September

3

Thurs

Move-in for first-year students; NSO activities begin

3-8

Thurs – Tues

Placement exams

6

Sun

Penn Reading Project (check the NSO calendar)

7

Mon

Labor Day

8

Tues

Advising, Opening Exercises, Freshman Convocation

9

Wed

First day of class

18

Fri

Last day to add writing or language courses below 200-level

25

Fri

Last day to add a course

October

16

Fri

Last day to drop a course or change grade type

16 – 19

Fri – Mon

Fall term break (begins at close of classes on Friday)

20

Tues

Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.

23 – 25

Fri – Sun

Family Weekend

November

7

Sat

Homecoming

9 – 22

Mon – Sun

Advance Registration for spring term

20

Fri

Last day to withdraw from a course

25 –29

Wed – Sun

Thanksgiving break (begins at close of classes on Wednesday)

30

Mon

Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.

December

10

Fri

Fall term classes end

11 – 14

Fri – Mon

Reading days

15 – 22

Tues – Tues

Final examinations

22

Tues

Fall term ends

Spring Term 2010

January

13

Wed

Spring term classes begin

18

Mon

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed

22

Fri

Last day to add a writing or language course below 200-level

February

1

Mon

Last day to add a course

19

Fri

Last day to drop a course or change grade type

March

5 – 14

Fri – Sun

Spring term break (begins at close of classes on Friday)

15

Mon

Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.

Mar 22 –

April 4

Mon – Sun

Advance Registration for fall and summer classes

April

2

Fri

Last day to withdraw from a course

27

Tues

Spring term classes end

April 28 –

30

Wed – Fri

Reading days

May

 2 – 11

Mon – Tues

Final examinations

15

Sat

Alumni Day

16

Sun

Baccalaureate, College Graduation

17

Mon

Commencement

Summer Sessions 2010

May

24

Mon

Memorial Day (no classes)

31

Mon

12-week evening session and first summer session begin

July

2

Fri

First summer session classes end

5

Mon

Independence Day observed (no classes)

6

Tues

Second summer session classes begin

August

13

Fri

12-week evening session and second summer session end