The important dates below are scheduled by the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. Some deadlines and other dates may be different in other Penn Schools or Colleges.
| Advance registration period for the spring term | Monday, October 28 - Sunday, November 10 (2019) |
| Classes begin (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) |
Wednesday, January 15 (Monday classes) |
| Executive MPA on-site weekend | Friday, January 17 - Saturday, January 18 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed) | Monday, January 20 (no classes) |
| Last day to add writing or language course | Friday, January 24 |
| Tuition Reduction Request Forms due | Tuesday, January 28 |
| Last day to add a course | Tuesday, January 28 |
| Last day to drop a course with no financial obligation and no notation on the transcript. (After this date LPS students must contact the LPS office to drop a course or change grade type: grade to pass/fail; pass/fail to grade; credit to audit; audit to credit.) | Tuesday, January 28 |
| Executive MPA on-site weekend | Friday, February 21 - Saturday, February 22 |
| Last day to drop a course with 50% financial obligation and no notation on transcript. (LPS students must complete a Late Drop Form) | Monday, February 24 |
| Spring term break begins at close of classes (LPS classes on Saturday, March 7 will be held and there will be no classes on Saturday, March 14) | Saturday, March 7 |
| Spring term break ends; classes resume | Monday, March 16 |
| Executive MPA remote weekend | Friday, March 27 - Saturday, March 28 |
| Last day to change grade type status in a course (Change grade type at Penn In Touch.) |
Monday, April 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation applies. (LPS students must submit a Withdrawal Form) | Monday, April 13 |
| Advance registration opens for fall term and registration for summer classes | Tuesday, April 14 |
| Executive MPA remote weekend | Friday, April 24 - Saturday, April 25 |
| Spring term classes end | Wednesday, April 29 |
| Reading days | Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3 |
| Final examinations | Monday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 12 |
| Spring term ends | Tuesday, May 16 |
| University Commencement | Monday, May 18 |
