Dates are subject to change.
Saturday, August 15 – Tuesday, August 18
Pre-Term Exercises (Wharton MBA Class of 2022)
Wednesday, August 19
First Day of Fall Semester for First-Year Students
Wednesday, August 19 – Friday, August 28
MGMT 610: Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership
Monday, August 31
MGMT 610 Exam Due
AUGUST 2020
Monday, August 24
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to report and modify utilities for Fall 2020 courses.
Friday, August 28
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 31
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.
SEPTEMBER 2020
Tuesday, September 1
First Day of Fall Semester for Second-Year Students
Q1 and Full Semester Core and Elective Courses Begin
Monday, September 7
Labor Day
Classes do not meet
Tuesday, September 8
Drop/Add Deadline: Q1 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
Dropping a Q1 or full semester 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. This deadline also applies to quarter 1 AND quarter 2 sections of WHCP 611.
Courses that meet on Monday only during Q1 or the entire fall semester have an extended drop/add deadline of Monday, September 14 at 11:59 PM ET. This extended drop/add deadline does not apply to WHCP 611. Again, as mentioned above, the last day to drop Q1 and Q2 WHCP 611 is September 8th at 11:59pm.
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 9
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
Monday, September 21
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. Be sure to check major requirements for pass/fail allowances.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Monday, September 28
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 2020
Monday, October 5
Last Day to Add/Drop MKTG 613 001 and MKTG 613 003 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Wednesday, October 14
Last Day of Q1 Core Courses
Q1 Monday-only core courses and Q1 Thursday-only core courses may meet after this date to ensure adequate number of class meetings. Consult course syllabus for more information.
Saturday, October 17
Last Day to Add/Drop MKTG 613 005 and MKTG 613 007 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Thursday, October 15 –
Wednesday, October 21
Core Exams
Core Exam Schedule Available Here
Wednesday, October 21
Last Day of Q1 Elective Courses
Thursday, October 22
First Day of Q2 Core AND Elective Courses
Thursday, October 29
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.
Friday, October 30
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
NOVEMBER 2020
Tuesday, November 10
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q2 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q2 courses. Be sure to check major requirements for pass/fail allowances.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Tuesday, November 17
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 23
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Spring 2021 courses.
Monday, November 23 –
Wednesday, November 25
Core Courses Do Not Meet
Tuesday, November 24
University Operates on a Thursday Schedule
Tuesday-only classes DO NOT MEET
Wednesday, November 25
University Operates on a Friday Schedule
Wednesday-only classes DO NOT MEET
Thursday, November 26 –
Sunday, November 29
Thanksgiving Break
Classes do not meet
DECEMBER 2020
Wednesday, December 9
Last Day of Q2 and Full Semester Core Courses
Thursday, December 10
University Operates on a MONDAY Schedule
Thursday classes DO NOT MEET
Last Day of Q2 and Full Semester Elective Courses
Friday, December 11 –
Monday, December 14
Final Exam Reading Days
Tuesday, December 15 –
Tuesday, December 22
Final Exam Period
JANUARY 2021
Thursday, January 7
Course Match Closes (12:00PM ET)
Last day for students to report and modify utilities for Spring 2021 courses.
Thursday, Jan 7 to Friday, Jan 15
Tuesday, Jan 19 & Friday, Jan 22
Focused Recruiting Period (FRP)
Wednesday, January 13
Course Match Schedules Released
Students will receive e-mail notification once schedules have been released. Drop/Add “Buffer” period begins at this time.
Friday, January 15
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.
Wednesday, January 20
First Day of Spring Semester
Q3 and Full Semester Elective and Core courses begin
Thursday, January 28
Drop/Add Deadline: Q3 & Full Semester Courses (11:59PM ET)
If a course is at capacity as of January 28th 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.
Friday, January 29
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
FEBRUARY 2021
Thursday, February 11
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. Be sure to check major requirements for pass/fail allowances.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
Friday, February 12
No Classes
Wednesday, February 17
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 2021
Monday, March 1
Last Day to Add/Drop MKTG 613 002 and MKTG 613 004 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Tuesday, March 2
Last Day of Q3 Core Courses
Wednesday, March 3 –
Monday, March 8
Core Exams
The core exam schedule can be found here.
Tuesday, March 9
Last Day of Q3 Elective Courses
Wednesday, March 10 –
Sunday, March 14
Spring Break
Classes do not meet
Monday, March 15
First Day of Q4 Core & Elective Courses
Last Day to Add/Drop MKTG 613 006 and MKTG 613 008 (Strategic Marketing Simulation)
Thursday, March 18
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.
Friday, March 19
Deadline to submit Registration Authorization Requests for Non‐MBA student enrollment
Non-MBA students can access the request form here.
Tuesday, March 30
No Classes
Change of Grading Status Deadline: Q4 Courses (11:59PM ET)
Elect letter grade or pass/fail option for eligible Q4 courses. Be sure to check major requirements for pass/fail allowances.
*Any course taken for a substitution must be taken for a letter grade.
APRIL 2021
Monday, April 5
Course Match Opens (12:00PM ET)
Students may begin to report and modify their utilities for Fall 2021 courses.
Tuesday, April 6
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.
Monday, April 12
No Classes
Tuesday, April 27
Last Day of Q4 and Full Semester Core Courses
Thursday, April 29
Last Day of Q4 and Full Semester Elective Courses
Friday, April 30 –
Monday, May 3
Final Exam Reading Days
MAY 2021
Tuesday, May 4 –
Tuesday, May 11
Final Exam Period
Sunday, May 16
Wharton MBA Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 17
University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony
Revised: December 4, 2020 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE