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1997 Fall Term |
| Move-in and registration for Transfer Students |
Thursday-Friday |
August 28-29 |
| Center for University of Pennsylvania Identification (CUPID) opens in Palestra |
Friday-Tuesday |
August 29-September 2 |
| Move-in for first-year students, New Student Orientation |
Saturday |
August 30 |
| Undergraduate DeansÕ Meeting; Penn Reading Project |
Sunday |
August 31 |
| Labor Day; Community Building Day |
Monday |
September 1 |
| Advising begins,New Student Convocation, Opening Exercises and Placement
Examinations |
Tuesday |
September 2 |
| First day of classes |
Wednesday |
September 3 |
| Community Service Day |
Saturday |
September 6 |
| Add period ends |
Friday |
September 19 |
| Drop period ends |
Friday |
October 10 |
| Fall term break |
Saturday-Tuesday |
October 11-14 |
| Family Weekend |
Friday-Sunday |
October 24-26 |
| Advance registration, Spring Term |
Monday-Sunday |
November 3-16 |
| Homecoming |
Saturday |
November 8 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes |
Wednesday |
November 26 |
| Thanksgiving recess ends 8 a.m. |
Monday |
December 1 |
| Fall term classes end |
Monday |
December 8 |
| Reading days |
Tuesday-Thursday |
December 9-11 |
| Final Examinations |
Friday-Friday |
December 12-19 |
| Fall semester ends |
Friday |
December 19 |
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1998 Spring Term |
| Registration for undergraduate Transfer Students |
Thursday-Friday |
January 8-9 |
| Spring semester classes begin |
Monday |
January 12 |
| Add period ends |
Friday |
January 23 |
| Drop period ends |
Friday |
February 13 |
| Spring recess begins at close of classes |
Friday |
March 6 |
| Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
Monday |
March 16 |
| Advance registration for fall and summer sessions |
Monday-Sunday |
March 23-April 5 |
| Spring term classes end |
Friday |
April 24 |
| Reading days |
Monday-Wednesday |
April 27-29 |
| Final Examinations |
Thursday-Friday |
April 30-May 8 |
| Alumni Day |
Saturday |
May 16 |
| Baccalaureate |
Sunday |
May 17 |
| Commencement |
Monday |
May 18 |
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1998 Summer Session |
| 12-week Evening Session classes begin* |
Tuesday |
May 19 |
| First Session classes begin |
Tuesday |
May 19 |
| First Session classes end |
Friday |
June 26 |
| Second Session classes begin |
Monday |
June 29 |
| Independence Day |
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July 4 |
| Second Session, 12-week Evening Session Classes end |
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August 7 |