| Advance registration period for the spring term | Monday, November 30 - Monday, December 7 (2020) |
| Classes begin (regular Wednesday classes) | Wednesday, January 13 |
| January Executive Weekend | Friday, January 15 - Saturday, January 16 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed | Monday, January 18 |
| Tuition reduction request forms due | Tuesday, February 2 |
| Last day to add a course | Tuesday, February 2 |
| 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) | Tuesday, February 2 |
| February Executive Weekend | Friday, February 19 - Saturday, February 20 |
| Last day to drop a course with 50% financial obligation and no notation on transcript (LPS students must complete a Late Drop Form) | Monday, March 1 |
| Spring recess begins at close of classes on Tuesday, March 9 | Saturday, March 6 - Sunday, March 14 |
| Spring recess ends; classes resume | Monday, March 15 |
| March Executive Weekend | Friday, March 19 - Saturday, March 20 |
| Last day to change grade type status in a course (Submit a request form at https://srfs.upenn.edu/grade-type-change) | Friday, March 19 |
| Advance registration for fall and registration for summer classes | Monday, March 22 - Sunday, April 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course. Full financial obligation applies. (LPS students must submit a withdrawal form) | Monday, March 29 |
| April Executive Weekend | Friday, April 23 - Saturday, April 24 |
| Spring term classes end | Thursday, April 29 |
| Reading days | Friday, April 30 - Monday, May 3 |
| Final examinations | Tuesday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 11 |
| Spring term ends | Tuesday, May 11 |
| Fels Graduation | Sunday, May 16 |
| University Commencement | Monday, May 17 |
The Fels Institute of Government
3814 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-7326
felsinstitute@sas.upenn.edu
