Dates are subject to change.
Monday, August 7
Pre-Term Exercises Start (Wharton MBA Class of 2025)
Thursday, August 17
First Day of Fall Semester for First-Year Students
Thursday, August 17 – Wednesday, August 23
MGMT 6100: Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership
TBD
MGMT 6100 Final Paper Due
AUGUST 2023
Thursday, August 17
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to report and modify utilities for Fall 2023 courses.
Tuesday, August 22
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive an e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Drop/Add “Buffer” period begins at this time.
Thursday, August 24
Course Match Drop/Add “Buffer Period” Ends (12:00PM ET)
Course Match interface will close and registration requests will be processed. Students will receive an e-mail notification late afternoon when results have been released.
Monday, August 28
Wharton First Day of Fall Semester for Second-Year Students
MBA Q1 and Full Semester Core & Elective Courses Begin
Tuesday, August 29
University’s First Day of Fall Semester
SEPTEMBER 2023
Friday, September 1
Drop/Add Deadline: Q1 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
If a course is at capacity as of September 1st at 11:59pm, dropping the course after that date will warrant a “W” on your transcript for holding a seat that one of your classmates may have used. This deadline also applies to quarter 1 AND quarter 2 sections of WHCP 6110 (Management Communication).
Adding a Q1 or full semester course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Monday, September 4
Labor Day
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, September 5
Thursday, September 14
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q1 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q1 and full semester elective courses. This deadline applies to Wharton AND non-Wharton courses.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Monday, September 18
Final Day to Drop Q1 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q1 course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
OCTOBER 2023
Monday, October 9
Last Day of Q1 Core and Elective Courses
Monday, Oct 9 (evening) –
Wednesday, Oct 11
Core Exams
Thursday, October 12 –
Sunday, October 15
Fall Break
Classes do not meet
Monday, October 16 –
Friday, October 20
MBA Opportunity Week (Academics)
MBA Opportunity Week (Career Management) – Start of First Year Recruiting Events
Monday, October 23
First Day of Q2 Core and Elective Courses
Friday, October 27
Q2 Drop/Add Deadline (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q2 course at capacity after this date will warrant a “W” on your transcript for holding a seat that one of your classmates may have used.
Adding a Q2 course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Final Day to Drop Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a full semester course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
Final Day to Drop Non-Wharton Courses
Monday, October 30
TBD
Advance Registration for Spring Semester Non-Wharton Courses
NOVEMBER 2023
TBD
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to enter and modify their utilities for Spring 2024 courses.
Thursday, November 9
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q2 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q2 elective courses.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Monday, November 13
Final Day to Drop Q2 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q2 course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
Tuesday, November 21
The University and Wharton MBA Operates on a Thursday Schedule
MBA classes scheduled twice a week on Tuesdays/Thursdays WILL MEET
MBA classes scheduled on Thursdays (ONLY) WILL MEET
Classes normally scheduled for Tuesdays (ONLY) will NOT meet.
Wednesday, November 22
University Operates on a Friday Schedule
MBA classes will NOT meet.
Non-MBA classes normally scheduled for Wednesdays will NOT meet.
Non-MBA classes normally scheduled for Fridays WILL meet.
Thursday, November 23 –
Sunday, November 26
Thanksgiving Break
Classes will not meet
DECEMBER 2023
Wednesday, December 6
Last Day of MBA Q2 and Full Semester Core & Elective Courses
Wednesday, December 6 –
Monday, December 11
Core Exams
TBD
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to enter and modify their utilities for Spring 2024 courses.
Monday, December 11
University’s Last Day of Classes
Tuesday, December 12 –
Wednesday, December 13
Final Exam Reading Days
Thursday, December 14 –
Thursday, December 21
Final Exam Period
TBD
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive an e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Add/Drop “buffer” period begins at this time.
TBD
Course Match Drop/Add “Buffer Period” Ends (12:00PM ET)
Course Match interface will close and registration requests will be processed. Students will receive an e-mail notification late afternoon when results have been released.
JANUARY 2024
Thursday, Jan 4 – Friday, Jan 12, & Friday, Jan 19
Focused Recruiting Period (FRP) – Start of First Year Interviews
Monday, January 8 –
Friday, January 12
Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, January 16
Wharton First Day of Spring Semester
Thursday, January 18
University’s First Day of Spring Semester
Monday, January 22
Drop/Add Deadline: Q3 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
If a course is at capacity as of January 22nd at 11:59pm, dropping the course after that date and time will warrant a “W” on your transcript for holding a seat that one of your classmates may have used. This deadline also applies to quarter 3 and quarter 4 sections of all WHCP classes.
Adding a course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Tuesday, January 23
FEBRUARY 2024
Thursday, February 1
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q3 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q3 and full semester elective courses. This deadline applies to Wharton AND non-Wharton courses.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Wednesday, February 7
Final Day to Drop Q3 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q3 course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
Monday, February 26
Last Day of Q3 Core and Elective Courses
Tuesday, February 27 –
Friday, March 1
Core Exams
MARCH 2024
Monday, March 4 –
Friday, March 8
Saturday, March 2 –
Sunday, March 10
University Spring Break
Classes do not meet
TBD
Last Day to Add MKTG 6130 001/MKTG 6130 003 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Monday, March 11
First Day of Q4 Core and Elective Courses
Friday, March 15
Q4 Drop/Add Deadline (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q4 course at capacity after this date will warrant a “W” on your transcript for holding a seat that one of your classmates may have used.
Adding a Q4 course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Final Day to Drop Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a full semester course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
Deadline for Second-Year Students to Declare/Update Majors
TBD
Final Day to Drop Non-Wharton Courses
Monday, March 18
TBD
Advance Registration for Fall 2024 Non-Wharton Courses
Thursday, March 21
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q4 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q4 elective courses.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
TBD
Last Day to Add MKTG 6130 002/MKTG 6130 004 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Thursday, March 28
Final Day to Drop Q4 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q4 course after this date is considered a withdrawal and will warrant a “W” on your transcript and the course credit unit value will be counted against your 21 CU limit. Students who exceed the 21 CU limit are subject to additional tuition charges. You cannot withdraw from a course once the last class session has begun.
APRIL 2024
TBD
Fall 2024 Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Fall 2024 courses.
Thursday, April 18
Last Day of MBA Q4 and Full Semester Core & Elective Courses
Friday, April 19 – Wednesday, April 24
Core Exams
Monday, April 29 –
Friday, May 3
MAY 2024
Wednesday, May 1
University’s Last Day of Classes
Thursday, May 2 –
Sunday, May 5
Final Exam Reading Days
Monday, May 6 –
Tuesday, May 14
Final Exam Period
Sunday, May 19
Wharton MBA Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 20
University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony
Revised: March 30, 2023 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE