Academic Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Year

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

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 **

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 (Dates have been revised)
MILESTONE: May 11 (Monday) – May 13 (Wednesday) – Year 1 Students: Comprehensive Examination (Dates have been revised)

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

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