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Academic Calendar of Fall 2011 (subject to revision)
FALL SEMESTER, 2011
LEAVE OF ABSENCE DEADLINE   Friday

August 19

STUDENT REGISTRATION DEADLINE   Sunday

August 21

CLASSES BEGIN   Monday

August 22

REGULAR DROP PERIOD ENDS
REGULAR ADD PERIOD ENDS
  Wednesday
Thursday

August 31
September 1

LATE DROP/ $6 FEE BEGINS   Thursday

September 1

LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINS   Friday

September 2

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES

  Monday

September 5

LATE DROP DEADLINE   Friday

November 11

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Sunday thru Saturday November 20 – 26
WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE (DAY CLASSES)   Friday December 9

 

DAY & EVENING CLASSES END   Friday

December 9

STUDY DAYS   Saturday and Sunday
December 10 – 11
FINAL EXAMS – DAY/EVENING CLASSES   Monday thru
Thursday

December 12 – 16

 

Academic Calendar of Spring 2012 (subject to revision)
SPRING SEMESTER, 2012
LEAVE OF ABSENCE DEADLINE
Friday

January 6

STUDENT REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Sunday

January 8

CLASSES BEGIN
Monday

January 9

M L KING HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES
Monday January 16
REGULAR DROP/ADD PERIOD ENDS
Wednesday

January 18

LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINS
Thursday

January 20

LATE DROP/ $6 FEE BEGINS
Thursday

January 20

SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES


Monday – Friday

March 4–10

LATE DROP DEADLINE
Friday

April 6

WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE
Friday

April 27

DAY & EVENING CLASSES END
Friday

April 27

STUDY DAYS
Saturday and Sunday
April 28–29
FINAL EXAMS – DAY/EVENING CLASSES
Monday thru
Thursday

April 30-May 4

COMMENCEMENT
Saturday May 5

 

Academic Calendar of Summer 2012 (subject to revision)
SUMMER SEMESTER, 2012
ACTION 3-weekSession

First 6-week Session
Second 6-week Session 8-week Session

12-week Session

CLASSES BEGIN

 May 7 May 14
June 27
June 11 

May 14

INTENT TO GRADUATE
 May 14-June 15 May 14-June 15
May 14-June 15 May 14-June 15

May 14-June 15

DROP/ADD PERIOD ENDS  May 8  May 17
July 2
June 15
May 21
MEMORIAL DAY—NO CLASSES
 NA  May 28
NA
NA

May 28

INDEPENDENCE DAY—NO CLASSES  NA  NA July 4
July 4

July 4

LATE DROP DEADLINE  May 21  June 16
July 31
July 22

July 18

WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE

 May 25 June 25
August 8
August 3

August 6

CLASSES END  May 25 June 25
August 8
August 3

August 6

FINAL EXAMS    


Classes are subject to change and may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollments.  Any changes or updates to the schedule are noted on the web version of the schedule at http://www.registrar.psu.edu

If a student is enrolled in only one course, a summer-only withdrawal must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the session in which the course is offered.

Students who plan to graduate at the end of Summer 2011 are responsible for notifying the University of their intent to graduate through eLion.