Three-Year Academic Calendar, 2017-2018 through 2019-2020
| Fall | 2017 Fall Term | 2018 Fall Term | 2019 Fall Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move-in for First-year and Transfer Students | August 23 | August 22 | August 21 |
|
New Student Orientation |
August 23-28 | August 22-27 | August 21-26 |
| Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | August 28 | August 27 | August 26 |
| First Day of Classes | August 29 | August 28 | August 27 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 4 | September 3 | September 2 |
| Course Selection Period ends | September 18 | September 17 | September 16 |
| Fall Term Break | October 5-8 | October 4-7 | October 10-13 |
| Drop Period ends | October 9 | October 8 | October 7 |
| Classes Resume | October 9 | October 8 | October 14 |
| Family Weekend | October 27-29 | October 19-21 (Yale) | November 1-3 (Brown) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | October 30-November 12 | October 29-November 11 | October 28-November 10 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | November 10 | November 9 | November 8 |
| Homecoming | November 4 (Princeton) | November 10 (Harvard) | November 9 (Cornell) |
| Thur-Fri class schedule on Tue-Wed | November 21-22 | November 20-21 | November 26-27 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23-26 | November 22-25 | November 28-December 1 |
| Classes Resume | November 27 | November 26 | December 2 |
| Last Day of Classes | December 11 | December 10 | December 9 |
| Reading Days | December 12-13 | December 11-12 | December 10-11 |
| Final Examinations | December 14-21 | December 13-20 | December 12-19 |
| Fall Term ends | December 21 | December 20 | December 19 |
| Spring | 2018 Spring Term | 2019 Spring Term | 2020 Spring term |
| First Day of Classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) | January 10 (Monday classes) | January 16 (Monday classes) | January 15 (Monday classes) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) | January 15 | January 21 | January 20 |
| Course Selection Period ends | January 29 | February 4 | February 3 |
| Drop Period ends | February 16 | February 22 | February 21 |
| Spring Term Break | March 3-11 | March 2-10 | March 7-15 |
| Classes resume | March 12 | March 11 | March 16 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term & Summer Sessions | March 19-April 1 | March 18-March 31 | March 23-April 5 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | March 30 | April 5 | April 3 |
| Last day of classes | April 25 | May 1 | April 29 |
| Reading Days | April 26-27 | May 2-3 | April 30-May 1 |
| Final Examinations | April 30-May 8 | May 6-14 | May 4-12 |
| Spring Term ends | May 8 | May 14 | May 12 |
| Alumni Day | May 12 | May 18 | May 16 |
| Baccalaureate | May 13 | May 19 | May 17 |
| Commencement | May 14 | May 20 | May 18 |
| Summer | 2018 Summer Term | 2019 Summer Term | 2020 Summer Term |
| 11-Week Session Classes begin | May 21 (Mon) | May 28 (Tue) | May 26 (Tue) |
| Session I Classes begin | May 21 (Mon) | May 28 (Tue) | May 26 (Tue) |
| Memorial Day Observed (no classes) | May 28 | May 27 | May 25 |
| Session I Classes end | June 27 | July 3 | July 1 |
| Session II Classes begin | June 28 (Thurs) | July 5 (Fri) | July 2 (Thurs) |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | July 4 (Wed) | July 4 (Thurs) | July 3 (Fri) |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | August 3 | August 9 |
August 7 |
Notes: Graduate and professional programs follow their own calendars with different registration/drop deadlines, which are typically available on the website of the school or program. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies may have different registration/drop deadlines. Please visit the LPS website, www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/ for more information. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two days of Passover and Good Friday are religious holidays that affect large numbers of University community members and that fall during the academic year. To view the University’s policy regarding these and other holidays, please visit http://provost.upenn.edu/policies/pennbook/2013/02/13/policy-on-secular-and-religious-holidays The University’s Three-Year Academic Calendar is subject to change. In the event that changes are made, the latest, most up-to-date version will be posted to Almanac’s website, www.upenn.edu/almanac