Academic Calendar
- Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
- Spring 2025 Academic Calendar
- Summer 2025 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 2024
Students enrolled in executive formatted programs should contact their programs to confirm the dates of their program.
Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| August 19-23 | Monday-Friday | New Student Orientation |
| August 27 | Tuesday | Fall term classes begin |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day (NO CLASSES) |
| September 10 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). Executive education 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 conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund |
| DOCTORAL (PH.D. and Ed.D.) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN DECEMBER 2024 are strongly advised to defend by October 21 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by November 4. 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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| October 7 | 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 25 | Friday | LAST DAY to request course grade type change to audit. Requires instructor approval. GSE courses must be taken for a letter grade (standard grade mode) to satisfy GSE degree requirements. Please send request and approval to gse-sro@gse.upenn.edu |
| October 28 | Monday | Advance Registration for Spring 2025 available via Path@Penn |
| October 30 | Wednesday | Opening of December 2024 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| November 4 | Monday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course with a "W". There are no drops from a course after this date |
| November 4 | Monday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for December 2024 degree: EdD students: upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office |
| November 11 | Monday | Advance registration for Spring 2025 ends at 11:59 PM. Your primary and alternative cart will not be available until Course Selection re-opens on November 19 |
| November 19 | Tuesday | Course selection for Spring 2025 re-opens. Log into Path@Penn after 8:00am to register for courses |
| November 25 | Monday | LAST DAY to apply for December 2024 degree: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| November 25 | Monday | Monday classes meet; no alternative schedule on Tuesday and Wendesday for GSE Graduate Classes |
| November 26-December 1 | Tuesday-Sunday | Thanksgiving Break (NO GSE Graduate CLASSES) |
| December 2 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 2 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for December 2024 degree |
| December 9 | Monday | LAST DAY of Undergraduate Classes |
| December 12 | Monday | LAST DAY to submit Signed Title Page to Faculty Affairs for December 2024 degree |
| December 15 | Sunday | Last day for the new Summer and Fall incoming students to complete Penn Experience modules |
| December 16 | Monday | LAST DAY of Fall classes at GSE |
| December 19 | Thursday | LAST DAY May 2025 EdD and PhD graduates can hold final defense without having to pay Spring 2025 tuition (must receive a successful pass; tuition waiver does not apply for pending pass) |
| December 19 | Thursday | Fall term ends for University |
| January 3 | Friday | Fall term grades due |
| Spring Classes begin on January 15, 2025 (Monday class schedule) | ||
Spring 2025
| January 15 | Wednesday | SPRING TERM CLASSES BEGIN (Monday Classes) |
| January 20 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| January 28 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a class without financial penalty (11:59P.M. ET via Path@Penn). Executive education 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 conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. |
| May 2025 Doctoral Graduates: DOCTORAL STUDENTS (PH.D. AND ED.D.) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN MAY 2025 are strongly advised to defend by March 28 in order to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by April 4.
August 2025 Doctoral Graduates: DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN AUGUST 2025 are strongly advised to defend by June 27 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 11. 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 4 | Tuesday | Graduation Application open for May 2025 degree conferral: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| February 24 | Monday | LAST DAY to drop a course (NO REFUND) Courses dropped after TBD require instructor approval and "W" will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| March 8-16 | Saturday-Sunday | Spring Break (NO CLASSES) |
| March 17 | Monday | Classes resume |
| March 21 | 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 24 | Monday | Registration period for Summer & Advance Registration for Fall 2025 available via Path@Penn |
| TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for all May and August 2025 and December 2024 graduates to graduate and RSVP for the May 2025 GSE commencement ceremony |
| March 31 | Monday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade. |
| April 4 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for May 2025 degree EdD students: upload to Proquest PhD students: email dissertation to Rive Cadawallader (rcad@upenn.edu) |
| TBD | TBD | Course selection for Fall 2025 re-opens. Log into Path@Penn after 7:00am for open registration. |
| April 9 | Wednesday | Graduation Application closes for May 2025 graduations: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. This application is not for GSE or Penn Commencement Ceremonies in May. |
| April 30 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| May 5 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for May 2025 degree: EdD to Faculty Affairs Office PhD to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| May 5 | Monday | LAST DAY that divisions may submit Master's Comprehensive Examinsation/Thesis/Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for May 2025 graduates |
| May 7 | Wednesday | LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT GSE |
| May 12 | Monday | Spring Term grades due |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Spring term ends for University |
| May 17 | Saturday | GSE Commencement ceremony |
| May 19 | Monday | University Commencement ceremony |
| May 23 | 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 |
| 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 27, 2025 | ||
| * 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 2025
Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| May 27 | Tuesday | Summer Session I and 11-week classes begin at GSE |
| June 3 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer I class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). Executive education 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 conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund |
| June 10 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop an 11-week class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). Executive education 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 conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund. |
| June 11 | 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 |
| June 17 | Tuesday | Opening of August 2025 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN AUGUST 2025 are strongly advised to defend by June 27 to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by July 11. 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 1 | Tuesday | LAST DAY of Summer Session I at GSE; Tuesday-Thursday classes meet; No scheduling changes for single day Summer 11-week classes, they will meet regularly on their assigned day |
| July 4 | Friday | Independence Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| July 7 | Monday | Summer Session II classes begin at GSE |
| July 7 | Monday | Summer Session I gradues due |
| July 9 | 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 10 | Thursday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer II class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn). Executive education 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 conclusion of the first in-person classes there will be no refund |
| July 11 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for August 2025 degree: EdD students: Upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office |
| July 18 | Friday | Closing of August 2025 Graduation Application: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| July 23 | 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 28 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for August 2025 degree: EdD students: to Faculty Affairs Office PhD students: to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| August 4 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2025 degree |
| August 8 | Friday | LAST DAY of Summer Session II and 11-week classes at GSE |
| August 13 | Wednesday | Summer Session II grades due |
| Fall classes begin on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | ||
