Important Dates
2012-2013 Academic Year
Academic Calendar
Openings and Closings
Housing Contract Process for 2013-2014
Openings and Closings
First-Year Student Arrival
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Returning Student Arrival
Sunday, August 26
First day of class
Monday, August 27
Labor Day - No classes
Monday, September 3
Residence halls remain open.
Thanksgiving Break - No classes
November 18–24
Residence halls close Saturday, November 17 at noon.
Residence halls open Sunday, November 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Finals Week
December 17-21
Residence halls close at noon Saturday, December 22.
Spring Semester
Monday, January 7, 2013
Residence halls open at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 6.
Martin Luther King Day - No classes
Monday, January 21
Residence halls remain open.
Spring Break - No classes
March 3-9
Residence halls close at noon on Saturday, March 2 and open at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.
Finals Week
April 29-May 3
Residence halls close at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4.
Housing Contract Process for 2013-2014
Requests
Noon Sunday, September 30, 2012-noon Thursday, January 17, 2013
eLiving request process for current Penn State Students for 2013-2014 housing.
Offers
5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17
First round of Housing Contract offers begin
Noon Monday, January 21
First round of Housing Contract offers expire
5:00 p.m. Monday, January 21
Second round of Housing Contract offers begin
Noon Thursday, January 24
Second round of Housing Contract offers expire
5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 24
Third round of Housing Contract offers begin (if space is available)
Noon Monday, January 28
Third round of Housing Contract offers expire
Waitlist
Noon Friday, February 1
Waitlist opens for students who did not participate in the Request process
Preferences
Noon Friday, March 1
Modification of Housing Contract Preferences ends for current students
Noon Wednesday, May 15
Modification of Housing Contract Preferences ends for incoming first-year students