August 2008
27 Move-in and registration for transfer students
28 Move-in for freshmen/Parent Program
September 2008
1 Labor Day
2 Opening Convocation
3 First day of classes
12-13 No Place Like Penn
29 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
October 2008
1 Rosh Hashanah ends
9 Yom Kippur
11-14 Fall term break
November 2008
1 Homecoming
26 Thanksgiving Break Begins*
December 2008
5 Fall term classes end
10-17 Final Exams
17 Fall term ends*
January 2009
14 Spring term classes begin
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
March 2009
6-15 Spring Break*
April 2009
9 Passover begins at sundown
12 Easter
17-18 Spring Fling
23-25 Penn Relays
28 Spring term classes end
May 2009
4 Final Exams begin
12 Final Exams end
16 Alumni Day/Ivy Day
17 Baccalaureate
18 Commencement
*Recess begins at the close of classes on the day listed