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
Saturday, August 26
MGMT 6100 Final Paper Due at 11:59pm (ET)
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. September 1st is also the add/drop deadline for quarter 1, quarter 2 and full-semester fall sections of WHCP.
Adding a Q1 or full semester course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Modular courses (such as MKTG 6130) follow separate add/drop deadlines; check Course Match for dates.
Monday, September 4
Labor Day
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, September 5
Tuesday, September 12
Last Day to Add Fall 2023 Non-MBA Course
Thursday, September 14
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q1 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible MBA Q1 and MBA full semester elective 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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
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.
Modular courses (such as MKTG 6130) follow separate add/drop deadlines; check Course Match for dates.
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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Fall 2023 Non-MBA Classes
Monday, October 30
Monday, October 30 – Monday, November 13
Advance Registration for Spring Semester Non-Wharton Courses
NOVEMBER 2023
Wednesday, November 1
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to enter and modify their utilities for Spring 2024 courses.
Monday, November 6
Final Day to Drop Fall 2023 Non-Wharton Course
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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
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.
Tuesday, November 21
Regular add/drop/swap for Spring 2024 Non-MBA Classes Begin.
Visit Path@Penn for more info.
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
Monday, December 11
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
Monday, December 18
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive an e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Add/Drop “buffer” period begins at this time.
Wednesday, December 20
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. January 22nd is also the add/drop deadline for quarter 3, quarter 4 and full-semester spring sections of WHCP.
Adding a course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Modular courses (such as MKTG 6130) follow separate add/drop deadlines; check Course Match for dates.
Tuesday, January 23
Wednesday, January 31
Last Day to Add Spring 2024 Non-MBA Course
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 MBA Q3 and MBA full semester elective 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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
Monday, February 26
Last Day of Q3 Core and Elective Courses
Wednesday, February 21,
Tuesday, February 27 – Thursday, February 29
Core Exams
MARCH 2024
Monday, March 4 –
Friday, March 8
Saturday, March 2 –
Sunday, March 10
University Spring Break
Classes do not meet
Friday, March 8
Last Day to Add/Drop the March Sections of Strategic Marketing Simulation (MKTG 6130 002/MKTG 6130 004)
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.
Modular courses (such as MKTG 6130) follow separate add/drop deadlines; check Course Match for dates.
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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
Deadline for Second-Year Students to Declare/Update Majors
Monday, March 18
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.
Friday, March 22
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Spring 2024 Non-MBA Courses
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for Non-MBA Courses
Monday, March 25 – Monday, April 8
Advance Registration for Fall 2024 Non-Wharton Courses
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.
*CU limit will vary for dual degree/joint degree students
Friday, March 29
Last Day to Add/Drop the April Sections of Strategic Marketing Simulation (MKTG 6130 006/MKTG 6130 008)
APRIL 2024
Monday, April 1
Fall 2024 Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Fall 2024 courses.
Tuesday, April 2
Final Day to Drop Spring 2024 Non-Wharton Course
Thursday, April 18
Last Day of MBA Q4 and Full Semester Core & Elective Courses
Friday, April 19
Monday, April 22nd (day)
Thursday, April 25 to Friday, April 26
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: February 20, 2024