Academic Calendar
- Spring 2023 Academic Calendar
- Summer 2023 Academic Calendar
- Fall 2023 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.
Spring 2023
| January 11 | Wednesday | SPRING TERM CLASSES BEGIN. Alternative class meeting schedule: Monday classes meet Wednesday. Classes for remainder of this week meet on normal schedule |
| January 16 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| January 24 | Tuesday | Last day to add or drop a class without financial penalty (11:59P.M. ET via Path@Penn) |
| May 2023 Doctoral Gradutes: DOCTORAL STUDENTS (PH.D. AND ED.D.) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN MAY 2023 are strongly advised to defend by March 24 in order to ensure that they can submit their dissertation for format review by April 7.
August 2023 Doctoral Graduates: DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS DEPOSITING THEIR DISSERTATION IN AUGUST 2023 are strongly advised to defend by June 24 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 |
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| February 20 | Monday | LAST DAY to drop a course (NO REFUND) Courses dropped after TBA require instructor approval and 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade |
| March 4-12 | Saturday - Sunday | Spring Break (NO CLASSES) |
| March 13 | Monday | Classes resume |
| March 17 | 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 20 - April 2 | Monday - Sunday | Registration period for Summer & Advance Registration for Fall 2023 available via Path@Penn |
| March 24 | Friday | LAST DAY for all May to apply to graduate and RSVP for the May 2023 GSE commencement ceremony: All students apply here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp PHD students must also apply here: https://apps.sas.upenn.edu/sso/gas/degree/app-start.php |
| March 27 | Monday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation will apply. 'W' will appear on transcript in place of grade. |
| April 7 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for May 2023 degree EdD students: upload to Proquest PhD students: email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens: gemens@upenn.edu) |
| April | 12 | Course selection for Fall 2023 re-opens. Log into Path@Penn after 7:00A.M. to register for courses |
| April 26 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end |
| May 1 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for May 2023 degree: • Ed.D. to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens) • Ph.D. to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| May 1 | Monday | LAST DAY that divisions may submit Master's Comprehensive Examination/Thesis/Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for May 2023 graduates |
| May 3 | Wednesday | LAST DAY OF CLASSES AT GSE |
| May 8 | Monday | Spring Term grades due |
| May 9 | Tuesday | Spring term ends for University |
| May 13 | Saturday | GSE Commencement ceremony |
| May 15 | Monday | University Commencement ceremony |
| May 20 | 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 Monday, May 22, 2023 | ||
| * 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 2023
Date |
Day |
Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Monday | Summer Session I and 10/11 week classes begin at GSE |
| May 29 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| May 30 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer I class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| June 6 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a 10/11 week class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| June 7 | 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 19 | Monday | Opening day for Summer graduates to apply to graduate via: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| June 19 | Monday | Juneteenth Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| DOCTORAL (PhD AND EdD) STUDENTS GRADUATING IN AUGUST 2023 are strongly advised to defend by June 23 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 | ||
| June 28 | Wednesday | LAST DAY of Summer Session I at GSE. Alternative class meeting schedule: MONDAY classes meet on this day. No classes Tuesday, June 27 |
| June 30 | Friday | Summer Session I grades due |
| June 30 | Friday | Summer Session II classes begin at GSE |
| July 4 | Tuesday | Independence Day Observed (NO CLASSES) |
| July 5 | 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 6 | Thursday | LAST DAY to add or drop a Summer II class without financial penalty (11:59PM ET via Path@Penn) |
| July 7 | Friday | LAST DAY doctoral students may submit dissertation for review by the Associate Dean for August 2023 degree: EdD students: Upload to Proquest PhD students: Email dissertation to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens gemens@upenn.edu) |
| July 19 | 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 19 | Wednesday | LAST DAY for summer graduates to apply to graduate via: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| July 31 | Monday | LAST DAY for submission of approved & signed dissertations for August 2023 degree: EdD students: to Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens) PhD students: to Graduate Arts & Sciences |
| July 31 | Monday | LAST DAY Divisions may submit Master’s Examination/Thesis Portfolio results to the GSE Student Records Office for August 2022 degree |
| August 4 | Friday | LAST DAY of Summer Session II at GSE. Alternative class meeting schedule: TUESDAY classes meet on this day |
| August 7 | Monday | Summer Session II grades due |
| Fall classes begin on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | ||
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) |
| September 29 | 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 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 | Monday | Opening of December 2023 Graduation Application here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| October 29 | 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 Faculty Affairs Office (Ginger Emens- gemens@upenn.edu) |
| November 29 | Wednesday | LAST DAY to apply for December 2023 degree here: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
