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Traditional/Residential Programs Calendar – Spring 2027
Executive Format Program Calendar – Spring 2027
Educator Training Program Calendar – Spring 2027
Traditional/Residential Programs – Spring 2027
- Applicable Programs
Education, Culture, and Society (Ph.D., M.S.Ed.)
Education Studies (Online M.S.Ed.)
Education Policy (Ph.D., M.S.Ed.)
Educational Linguistics (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Higher Education (Ph.D., Ed.D., M.S.Ed.)
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development (Ph.D., M.S.Ed.)
International Educational Development (M.S.Ed.)
Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies (M.S.Ed.)
Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (Online M.S.Ed.)
Learning Sciences and Technologies (PhD, M.S.Ed.)
Literacy Studies (PhD, EdD, M.S.Ed.)
Quantitative Methods (Ph.D., M.Phil.Ed.)
Professional Counseling (M.Phil.Ed.)
Reading Specialist (Certification Only)
Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology (M.S.Ed.)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.S.Ed.)
Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (M.S.Ed.)
Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Students in these programs may be registered by their program staff. It is the responsibility of the students to understand these dates and communicate with their program staff to effectuate changes to their course registration.
| Date | Day | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| January 18 | Monday | MLK Jr. Day (No Classes) |
| January 20 | Wednesday | First day of spring term classes. |
| February 2 | Tuesday | LAST DAY to add or drop a course without financial penalty (11:59 PM ET via Path). Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a 50% refund of tuition and general fees, based on the original registration date. Active students must either register or submit a Leave of Absence request by this date to remain enrolled in their program. |
| February 3 | Wednesday | May 2027 Graduation Application opens: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| March 1 | Monday | LAST DAY to add or drop a course without receiving a "W" on the transcript. No tuition refund will be issued after this date, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a "W" grade notation. |
| March 6-14 | Saturday-Sunday | Spring Term Break (No Classes) |
| March 15 | Monday | Classes resume. |
| March 29 | Monday | LAST DAY to change a course to Audit or Pass/Fail status (instructor approval required). Audit and Pass/Fail courses generally do not count toward degree requirements unless otherwise specified in the program's course catalog. |
| March 29 | Monday | Advanced Registration for Fall 2027 opens in Path. |
| March 29 | Monday | Open Enrollment for Summer 2027 opens in Path. |
| April 5 | Monday | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course. No tuition refund will be issued, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. |
| April 5 | Monday | LAST DAY for doctoral students seeking a May 2027 degree to submit their dissertation for review by the Director of Academic Affairs. Submission instructions: EdD students should upload their dissertation to ProQuest. PhD students should email their dissertation to Chris Kubik Cedeño. |
| April 12 | Monday | Advanced Registration for Fall 2027 ends. |
| April 15 | Thursday | Last day to submit a Return of Leave of Absence for the summer term. |
| April 16 | Friday | May 2027 Graduation Application closes. |
| TBD | TBD | Open Enrollment for Fall 2027 available opens in Path. |
| TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for all December 2026, May 2027, and August 2027 graduates to RSVP for the May 2027 GSE commencement ceremony. |
| May 11 | Tuesday | LAST DAY of the Spring classes at GSE. |
| May 14 | Friday | Spring term grades due. |
| May 17 | Monday | LAST DAY for Ed.D. and Ph.D. students to complete a successful dissertation defense during the Spring 2027 term and remain eligible for a Summer 2027 or Fall 2027 tuition waiver. The tuition waiver does not apply to pending-pass status. Students must notify the Student Records Office by submitting the Planned Term for Dissertation Upload form indicating the term in which they intend to upload their dissertation. |
| May 17 | Monday | Spring term ends. |
| May 21 | Friday | GSE Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. |
| May 22 | Saturday | GSE Commencement Ceremony. |
| May 24 | Monday | University Commencement ceremony. |
Executive Format Program Calendar – Spring 2027
- Applicable Programs
Education Entrepreneurship (M.S.Ed.)
Educational and Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Global Higher Education Management (Online M.S.Ed.)
Higher Education Management (Ed.D.)
Medical Education (M.S.Ed.)
Penn Chief Learning Officer (Ed.D.)
School and Mental Health Counseling (M.S.Ed.)
