Fall
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2000 Fall Term
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2001 Fall Term
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2002 Fall Term
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Move-in and registration for Transfer Students |
Tuesday |
August 29 |
August 28 |
August 27 |
Move-in for first-year students; New Student Orientation |
Thursday |
August 31 |
August 30 |
August 29 |
Labor Day |
Monday |
September 4 |
September 3 |
September 2 |
New Student Convocation and Opening Exercises; Penn Reading Project |
Wednesday |
September 6 |
September 5 |
September 4 |
First Day of Classes |
Thursday |
September 7 |
September 6 |
September 5 |
Add Period Ends |
Friday |
September 22 |
September 21 |
September 20 |
Drop Period Ends |
Friday |
October 13 |
October 12 |
October 11 |
Fall Term Break |
Friday-Sunday |
October 13-15 |
October 12-14 |
October 11-13 |
Family Weekend |
Friday-Sunday |
October 27-29 |
October 5-7 |
October 18-20 |
Homecoming |
Saturday |
November 11 |
November 3 |
November 2 |
Advance Registration, Spring Term |
Monday-Sunday |
October 30-November 12 |
October 29-November 11 |
October 28-November 10 |
Thanksgiving Recess Begins at close of classes |
Wednesday |
November 22 |
November 21 |
November 27 |
Thanksgiving Recess Ends 8 a.m. |
Monday |
November 27 |
November 26 |
December 2 |
Fall Term Classes End |
Monday |
December 11 |
December 10 |
December 9 |
Reading Days |
Tuesday -Thursday |
December 12-14 |
December 11-13 |
December 10-12 |
Final Examinations |
Friday-Friday |
December 15-22 |
December 14-21 |
December 13-20 |
Fall Semester Ends |
Friday |
December 22 |
December 21 |
December 20 |
Spring
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2001 Spring Term
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2002 Spring Term
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2003 Spring Term
|
Registration for Undergraduate Transfer Students |
Thursday-Friday |
January 11-12 |
January 3-4 |
January 9-10 |
Spring Semester classes begin |
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January 16 (Tuesday) |
January 7 (Monday) |
January 13 (Monday) |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed)* |
Monday |
January 15 |
January 21 |
January 20 |
Add Period Ends |
Friday |
January 26 |
January 18 |
January 24 |
Drop Period Ends |
Friday |
February 16 |
February 8 |
February 14 |
Spring Recess Begins at Close of Classes |
Friday |
March 9 |
March 8 |
March 7 |
Classes Resume at 8 a.m. |
Monday |
March 19 |
March 18 |
March 17 |
Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions |
Monday-Sunday |
March 26-April 8 |
March 25-April 7 |
March 24-April 6 |
Spring Term Classes End |
Friday |
April 27 |
April 19 |
April 25 |
Reading Days |
Monday-Wednesday |
April 30-May 2 |
April 22-24 |
April 28-30 |
Final Examinations |
Thursday-Friday |
May 3-11 |
April 25-May 3 |
May 1-9 |
Alumni Day |
Saturday |
May 19 |
May 11 |
May 17 |
Baccalaureate |
Sunday |
May 20 |
May 12 |
May 18 |
Commencement |
Monday |
May 21 |
May 13 |
May 19 |
Summer
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2001 Summer Session
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2002 Summer Session
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2003 Summer Session
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12-Week Evening Session classes begin |
Monday |
May 21 |
May 20 |
May 19 |
First Session classes begin |
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May 22 (Tuesday) |
May 20 (Monday) |
May 20 (Tuesday) |
Memorial Day (no classes) |
Monday |
May 28 |
May 27 |
May 26 |
First Session classes end |
Friday |
June 29 |
June 28 |
June 27 |
Second Session classes begin |
Monday |
July 2 |
July 1 |
June 30 |
Independence Day (no classes) |
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July 4 (Wednesday) |
July 4 (Thursday) |
July 4 (Friday) |
Second Session; 12-Week Evening Session classes end |
Friday |
August 10 |
August 9 |
August 8 |