Welcome, Class of 2029! Keep an eye on your email and the important dates on this page to stay on track during your second year.
A key part of this year is Penn’s Second-Year Experience program, which is designed specifically to address the unique needs of second-year students. It features collaborations between faculty, staff (both academic and student affairs), and student leaders such as the Class Board of 2029 to provide support for:
- Career development
- Engagement in co-curricular and extracurricular activities
- Selection of academic opportunities
- Signature events such as Second-Year Day and U-Night.
Important Dates and Events
June 2026
June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)
June 22: Advance Registration begins for incoming transfer students
July 2026
July 1: Summer Session I classes end
July 2: Summer Session II classes begin
July 3: Independence Day observed (no classes)
July 7: Deadline for incoming transfers to take the Math Diagnostic Exam (5 p.m. ET)
July 13: Advance Registration ends for incoming transfer students
July 21: Course Selection Period opens for incoming transfer students
August 2026
August 7: Session II and 11-Week Session Classes end
August 17: Move-in for incoming transfers
August 22-23: Move in for returning students
August 19-24: New Student Orientation (NSO)
August 23-28: Second-Year Orientation
August 24: Wharton NSO and Convocation
August 25: First Day of Fall Classes
August 28: Wharton Fall Club Fair
September 2026
September 7: Labor Day (no classes)
September 8: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
October 2026
October 1-4: Fall Break
October 5: Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a course)
October 23: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode
October 23-25: Family Weekend
October 26: Advance Registration Begins for Spring Term
November 2026
November 2: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course¹
November 9: Advance Registration Ends
November 14: Homecoming
November 24-25: Follow Thurs-Fri Class Schedule on Tues-Wed
November 26-29: Thanksgiving Break
December 2026
December 7: Last Day of Classes
December 8-9: Reading Days
December 10-17: Final Examinations
December 17: Fall Term Ends
January 2027
January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed
January 20: First Day of Spring Classes (Monday class schedule)
January 22: Wharton Spring Club Fair
February 2027
February 2: Course Selection (Add) Period Ends
March 2027
March 1: Drop Period Ends
March 6-14: Spring Break
March 29: Last Day to Change a Grade Mode
March 29: Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Begins
April 2027
April 5: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course¹
April 12: Advance Registration for Fall Ends
May 2027
May 4: Last Day of Classes
May 5-6: Reading Days
May 7-17: Final Examinations
May 17: Spring Term Ends
May 23: Wharton Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony
May 24: Penn Commencement
May 31: Memorial Day observed (no classes)
May 2026
April 30-May 3: Reading Days
May 4-12: Final Examinations
May 12: Spring Term Ends
May 25: Memorial Day (no classes)
May 26: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
June 2027
June 1: Summer Session I and 11-Week Session classes begin
June 19: Juneteenth (no classes)
July 2027
July 5: Independence Day observed (no classes)
July 8: Summer Session I classes end
July 9: 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.