Students in these programs may be registered by their program staff. It is the responsibility of the students to understand these dates and communicate with their program staff to effectuate changes to their course registration.
| Date | Day | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Monday | First day of the Spring 2027 semester for Executive-format cohorts. All programs will conduct academic engagement activities during this week. Each program will communicate its schedule for in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous online activities. |
| January 18 | Monday | MLK Jr. Day (No Classes) |
| January TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add or drop a course without financial penalty (11:59 PM ET via Path). Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a 50% refund of tuition and general fees, based on the original registration date. Active students must either register or submit a Leave of Absence request by this date to remain enrolled in their program. |
| February 3 | Wednesday | May 2027 Graduation Application opens: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| February TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to drop cohort courses without receiving a "W" on the transcript. No tuition refund will be issued after this date, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a "W" grade notation. |
| March TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to change a course to Audit or Pass/Fail status (instructor approval required). Audit and Pass/Fail courses generally do not count toward degree requirements unless otherwise specified in the program's course catalog. |
| March TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to withdraw from courses. No tuition refund will be issued, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. |
| April 5 | Monday | LAST DAY for doctoral students seeking a May 2027 degree to submit their dissertation for review by the Director of Academic Affairs. Ed.D. students should upload their dissertation to ProQuest. |
| April 15 | Thursday | Last day to submit a Return of Leave of Absence for the summer term. |
| April 16 | Friday | May 2027 Graduation Application closes. |
| TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for all December 2026, May 2027, and August 2027 graduates to RSVP for the May 2027 GSE commencement ceremony. |
| May 21 | Friday | GSE Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. |
| May 22 | Saturday | GSE Commencement Ceremony. |
| May 24 | Monday | University Commencement Ceremony. |
| May 24 | Monday | LAST DAY for Ed.D. students to complete a successful dissertation defense during the Spring 2027 term and remain eligible for the Summer 2027 or Fall 2027 tuition waiver. The tuition waiver does not apply to pending-pass status. Students must notify the Student Records Office by submitting the Planned Term for Dissertation Upload form indicating the term in which they intend to upload their dissertation. |
| May 24 | Monday | LAST DAY of the Spring 2027 semester for Executive-format cohorts. |
| May 28 | Friday | Executive format programs spring grades due. |
Educator Training Program Calendar – Spring 2027
- Applicable Programs
Independent School Teaching Residency (M.S.Ed.)
School Leadership (M.S.Ed., Certification Only)
Urban Education (Online M.S.Ed.)
Urban Teaching Residency (M.S.Ed., Certification Only)
Urban Teaching Apprenticeship (M.S.Ed.)
Students in these programs may be registered by their program staff. It is the responsibility of the students to understand these dates and communicate with their program staff to effectuate changes to their course registration.
| Date | Day | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Monday | First day of the Spring 2027 term. All programs will conduct academic engagement activities during this week. Each program will communicate its schedule for in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous online activities. |
| January 18 | Monday | MLK Jr. Day (No Classes) |
| January TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to add and drop a course without financial penalty (11:59 PM ET via Path). Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a 50% refund of tuition and general fees, based on the original registration date. Active students must either register or submit a Leave of Absence request by this date to remain enrolled in their program. |
| February 3 | Wednesday | May 2027 Graduation Application opens: https://srfs.upenn.edu/student-records/GradApp. |
| February TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to drop cohort course without receiving a "W" on the transcript. No tuition refund will be issued after this date, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. Courses dropped after this deadline will receive a "W" grade notation. |
| February TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to change a course to Audit or Pass/Fail status (instructor approval required). Audit and Pass/Fail courses generally do not count toward degree requirements unless otherwise specified in the program's course catalog. |
| March TBD | TBD | LAST DAY to withdraw from a course. No tuition refund will be issued, and full tuition and fees remain the student's responsibility. |
| April 15 | Thursday | Last day to submit a Return of Leave of Absence for the summer term. |
| April 16 | Friday | May 2027 Graduation Application closes. |
| TBD | TBD | LAST DAY for all December 2026, May 2027, and August 2027 graduates to RSVP for the May 2027 Penn GSE commencement ceremony. |
| May 22 | Saturday | Penn GSE Commencement Ceremony. |
| May 24 | Monday | University Commencement Ceremony. |
| May 24 | Monday | LAST DAY of the Spring 2027 semester for Educator Training cohorts. |
| May 28 | Friday | Educator Training programs spring grades due. |