See also:
- University of Pennsylvania 3-year Academic Calendar
- Tuition Billing Schedule*
- Deadlines for Applying to Weitzman Certificate or Dual-Degree Programs
- Weitzman Events and Exhibitions Calendar
- University Dissertation/Graduation Deadlines for Weitzman PhD and MS students
*Tuition charges for Weitzman Summer Institutes are applied to student bills when students are registered for these courses.
AY 2023-2024
| FALL 2023 | |
| TBA | MFA studios open |
| Friday, August 25 | New Student Orientation |
| Monday, August 28 | Convocation |
| Monday, August 28 | Elective Studio Presentations |
| Tuesday, August 29 | First Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, August 29 | Deadline to Submit a Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP) Waiver Request for 2023-2024 |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Monday, September 4 | Add/Swap ends for half semester courses running 8/29-10/18; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Tuesday, September 5 | Add/Swap ends for half semester courses running 82/9-10/23; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Tuesday, September 12 | Add/Swap ends for 14 week classes; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Friday, September 15- Sunday, September 17 |
Rosh Hashanah*** |
| Sunday, September 24- Monday, September 25 |
Yom Kippur*** |
| Friday, September 29 | Last day to purchase discounted Adobe CC license for AY23-24 |
| Sunday, October 8 - Saturday, October 14 |
Studio Travel Week |
| Monday, October 9 | Drop period ends; Last day for 50% tuition refund |
| Thursday, October 12 - Sunday, October 15 |
Fall Break (University Open/No Classes) |
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Monday, October 30 - |
Advance Registration for Spring 2024 |
| Monday, November 6 | Virtual Fall Open House |
| Monday, November 6 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| Thursday, November 16 | Weitzman Thanksgiving Celebration |
| Tuesday, November 21 | Follow a THURSDAY class schedule |
| Wednesday, November 22 | Follow a FRIDAY class schedule |
| Thursday, November 23 - Sunday, November 26 |
Thanksgiving Break (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Monday, December 11 | Fall Term Classes End |
| Tuesday, December 12 - Thursday, December 21 |
Final Reviews and Exams |
| Thursday, December 21 | Last Permissible Day of Fall Semester CPT |
| Thursday, December 21 | Fall Term Ends |
| Thursday, December 21 | Student studio spaces close at 5:00pm for winter break (No studio access while the University is closed) |
| Tuesday, January 2 | Fall Term Grades Due |
| SPRING 2024 | |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (University Closed) |
| TBA | Elective Studio Presentations |
| Thursday, January 18 | First Day of Classes |
| Thursday, January 18 | First Permissible Day of Spring Semester CPT |
| Wednesday, January 31 | Add/Swap Ends; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Thursday, February 8 | In-Person Weitzman Career Fair |
| Friday, February 9 | Weitzman Lunar New Year Celebration |
| Tuesday, February 13 | Virtual Weitzman Career Fair |
| Sunday, February 18 - Saturday, February 24 |
Studio Travel Week |
| Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, March 10 |
Spring Break (University Open/No Classes) |
| March 15 | Applications due for the Van Alen Traveling Fellowship and Susan Cromwell Coslett Traveling Fellowship |
| Monday, March 25 - Monday, April 8 |
Advanced Registration for Fall 2024 |
| Friday, March 29 | Last day for PhD and MS students to deposit for tuition waiver |
| Monday, April 8 | Spring Open House for Admitted Students |
| Sunday, March 31 | Easter*** |
| Monday, April 22- Tuesday, April 23 |
First Two Nights of Passover*** |
| Wednesday, April 24 | Last day for PhD and MS students to defend |
| TBA | Regalia ordering available at Penn Bookstore Graduation Fair |
| May 1* | Deadline for Graduating Students to Rectify Previous Terms' Incomplete Grades in order to Participate in the Weitzman Commencement Ceremony |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Spring Classes End |
| Thursday, May 2 - Tuesday, May 14 |
Final Reviews and Exams |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Spring Term Ends |
| Friday, May 17, 12:00pm | Spring Term Grades Due |
| Friday, May 17 | Last Permissible Day of Spring Semester CPT |
| Friday, May 17 - Monday, May 20 |
Alumni Weekend Activities |
| TBA | Year End Show Opens |
| Saturday, May 18 | Weitzman Commencement Ceremony |
| Monday, May 20 | University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony |
| Sunday, May 26 | Adobe CC licenses for the academic year expire |
| Wednesday, May 29 | Last day for MFA student studio access (deadline for graduating students to clear out studios) |
