Academic Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Year

 

Summer II 2025

  • July 4 (Friday) – Independence Day (no classes)
  • July 7 (Monday) – MSCE New Student Orientation/First day of class for incoming students (see the summer course schedule for exact dates)
  • August 20 (Wednesday) – Summer II classes end

Fall 2025

  • August 26 (Tuesday) – Fall classes begin (see the fall course schedule for exact dates)
  • September 1 (Monday) – Labor Day (no classes)
    Please note: The MSCE does not observe the Penn fall break in October
  • November 27 (Thursday) & November 28 (Friday) – Thanksgiving break (no classes)
  • December 4 (Thursday) – Fall classes end

** There are NO Epidemiology classes between the end of Fall term and the start of Spring term **

Spring 2026

  • January 14 (Wednesday) – Spring classes begin (see the spring course schedule for exact dates)
  • January 19 (Monday) – Martin Luther King Jr Day observed (no classes)
  • March 9 (Monday) through March 13 (Friday) – Spring break (no classes)
  • April 30 (Thursday) – Spring classes end
  • MILESTONE: May 7 (Thursday), May 8 (Friday) – Year 1 Students: Protocol Presentations 
  • MILESTONE: May 11 (Monday) – May 13 (Wednesday) – Year 1 Students: Comprehensive Examination

Summer I 2026

  • May 25 (Monday) – Memorial Day (no classes)
  • May 26 (Tuesday) – Summer I classes begin (see the summer course schedule for exact dates)
  • June 19 (Friday) – Juneteenth (no classes)

2026-2027 Academic Year

Dates for 2026-2027 are still being finalized.

Summer II 2026

  • July 3 (Friday) – Independence Day Observed (no classes)
  • July 6 (Monday) – MSCE New Student Orientation/First day of class for incoming students (see the summer course schedule for exact dates)
  • August TBA – Summer II classes end

Fall 2026

  • August TBA – Fall classes begin (see the fall course schedule for exact dates)
  • September 7 (Monday) – Labor Day (no classes)
    Please note: The MSCE does not observe the Penn fall break in October
  • November 26 (Thursday) & November 27 (Friday) – Thanksgiving break (no classes)
  • December TBA – Fall classes end

** There are NO Epidemiology classes between the end of Fall term and the start of Spring term **

Spring 2027

  • January 18 (Monday) – Martin Luther King Jr Day observed (no classes)
  • January 20 (Wednesday) – Spring classes begin (see the spring course schedule for exact dates)
  • March 8 (Monday) through March 12 (Friday) – Spring break (no classes)
  • TBA – Spring classes end
  • MILESTONE: May 6 (Thursday), May 7 (Friday) – Year 1 Students: Protocol Presentations
  • MILESTONE: May 10 (Monday) – May 12 (Wednesday) – Year 1 Students: Comprehensive Examination

Summer I 2027

  • May 31 (Monday) – Memorial Day (no classes)
  • June 1 (Tuesday) – Summer I classes begin (see the summer course schedule for exact dates)
  • June 18 (Friday) – Juneteenth (no classes)
Last updated: 2/6/2026

Additional dates for current students are provided in the MSCE Program Hub (Canvas).