Summer 2026 Academic Calendars
- Traditional/Residential Programs Calendar
- Executive Format Program Calendar
- Educator Training Program Calendar
Traditional/Residential Programs
Students in the following programs follow this calendar:
- Education, Culture, and Society (PhD, MSEd)
- Education Policy (PhD, MSEd)
- Educational Linguistics (PhD, EdD)
- Higher Education (PhD, EdD, MSEd)
- Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development (PhD, MSEd)
- International Educational Development (MSEd)
- Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Stuides (MSEd)
- Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (Online MSEd)
- Learning Sciences and Technologies (PhD, MSEd)
- Literacy Studies (PhD, EdD, MSEd)
- Quantitative Methods (PhD, MPhilEd)
- Professional Counseling (MPhilEd)
- Reading Specialist (PBCL)
- Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology (MSEd)
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MSEd)
- Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (PhD, EdD, MSEd)
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Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
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| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (No Classes). | |||||||||
| May 26 | Tuesday | Summer Session I and 11-week classes begin at GSE. | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer I class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add or drop an 11-week class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to drop from a Summer Session I course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on the transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add or drop an 11-week class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | Opening of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp | |||||||||
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth Observed (No Classes) | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to drop from a Summer 11-week course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on the transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to Withdraw from a Summer Session I course. Full financial obligation will apply. | |||||||||
| DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN AUGUST 2026 are strongly advised to defend by June 26 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 10. The link to schedule your final defense is: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/student-forms/final-defense-sched. SRO requests that this form is submitted two weeks prior to defense date. | |||||||||||
| June 29 | Monday | LAST DAY of Summer Session I at GSE. Monday-Wednesday classes meet; No scheduling changes for single day Summer 11-week classes, they will meet regularly on their assigned day. | |||||||||
| June 30-July 2 | Tuesday-Thursday | No Class meetings for GSE Summer Session I classes – other schools’ Summer Session I classes will meet. Summer 11-week classes that meet once per week will meet on their normal schedule. | |||||||||
| July 2 | Thursday | Summer Session II begins at Penn, but GSE Session II courses will not meet until after the holiday. Other schools’ classes will meet. Summer 11-week classes that meet once per week will meet on their normal schedule. | |||||||||
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day Observed (No Classes) | |||||||||
| July 6 | Monday | Summer Session II classes begin at GSE. | |||||||||
| July 10 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Director of Academic Affairs for August 2026 degree: EdD students: Upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Chris Kubik Cedeño (cdkubik@upenn.edu) |
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| July TBD | TBD | Summer Session I grades due. | |||||||||
| July TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to Withdraw from a 11-week course. Full financial obligation will apply. "W" will appear on transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. | |||||||||
| July TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer II class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). | |||||||||
| July TBD | TBD | Closing of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. | |||||||||
| July 27 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for August 2026 degree: EdD students: to Academic Affairs Office PhD students: to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
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| July TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to drop a Summer Session II course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on the transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. | |||||||||
| August 3 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master's Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2026 degree. | |||||||||
| August 7 | Friday | LAST DAY of Summer Session II and 11-week classes at GSE. | |||||||||
| August 7 | Friday | Summer Degree Conferral Date. | |||||||||
| August TBD | TBD | Summer Session II and 11-week classes grades due. | |||||||||
Executive Format Program Calendar
Students in the following programs follow this calendar:
- Education Entrepreneurship (MSEd)
- Educational and Organizational Leadership (EdD)
- Global Higher Education Management (Online MSEd)
- Higher Education Management (EdD)
- Medical Education (MSEd)
- Penn Chief Learning Officer (EdD)
- School and Mental Health Counseling (MSEd)
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Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
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| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (No Classes). | |||||||||
| May 26 | Tuesday | First day of summer term for continuing cohorts. All programs will have academic engagement during this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. | |||||||||
| June 10 | TBD | LAST DAY for Executive-format continuing cohort students to register to participate in summer programming. Active students must be registered or take a leave of absence by this date to avoid being withdrawn from their program if they are still taking courses. Students who are working on their culminating project do not need to be registered in the summer term unless they intend to submit their final project and graduate. | |||||||||
| See specific program class schedule | See specific program class schedule | Executive-format students must drop courses before their first in-person classes of the term to receive a full refund; if separating from the program during the first in-person classes there will be a 50% refund; if separating after the conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. | |||||||||
| June TBD | TBD | Opening of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp | |||||||||