| June 15 | Graduating students are removed from the Weitzman student listserv |
*The date is the same regardless of the day of the week
**Beginning Summer 2024, Weitzman will resume summer MFA studio closures, including for continuing students.
***Please refer to the University's Policy on Secular and Religious Holidays.
Past Calendars
| SUMMER 2023 | |
| Tuesday, May 16 | First Permissible Day for Summer CPT |
| Monday, May 22 | University Summer Session Classes Begin; Weitzman Summer Classes Begin (unless otherwise noted - refer to course roster**) |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Friday, June 16 | Summer CPT approval deadline for ARCH and LARP students |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Monday, June 19 |
Graduation application opens for all Masters and Certificate students |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Friday, July 14 | Summer CPT approval deadline for HSPV and CPLN students |
| Friday, July 14 | Summer Graduation Application Deadline for Masters students |
| Friday, August 4 | University Summer Session Classes End; Weitzman Summer Classes End (unless otherwise noted - refer to course roster**) |
| Monday, August 28 | Last Permissible Day for Summer CPT |
| SPRING 2023 | |
| Tuesday, January 10 | Elective Studio Presentations |
| Wednesday, January 11 | First Day of Classes/Follow a MONDAY course schedule |
| Wednesday, January 11 | First Permissible Day of Spring Semester CPT |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Friday, January 20 | Weitzman Lunar New Year Celebration |
| Tuesday, January 24 | Course Selection Period Ends; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Wednesday, January 25 | Graduation application opens for all Masters and Certificate students |
| Sunday, February 5 - Sunday, February 12 |
Studio Travel Week |
| Wednesday, February 22 | Last day for PhD and MS students to defend for tuition waiver |
| Friday, February 24 | Spring Graduation Application Deadline for Masters students |
| Friday, February 24 (in-person), Tuesday, February 28 (virtual) | Weitzman Career Fair |
| Saturday, March 4 - Sunday, March 12 |
Spring Break (University Open/No Classes) |
| Wednesday, March 15 | Applications due for the Van Alen Traveling Fellowship and Susan Cromwell Coslett Traveling Fellowship |
| Monday, March 20 - Sunday, April 2 | Advanced Registration for Fall 2023 |
| Wednesday, March 22 | Last day for PhD and MS students to deposit for tuition waiver |
| Wednesday, March 22 - Friday, March 24 | Regalia ordering available at Penn Bookstore Graduation Fair |
| Monday, March 27 | Spring Open House for Admitted Students |
| Wednesday, April 19 | Last day for PhD and MS students to defend |
| Wednesday, April 26 | Spring Term Classes End |
| Wednesday, April 26 - Tuesday, May 9 |
Final Reviews and Exams |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Last day for PhD and MS students to deposit |
| May 1* | Deadline for Graduating Students to Rectify Previous Terms' Incomplete Work in order to Participate in the Weitzman Commencement Ceremony |
| Tuesday, May 9 | Spring Term Ends |
| Friday, May 12, 12:00pm | Spring Term Grades Due |
| Friday, May 12 - Monday, May 15 |
Alumni Weekend Activities |
| Saturday, May 13 | Year End Show Opens (On view through Wednesday, June 14) |
| Saturday, May 13 | Weitzman Commencement Ceremony |
| Sunday, May 14 | Last Permissible Day of Spring Semester CPT |
| Monday, May 15 | University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony |
| Friday, May 26 | Adobe CC licenses for AY22-23 expire |
| Wednesday, May 31** | Last day for MFA student studio access (deadline for graduating students to clear out studios; continuing students requiring access for Summer 2023** need to contact Weitzman Facilities) |
| Thursday, June 15 | Graduating students are removed from the Weitzman student listserv |
| FALL 2022 | |
| Monday, August 22 | MFA studios open |
| Friday, August 26 | New Student Orientation |
| Monday, August 29 | Convocation |
| Monday, August 29 | Elective Studio Presentations |
| Tuesday, August 30 | First Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, August 30 | Deadline to Submit a Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP) Waiver Request for 2022-2023 |
| Monday, September 5 | Labor Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Tuesday, September 13 | Course Selection Period Ends; Last day for 100% tuition refund |
| Friday, September 30 | Last day to purchase discounted Adobe CC license for AY22-23 |
| Thursday, October 6 - Sunday, October 9 |
Fall Break (University Open/No Classes) |
| Thursday, October 6 - Wednesday, October 12 |
Studio Travel Week |
| Monday, October 10 | Drop period ends; Last day for 50% tuition refund |
| Monday, October 31 - Sunday, November 13 | Advance Registration for Spring 2023 |
| Monday, October 31 | Fall Open House |
| Monday, November 7 | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| Thursday, November 17 | Weitzman Thanksgiving Celebration |
| Tuesday, November 22 | Follow a THURSDAY class schedule |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Follow a FRIDAY class schedule |
| Thursday, November 24 - Friday, November 25 |
Thanksgiving Break (University Closed/No Classes) |
| November 28 | Graduation Application Deadline for Weitzman December graduates |
| Monday, December 12 | Fall Term Classes End |
| Tuesday, December 13 - Thursday, December 22 |
Final Reviews and Exams |
| Thursday, December 22 | Fall Term Ends |
| Thursday, December 22 | Student studio spaces close at 5:00pm for winter break (No studio access while the University is closed) |
| Tuesday, January 3 | Fall Term Grades Due |
| SUMMER 2022 | |
| Monday, May 23 | University Summer Session Classes Begin; Weitzman Summer Classes Begin (unless otherwise noted - refer to course roster**) |
| Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| Friday, June 17 | Summer CPT approval deadline for ARCH and LARP students |
| Monday, July 4 | Independence Day (University Closed/No Classes) |
| July 15* | Graduation Application Deadline for Weitzman August graduates |
| Friday, July 15 | Summer CPT approval deadline for HSPV and CPLN students |
| Friday, August 5 | University Summer Session Classes End; Weitzman Summer Classes End (unless otherwise noted - refer to course roster**) |