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Weeks of the Semester

02Mar’22

Course Roster, Classroom and Calendar Info

This calendar applies to most undergraduate classes. Other schools at Penn may have their own schedules. For additional context, you may also consult the Penn Academic Calendar. If you have questions about your teaching semester, check with your school's registrar.

This list also includes the dates where Penn's policy on religious holidays prohibits exams and assigned work. The University Chaplain’s Office secular and religious holidays provides a fuller list. Be open to students requesting flexibility around these days and consider adding a related policy statement to your syllabus.

Finally, contact your departmental administrator should you need rooms for mid-term or final exams.

Spring 2025
Fall 2025

Spring 2025

Week 1: January 13 - 17 

  • Wednesday, January 15 – Monday classes meet (first day of class). The rest of the week meets as expected (Thursday classes on Thursday, January 16 and Friday classes on Friday, January 17.) 

Week 2: January 20 - 24 

  •  Monday, January 20 – no class for MLK Day. 

Week 3: January 27 - 31 

  • Tuesday, January 28 – course selection period ends. (Students can add and drop classes freely until then.) 

Week 4: February 3 - 7 

Week 5: February 10 - 14 

  • You may want to give students some graded work due by this week, so you have time to return the grades and students have time to talk with their advisers about the drop deadline (February 24). 

Week 6: February 17 - 21 

Week 7: February 24 - 28 

  • Monday, February 24 – the last day students can drop a class without penalty.  

Week 8: March 3 - 7 

Week 9: March 10 - 14 Spring Break 

  • No classes this week 

Week 10: March 17 - 21 

  • Friday, March 21 – the last day students can request to take a class pass/fail. 

Week 11: March 24 - 28 

  • Monday, March 24 – Advanced Registration for summer and fall 2025 begins (if you are teaching a summer or fall course, post information, a draft syllabus, or a prospectus to Courses@Penn by March 24).  

Week 12: March 31 - April 4 

  • Monday, March 31 – the last day a student can withdraw from a course (they get a W on their transcript but no grade). 

Week 13: April 7 - 11  

Week 14: April 14 - 18 

  • Monday, April 14 (until sundown) – Passover; no assigned work due (the first two nights of Passover are April 12, sundown through April 14, sundown). 
  • Friday, April 18 – Good Friday; no assigned work due and expect students to miss class for the holiday. 

Week 15: April 21 - 25 

  • Last full week of classes (no exams this week). 

Week 16: April 28 - May 2  

  • Wednesday, April 30 – the last day of classes (no exams this week). 

READING DAYS: May 1 - 2. (No classes or required class activities may be held during the reading period.)  

FINAL EXAMS: May 5 - 13. 

GRADES DUE: Friday, May 16, noon.

Learn more about when grades are due from Student Registration & Financial Services. 

 

Fall 2025

Please note: dates in italics are pending university approval.

Week 1: August 26 - August 29

  • No Monday classes this week.
  • Tuesday, August 26 – classes begin.

Week 2: September 1 - 5

  •  Monday, September 1 – no class for Labor Day.

Week 3: September 8 - 12

  • Tuesday, September 9 – Course selection period ends. (Students can add and drop classes freely until then.)

 Week 4: September 15 - 19

Week 5: September 22 - 26 

  • Monday, September 22 (after sundown) through Wednesday, September 24 – Rosh Hashanah; no graded work due and expect students to miss class for the holiday. 
  • You may want to give students some graded work later this week, so you have time to return the grades and students have time to talk with their advisers about the drop deadline (October 6).

Week 6: September 29 - October 3

  • Thursday, October 2 (after sundown) through Wednesday, October 1 (sunset) – Yom Kippur; no graded work due and expect students to miss class for the holiday. 

Week 7: October 6 -10

  • Monday, October 6 – the last day students can drop a class without penalty. 
  • Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10 – no classes for Fall Break.

Week 8: October 13 – 17

Week 9: October 20 – 24

  • Friday, October 24 – the last day students can request to take a class pass/fail.

Week 10: October 27 – 31 

  • Monday, October 27 – advanced registration for spring 2024 begins (if you are teaching a spring course, post information, a draft syllabus or a prospectus to Courses@Penn by October 27).

Week 11: November 3 – 7

  • Monday, November 3 – the last day a student can withdraw from a course (they get a W on their transcript but no grade).
  • Tuesday, November 4 – Election Day; no graded work due and expect students to be absent.

Week 12: November 10 - 14

Week 13: November 17 - 21

Week 14: November 24 – 28

  • Tuesday, November 25 – Thursday classes meet.
  • Wednesday, November 26 – Friday classes meet.
  • Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 – no classes for Thanksgiving Break.

Week 15: December 1 – 5

  • Last full week of classes (no exams this week).

Week 16: December 8 – 12

  • Monday, December 8 – the last day of classes (no exams this day).

READING DAYS:  Tuesday, December 9 – Wednesday, December 10 (no exams on these days).

FINAL EXAMS:  Thursday, December 11 – Thursday, December 18.

GRADES DUE: January 2, 5:00 p.m.

Learn more about when grades are due from Student Registration & Financial Services.

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