University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Academic Calendar

 

Note: Change in Catalog; Spring 2014 semester begins Friday January 10

Summer 2013 Summer One 2013   05/13/13 - 06/28/13 Summer One Drop/Add   First 5 days of term Summer One Course Withdraw   Thursday, June 6, 2013 Summer Two 2013   07/1/13 - 08/16/13 Summer Two Drop/Add   First 5 days of term Summer Two Course Withdraw   Monday July 29, 2013 Summer A 2013   05/6/13 - 08/23/13 Summer A Drop/Add   Course Specific Summer A Course Withdraw   Course Specific   Fall 2013 *Does not apply to Graduate Courses
Drop/Add Period Begins		Monday, August 19
Classes Begin for All Students		Monday, August 26
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)		Monday, September 2
*Monday Schedule for Classes		Tuesday, September 3
Drop/Add Period Ends		Friday, September 6
*Mid-Semester Pacing Break (No Classes)		Monday October 7
Course Withdrawal Deadline		Friday, October 18
Spring Registration Begins		Monday-Friday, November 3-15
University is Open for Business		Wednesday, November 20
Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)		Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29
Last Day of Classes		Friday, December 6
Final Examinations Begin		Saturday, December 7
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)		Wednesday, December 11
Final Examinations End		Friday, December 13
First Semester Ends		Friday, December 13
Grades Due		Wednesday, December 18 @ noon
Spring 2014
Drop/Add Period Begins		Wednesday, January 8
Fall Semester Make-Up Exams **		Thursday, January 9
Classes Begin for All Students		Friday, January 10
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (No Classes)		Monday, January 20
Monday Schedule for Classes		Friday, January 24
Drop/Add Period Ends		Friday, January 24
Spring Recess (No Classes)		Monday-Friday, March 3-7
Classes Resume		Monday, March 10
Course Withdrawal Deadline		Friday, March 14
Fall Registration Begins		Sunday, April 6-18
Last Day of Classes		Friday, April 25
Final Examinations Begin		Saturday, April 26
Reading Day (No Classes or Exams)		Wednesday, April 30
Final Examinations End		Friday, May 2
Spring Semester Ends		Friday, May 2
Grades Due		Wednesday, May 7 @ noon
Spring Semester Make-Up Exams**		Thursday, May 8
Bachelor's Degree Conferment Ceremony		TBA
Commencement Ceremony		TBA

 

**Instructor discretion - see Makeup Examination policyin the University Catalog or Student Handbook