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 2010 | Spring 2011 | Summer 2011
2011 Fall Term
| Date | Event |
| Mid-August | December graduation application period opens |
| September 2 | Graduate Orientation General Meeting |
| September 7 | Fall term classes begin |
| September 23 | Add period ends - last day to drop without financial obligation for graduate students |
| October 8-11 | Fall term break (Saturday through Tuesday) |
| November 5 | Homecoming |
| October 31-November 13 | Advance registration for Spring term (all students) |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving recess ends at 8:00 am |
| December 9 | Fall term classes end |
| December 10-13 | Reading Days |
| December 14-21 | Final Examinations |
| December 21 | Fall term ends |
| Late December | May graduation application period opens |
2012 Spring Term
| Date | Event |
| January 11 | Spring term classes begin; Graduate Orientation for Spring |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Day (Observed; University closed) |
| January 30 | Add period ends - last day to drop without financial obligation for graduate students |
| March 3 | Spring recess begins at close of classes |
| March 12 | Classes resume at 8:00 am |
| March 19-April 1 | Advance registration for Fall term and Summer Sessions |
| April 24 | Spring term classes end |
| April 25-27 | Reading Days |
| April 30-May 8 | Final Examinations |
| May 12 | Alumni Day |
| May 13 | Baccalaureate |
| May 14 | Commencement |
2012 Summer Sessions
(Consult this calendar as well: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/calendar)
| Date | Event |
| Early May | August graduation application period opens |
| May 21 | 12-week evening session classes begin |
| May 21 | First Session classes begin |
| May 28 | Memorial Day (no classes) |
| First week of June | Last day to Add/Drop or Change Grade Type (SSI) |
| June 29 | First Session classes end |
| July 3 | 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 10 | Second Session classes end |