Graduate Academic Calendar
The calendar below supplements the university's Three-Year Academic Calendar, which is created primarily for undergraduate use. Many of the dates overlap, but dates highlighted in yellow are specific to Graduate students. For a printable PDF version, click here.
Jump to: Fall 2012 | Spring 2013 | Summer 2013
2012 Fall Term
| Date | Event |
| Mid-August | December graduation application period opens |
| August 31 | Graduate Orientation General Meeting |
| September 12 | Fall term classes begin |
| September 21 | Add period ends - last day to drop without financial obligation for graduate students |
| October 20-23 | Fall term break (Saturday through Tuesday) |
| October 27 | Homecoming |
| October 29-November 11 | Advance registration for Spring term (all students) |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 am |
| December 7 | Fall term classes end |
| December 8-11 | Reading Days |
| December 12-19 | Final Examinations |
| December 19 | Fall term ends |
| Late December | May graduation application period opens |
2013 Spring Term
| Date | Event |
| January 9 | Spring term classes begin; Graduate Orientation for Spring |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King Day (Observed; University closed) |
| January 28 | Add period ends - last day to drop without financial obligation for graduate students |
| March 2 | Spring recess begins at close of classes |
| March 11 | Classes resume at 8:00 am |
| March 18-March 31 | Advance registration for Fall term and Summer Sessions |
| April 23 | Spring term classes end |
| April 24-26 | Reading Days |
| April 29-May 7 | Final Examinations |
| May 11 | Alumni Day |
| May 12 | Baccalaureate |
| May 13 | Commencement |
2013 Summer Sessions
(Consult this calendar as well: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/calendar)
| Date | Event |
| Early May | August graduation application period opens |
| May 20 | 12-week evening session classes begin |
| May 20 | First Session classes begin |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (no classes) |
| First week of June | Last day to Add/Drop or Change Grade Type (SSI) |
| June 28 | First Session classes end |
| July 2 | Second Session classes begin |
| July 4 | Independence Day Observed (no classes) |
| Second week of July | Last day to Add/Drop or Change Grade Type (SSII) |
| August 9 | Second Session classes end |