NOTE: THE LATEST, THREE YEAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR (2000-2001 through 2002-2003) IS NOW AVAILABLECLICK HERE. | |||
See revisions in Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 22, February 22, 2000
(Indicated below in violet)
Fall |
1999 Fall Term |
2000 Fall Term | |
| Move-in and registration for Transfer Students | Thursday-Friday | September 2-3 | August 31 - September 1 |
| Center for University of Pennsylvania Identification (CUPID) opens | Wednesday-Tuesday | September 1-7 | August 30-September 5 |
| Move-in for first-year students, New Student Orientation | September 4 (Saturday) | August 31 (Thursday) | |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 6 | September 4 |
| Opening Exercises and Convocation; Undergraduate Deans' Meeting; Placement Exams, Advising begins Penn Reading Project | Tuesday | September 7 | September 5 |
| First day of classes | September 8 (Wednesday) | September 7 (Thursday) | |
| Add period ends | Friday | September 24 | September 22 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 22-24 | October 27-29 |
| Drop period ends | Friday | October 15 | October 13 |
| Fall Term Break | October 16-18 (Sat.-Mon.) | October 13-15 (Fri.-Sun.) | |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 6 | November 11 1999 |
| Advance registration, Spring Term | Monday-Sunday | November 1-14 | October 30-November 12 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at close of classes | Wednesday | November 24 | November 22 |
| Thanksgiving recess ends 8 a.m. | Monday | November 29 | November 27 |
| Fall term classes end | December 10 (Friday) | December 11 (Monday) | |
| Reading days | December 11-14 (Sat.-Tues.) | December 12-14 (Tues.-Thurs.) | |
| Final Examinations | December 15-22 (Wed.-Wed.) | December 15-22 (Fri.-Fri.) | |
| Fall semester ends | December 22 (Wednesday) | December 22 (Friday) | |
Spring |
2000 Spring Term |
2001 Spring Term | |
| Registration for undergraduate Transfer Students | Thursday-Friday | January 13-14 | January 11-12 |
| Spring semester classes begin | Monday | January 17 | January 15 |
| Add period ends | Friday | January 28 | January 26 |
| Drop period ends | Friday | February 18 | February 16 |
| Spring recess begins at close of classes | Friday | March 10 | March 9 |
| Classes resume at 8 a.m. | Monday | March 20 | March 19 |
| Advance registration for fall and summer sessions | Monday-Sunday | March 27-April 9 | March 26-April 8 |
| Spring term classes end | Friday | April 28 | April 27 |
| Reading days | Monday-Wednesday | May 1-3 | April 30-May 2 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday-Friday | May 4-12 | May 3-11 |
| Alumni Day | Saturday | May 20 | May 19 |
| Baccalaureate | Sunday | May 21 | May 20 |
| Commencement | Monday | May 22 | May 21 |
Summer |
2000 Summer Session |
2001 Summer Session | |
| 12-week Evening Session classes begin | Monday | May 22 | May 21 |
| First Session classes begin | Tuesday | May 23 | May 22 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 29 | May 28 |
| First Session classes end | Friday | June 30 | June 29 |
| Second Session classes begin | Monday | July 3 | July 2 |
| Independence Day | July 4 (Tuesday) | July 4 (Wednesday) | |
| Second Session, 12-week Evening Session Classes end | Friday | August 11 | August 10 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 4 | September 3 |
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