There are different deadlines by which you must have finalized your registration and selected your grade type - grade, pass/fail, or audit - for the Summer Session. After these dates tuition and fees will appear on your bill for the courses you have enrolled in. These dates can be found below and can also be found here.
The final dates to add courses or drop courses with no financial obligation:
- 12-Week Evening Session Courses: Monday, June 6
- 6-Week Summer Session I Courses: Monday, May 30
- 6-Week Summer Session II Courses: Friday, July 15
If you decide to drop a course after the dates listed above you will have until the following dates to drop courses with 50% financial obligation and no notation on your transcript. These are also the final dates to Change Status in a course (Grade to Pass/Fail; Pass/Fail to Grade; Grade to Audit):
- 12-Week Evening Session Courses: Friday, June 24
- 6-Week Summer Session I Courses: Monday, June 6
- 6-Week Summer Session II Courses: Friday, July 22
Finally, after the above deadlines have passed, you may Withdraw by Petition -- Transcript to Read "W" - and 100% financial obligation by these dates:
- 12-Week Evening Session Courses: Friday, August 5
- 6-Week Summer Session I Courses: Friday, June 24
- 6-Week Summer Session II Courses: Friday, August 5
Please contact LPS if you are uncertain as to which deadlines apply to you.
Current Students: 215-746-7040 or lps@sas.upenn.edu
Prospective Students: 215-746-6902 or lps-info@sas.upenn.edu
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Philadelphia, PA 19104-3335
Telephone: 215.898.7326
Fax: 215.573.2053
Email: lps@sas.upenn.edu
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