Monday, August 5 –
Wednesday, August 14
Pre-Term Exercises (Wharton MBA Class of 2021)
Complete and personalized schedules will be distributed to students in early summer.
Friday, August 16
First Day of Fall Semester for First-Year Students
Friday, August 16 –
Thursday, August 22
MGMT 610: Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership
AUGUST 2019
Monday, August 19
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to report and modify utilities for Fall 2019 courses.
Friday, August 23
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Drop/Add “Buffer” period begins at this time.
Monday, August 26
MGMT 610 Final Exam (8:30AM ET – 10:30AM ET)
Complete core exam schedule can be found here.
Course Match Drop/Add “Buffer Period” Ends (12:00PM ET)
Course Match interface will close and registration requests will be processed. Students will receive e-mail notification late afternoon when results have been released.
Tuesday, August 27
First Day of Fall Semester for Second-Year Students
Q1 and Full Semester Core and Elective Courses Begin
SEPTEMBER 2019
Monday, September 2
Labor Day
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, September 3
Drop/Add Deadline: Q1 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q1 or full semester course at capacity on this date will warrant a “W” on your transcript for holding a seat that one of your classmates may have used. Courses that meet on Monday only during Q1 or the entire fall semester have an extended drop/add deadline of Monday, September 9 at 11:59 PM ET. This extended drop/add deadline does not apply to WHCP 611, as these sections for both Q1 and Q2 are fixed on this deadline.
Adding a Q1 or full semester course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Wednesday, September 4
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
Monday, September 16
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 courses.
Monday, September 23
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 2019
Wednesday, October 9
Last Day of Q1 Core Courses
Monday-only core courses may meet after this date to ensure adequate number of class meetings. Consult course syllabus for more information.
Thursday October 10 –
Sunday, October 13
Fall Break
Classes do not meet
Monday, October 14 –
Friday, October 18
Core Exams
Schedule TBA
Wednesday, October 16
Last Day of Q1 Elective Courses
Thursday, October 17
First Day of Q2 Elective Courses
Monday, October 21
First Day of Q2 Core Courses
Thursday, October 24
Q2 Drop/Add Deadline (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q2 course at capacity on 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.
Friday, October 25
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Spring 2020 courses.
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
NOVEMBER 2019
Tuesday, November 5
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q2 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q2 courses.
Tuesday, November 12
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.
Monday, November 25 –
Wednesday, November 27
Core Courses Do Not Meet
Tuesday, November 26
University Operates on a Thursday Schedule
Tuesday-only classes do not meet
Wednesday, November 27
University Operates on a Friday Schedule
Wednesday-only classes do not meet
Thursday, November 28 –
Sunday, December 1
Thanksgiving Break
Classes do not meet
DECEMBER 2019
Thursday, December 5
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to report and modify utilities for Spring 2020 courses.
Last Day of Q2 and Full Semester Core Courses
Monday, December 9
Last Day of Q2 and Full Semester Elective Courses
Tuesday, December 10 –
Wednesday, December 11
Final Exam Reading Days
Wednesday, December 11
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Drop/Add “Buffer” period begins at this time.
Monday, December 16
Course Match Drop/Add “Buffer Period” Ends (12:00PM ET)
Course Match interface will close and registration requests will be processed. Students will receive e-mail notification late afternoon when results have been released.
Thursday, December 12 –
Thursday, December 19
Final Exam Period
JANUARY 2020
Thursday, January 9 – Friday, January 17
Focused Recruiting Period (FRP)
Wednesday, January 15
First Day of Spring Semester
Q3 and Full Semester Elective courses begin
University Operates on a Monday Schedule
Wednesday-only Elective courses do not meet
Monday, January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed)
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, January 21
First Day of Q3 and Full Semester Core Courses
Thursday, January 23
Drop/Add Deadline: Q3 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
If a course is at capacity as of January 23rd 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. Courses that meet on Monday only during Q3 or the entire spring semester have an extended drop/add deadline of Monday, January 27 at 11:59 PM ET. This extended drop/add deadline does not apply to WHCP 612 or WHCP 615, as these sections for both Q3 and Q4 are fixed on this deadline.
Adding a course after this date requires the instructor’s written permission and is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances.
Friday, January 24
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
FEBRUARY 2020
Thursday, February 6
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 courses.
Wednesday, February 12
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.
MARCH 2020
Monday, March 2
Last Day of Q3 Core Courses
Monday, March 2 –
Friday, March 6
Core Exams
Schedule TBA
Wednesday, March 4
Last Day of Q3 Elective Courses
Saturday, March 7 –
Sunday, March 15
Spring Break
Classes do not meet
Monday, March 16
First Day of Q4 Core & Elective Courses
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Fall 2020 courses.
Thursday, March 19
Q4 Drop/Add Deadline (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q4 course at capacity on 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.
Friday, March 20
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
Tuesday, March 31
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q4 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q4 courses.
APRIL 2020
Tuesday, April 7
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.
Thursday, April 23
Last Day of Q4 and Full Semester Core Courses
Wednesday, April 29
Last Day of Q4 and Full Semester Elective Courses
Thursday, April 30 –
Friday, May 1
Final Exam Reading Days
MAY 2020
Monday, May 4-
Tuesday, May 12
Final Exam Period
Sunday, May 17
Wharton MBA Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 18
University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony
Revised: December 3, 2018 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE