Academic Calendar
- Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
- Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
- Summer 2024 Academic Calendar
- GAS Calendar (for Ph.D. students)
- Course Drop information for Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management, Executive Program in School and Mental Health Counseling, Education Entrepreneurship, Penn Chief Learning Officer, Medical Education, Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, School Leadership, and Independent School Teaching Residency programs.
Fall 2023
Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| August 21-25 | Monday-Friday | GSE New Student Orientation |
| August 29 | Tuesday | Fall term classes begin |
| September 4 | Monday | Labor Day (NO CLASSES) |
| September 12 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| October 9 | Monday | LAST DAY to drop a course (NO REFUND) Courses dropped after this date require instructor approval and 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grades |
| October 16 | Friday | Last day for new Summer and Fall incoming students to complete Penn Experience modules without incurring registration hold for Spring 2024 |
| DOCTORAL (PH.D. and ED.D.) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN DECEMBER 2023 are strongly advised to defend by October 23 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by November 6. 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 | ||
| October 16 | Monday | Opening of December 2023 Graduation Application here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| October 27 | Friday | LAST DAY to request course grade type change to audit. Requires instructor approval. Please send request and approval to gse-sro@gse.upenn.edu |
| TBD | TBD | Advance Registration for Spring 2024 available via Path@Penn |
| November 6 | Monday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course (NO REFUND). Requires instructor approval. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| November 6 | Monday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for December 2023 degree: EdD students: upload to Proquest PhD students: email dissertation to the Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens: gemens@upenn.edu) |
| November TBD | TBD | Course selection for Spring 2024 re-opens. Log into Path@Penn after 7am to register for courses |
| November 21 - 22 | Tuesday - Wednesday | Alternative class meeting schedule: NO classes will meet on Tuesday, Friday classes will meet on Wednesday |
| November 23 - 26 | Thursday - Sunday | Thanksgiving Break (NO CLASSES) |
| November 27 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved and signed dissertations for December 2023 degree: Ed.D. to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens) Ph.D. to Office of the Provost |
| November 28 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to apply for December 2023 degree here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| December 4 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Comprehensive Examination/Thesis/Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for December 2023 degree |
| December 11 | Monday | Undergraduate Classes end |
| December 18 | Monday | LAST DAY of classes at GSE |
| December 21 | Thursday | LAST DAY May 2024 Ed.D. and Ph.D. graduates can hold final defense without having to pay Spring 2024 tuition (must receive a successful pass; tuition waiver does not apply for pending pass). |
| December 21 | Thursday | Fall term ends for the university |
| January 2 | Tuesday | Fall term grades due |
| Spring Classes begin on January 18, 2024 (Monday class schedule) | ||
| Graduation Applications do not roll over. Names are purged from the system after the December term | ||
Spring 2024
| January 15 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| January 18 | Thursday | SPRING TERM CLASSES BEGIN |
| January 31 | Wednesday | Last day to add or drop a class without financial penalty (11:59P.M. ET via Path@Penn) |
| May 2024 Doctoral Gradutes: DOCTORAL STUDENTS (PH.D. AND ED.D.) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN MAY 2024 are strongly advised to defend by March 29 in order to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by April 5.
August 2024 Doctoral Graduates: DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN AUGUST 2024 are strongly advised to defend by June 28 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 14. 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 |
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| February 27 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to drop a course (NO REFUND) Courses dropped after February 27 require instructor approval and 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| March 2-10 | Saturday - Sunday | Spring Break (NO CLASSES) |
| March 11 | Monday | Classes resume |
| TBD | TBD | Graduation Application open for May 2024 graduates: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| March 22 | Friday | LAST DAY to request course grade type change to audit. Requires instructor approval. Please send request and approval to gse-sro@gse.upenn.edu |
| March 25 | Monday | Registration period for Summer & Advance Registration for Fall 2024 available via Path@Penn |
| TBD | TBD | Graduation Application closed for May 2024 graduates: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| March 29 | Friday | LAST DAY for all May and August 2024 and December 2023 graduates to apply to graduate and RSVP for the May 2024 GSE commencement ceremony: All students apply here: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/student-forms/apply-to-graduate PHD students must also apply here: https://apps.sas.upenn.edu/sso/gas/degree/app-start.php($100 fee for applications submitted after stated deadline) |
| April 2 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade. |
| April 5 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for May 2024 degree EdD students: upload to Proquest PhD students: email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens: gemens@upenn.edu) |
| TBA | TBA | Course selection for Fall 2024 re-opens. Log into Path@Penn after 10:00A.M. to register for courses |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| May 6 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for May 2024 degree: Ed.D. to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens) Ph.D. to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| May 6 | Monday | LAST DAY that divisions may submit Master's Comprehensive Examination/Thesis/Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for May 2024 graduates |
| May 8 | Wednesday | LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT GSE |
| May 13 | Monday | Spring Term grades due |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Spring term ends for University |
| May 18 | Saturday | GSE Commencement ceremony |
| May 20 | Monday | University Commencement ceremony |
| May 24 | Friday | LAST DAY to hold an oral proposal hearing or final defense without having to pay summer tuition (Note: Both Ph.D and Ed.D students are billed at the Ed.D tuition rate in the Summer term. See tuition and fees page for rates: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/tuition) |
| Summer I session begins on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | ||
| * ALL students who wish to march in the GSE Graduation Ceremony must RSVP to march online regardless of graduation date. For eligibility to march please consult the Graduation FAQ site: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/students/graduationfaqs | ||
Summer 2024
Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| May 28 | Monday | Summer Session I and 11 week classes begin at GSE |
| June 4 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer I class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| June 11 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop an 11 week class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| June 12 | Wednesday | LAST DAY to Withdraw from a Summer Session I course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| TBD | TBD | Opening of August 2024 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| June 19 | Monday | Juneteenth Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN AUGUST 2024 are strongly advised to defend by June 28 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 7. 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 | ||
| July 3 | Wednesday | LAST DAYof Summer Session I at GSE. No classes Tuesday, July 2 |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| July 8 | Monday | Summer Session II classes begin at GSE |
| July 8 | Monday | Summer Session I gradues due |
| July 10 | Wednesday | LAST DAY to Withdraw from a 10/11 week course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| July 11 | Thursday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer II class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| July 12 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for August 2024 degree: EdD students: Upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office Ginger Emens (gemens@upenn.edu) |
| TBD | TBD | Closing of August 2024 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| July 24 | Wednesday | LAST DAY to Withdraw from a Summer Session II course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| July 29 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for August 2024 degree: EdD students: to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens) PhD students: to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| August 5 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2024 degree |
| August 9 | Friday | LAST DAY of Summer Session II at GSE |
| August 12 | Monday | Summer Session II grades due |
| Fall classes begin on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | ||
