
Important Dates and Events
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 20: Penn Commencement
May 27: Memorial Day (no classes)
May 28: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
June 2024
June 18: Pre-Orientation Programs application deadline
June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)
June 24: Advance Registration begins for incoming first-year and transfer students
July 2024
July 3: Summer Session I classes end
July 4: Independence Day (no classes)
July 5: Summer Session II classes begin
August 2024
August 9: Session II & 11-Week Session classes end
August 27: First Day of Fall Classes
August 30: Wharton Club Fair
September 2024
September 2: Labor Day (no classes)
September 10: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
October 2024
October 3-6: Fall Break
October 7: Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a course)
October 25: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode
October 25-27: Family Weekend
November 2024
November 4: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course¹
November 13: Advance Registration Ends
November 16: Homecoming
November 26: Follow Thursday Class Schedule
November 27: Follow Friday Class Schedule
November 28-December 1: Thanksgiving Break
December 2024
December 9: Last Day of Classes
December 10-11: Reading Days
December 12-19: Final Examinations
December 19: Fall Term Ends
January 2025
January 15: First Day of Spring Classes (Monday class schedule)
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed
January 28: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
February 2025
February 24: Drop Period Ends
March 2025
March 8-16: Spring Break
March 21: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode
March 24: Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Begins
March 31: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course ¹
April 2025
April 7: Advance Registration for Fall Ends
April 30: Last Day of Classes
May 2025
May 1-4: Reading Days
May 5-13: Final Examinations
May 13: Spring Term Ends
May 18: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 19: Penn Commencement
May 26: Memorial Day (no classes)
May 27: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
June 2025
June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)
July 2025
July 2: Summer Session I classes end
June 3: Summer Session II classes begin
July 4: Independence Day (no classes)
¹ Please note that some courses have earlier withdrawal deadlines. Students must abide by deadlines and policies published by faculty.