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth Observed (No Classes). | |||||||||
| DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN AUGUST 2026 are strongly advised to defend by June 26 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 10. The link to schedule your final defense is: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/student-forms/final-defense-sched. SRO requests that this form is submitted two weeks prior to defense date. | |||||||||||
| June 30 | Tuesday | LAST DAY August or December 2025 EdD potential graduates can hold final defense without having to pay Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 tuition (must receive a successful pass; tuition waiver does not apply for pending pass). Students must notify programs if they intend to attempt to successfully defend their dissertation in June. Students will be enrolled in EDUC 9950 and will be charged. Provided the student successfully defends by June 30, the summer and subsequent fall tuition, if necessary, will be waived. | |||||||||
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day Observed (No Classes). | |||||||||
| July 6 | Monday | First day of summer term for incoming cohorts. All programs will have academic engagement during this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. | |||||||||
| July TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for Executive-format incoming cohort to register to participate in summer programming | |||||||||
| July 11 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Director of Academic Affairs for August 2025 degree: EdD students: Upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Chris Kubik Cedeño (cdkubik@upenn.edu) |
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| See specific program class schedule | See specific program class schedule | Executive-format students must drop courses before their first in-person classes of the term to receive a full refund; if separating from the program during the first in-person classes there will be a 50% refund; if separating after the conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. | |||||||||
| July TBD | TBD | Closing of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp | |||||||||
| July 27 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for August 2026 degree: EdD students: to Academic Affairs Office PhD students: to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
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| August 3 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2026 degree. | |||||||||
| August 7 | Friday | Summer Degree Conferral Date. | |||||||||
| August 17 | Sunday | Last day of summer term for Executive-format students. All programs will have academic engagement through this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. | |||||||||
| August TBD | TBD | Executive-format summer grades due. | |||||||||
Educator Training Program Calendar
Students in the following programs follow this calendar:
- Independent School Teaching Residency (MSEd)
- School Leadership (MSEd, PBCL)
- Urban Teaching Residency (MSEd, PBCL)
- Urban Teaching Apprenticeship (MSEd)
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Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (No Classes). |
| May 26 | Tuesday | First day of summer term for continuing cohorts. All programs will have academic engagement during this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. |
| June TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for Educator Training Program continuing cohort students to register to participate in summer programming. Active students must be registered or take a leave of absence by this date to avoid being withdrawn from their program if they are still taking courses. Students who are working on their culminating project do not need to be registered in the summer term unless they intend to submit their final project and graduate. |
| ISTR and SLP See specific program class schedule | ISTR and SLP See specific program class schedule | ISTR and SLP students must drop courses before their first in-person classes of the term to receive a full refund; if separating from the program during the first in-person classes there will be a 50% refund; if separating after the conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. |
| June TBD | TBD | Continuing UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer course without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). |
| June TBD | TBD | Continuing UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to drop a Summer course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on the transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. |
| June TBD | TBD | Opening of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth Observed (No Classes) |
| June TBD | TBD | Continuing UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to Withdraw from a Summer Session I course. Full financial obligation will apply. |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day Observed (No Classes) |
| July 6 | Monday | First day of summer term for incoming cohorts. All programs will have academic engagement during this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. |
| ISTR and SLP: See specific program class schedule | ISTR and SLP: See specific program class schedule | ISTR and SLP students must drop courses before their first in-person classes of the term to receive a full refund; if separating from the program during the first in-person classes there will be a 50% refund; if separating after the conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. |
| July TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for Educator Training Program incoming cohort students to register to participate in summer programming |
| July TBD | TBD | Incoming UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer course without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). |
| July TBD | TBD | Incoming UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to drop a Summer course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on the transcript in place of grade if dropped after this date. |
| July TBD | TBD | Closing of August 2026 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| August TBD | TBD | Incoming UTAP and UTR LAST DAY to Withdraw from a Summer course. Full financial obligation will apply. |
| August 3 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2026 degree. |
| August 7 | Friday | Summer Degree Conferral Date. |
| August 10 | Monday | Last day of summer term for Educator Training Program students. All programs will have academic engagement through this week. Specific programs will dictate the In-person, online synchronous and online a-synchronous class schedule within their internal documentation. |
| August TBD | TBD | Educator training programs summer grades due. |
