University Park, Pa. -- The first day of Penn State classes for fall semester 2003 will be Tuesday, Sept. 2. Instructors and students are reminded that they will be following a Friday and not a Tuesday schedule on this first class day of the semester.
As the semester progresses, there will be two Fridays where classes will not be conducted -- Oct. 10 is a study day, and Nov. 28 is part of the Thanksgiving holiday. To balance class offerings and laboratories so there are an equal number of Mondays through Fridays, the first day of class (Tuesday) will follow a Friday class schedule.
The first Friday of classes (Sept. 5) will follow the normal Friday schedule of classes.
This idea for balancing the fall schedule was initiated by the University Faculty Senate special committee on the calendar. Faculty representatives approved the proposal being put in place.
The University's academic calendar is published on the Web at http://www.psu.edu/registrar