Penn Summer

With summer underway, we’re here to help every step of the way. Have questions about classes, campus life, or your Penn Summer experience? Reach out — we’re happy to help. ☀️📚

And just like that, day one is here.

Summer Sessions are officially underway at Penn!

A few weeks, one course, and you’re already making progress toward what’s next.

Wishing you a productive summer—and time to enjoy it, too.

Turn a few weeks into real progress.

There’s still time to register for Summer Session II at Penn.

▸ Make progress toward your degree
▸ Explore a new subject
▸ Lighten your fall course load

—all while still enjoying your summer—whether that’s travel, time with family, or weekends filled with barbecues.

Take a look at what’s still open and find a course that fits your summer.
https://summer.sas.upenn.edu/programs/penn-summer-sessions

Make your summer plans work for you.

Apply by June 10 for Summer Session II at Penn to start classes in July.

Summer awaits. Take the next step: https://summer.sas.upenn.edu/programs/penn-summer-sessions

Music doesn’t stay in one place—and neither does meaning.

In World Musics and Cultures, you’ll explore how sounds move across cultures and how listening changes what we think we know about music.

Across regions and traditions, we trace how music is created, shared, and transformed.

Hear the world differently: https://summer.sas.upenn.edu/courses/world-musics-and-cultures/2026b

A flexible way to keep learning this summer.

Penn Summer offers a wide range of credit courses designed for working professionals and employees at Penn.

With flexible scheduling and online options, it’s an opportunity to explore new academic interests or continue building toward long-term goals.

Get started: https://summer.sas.upenn.edu/students/employees-professionals

Stories of growing up rarely unfold neatly.

In Heartbreak, Death, and Sometimes a Rainbow: Young Adults and Literature, you’ll explore how young adult literature captures love and loss, identity, and the complexity of becoming.

Across eras and genres, you'll trace how these stories take shape in unexpected ways.

Step into the stories: https://summer.sas.upenn.edu/courses/heartbreak-death-and-sometimes-rainbow-young-adults-and-literature/2026b

Why do accents change across places?
Why do celebrities switch up how they talk or sing?
And why do you sound like you?

Explore how language shifts across people, places, and situations this summer in our online Intro to Sociolinguistics course.

Discover the stories behind the world’s most iconic structures.

This summer, Architect & History takes you on a journey from ancient wonders to modern masterpieces—through:

› Guest lectures with practicing architects

› Philadelphia-based excursions

› Hands-on visualization exercises

› Student-led discussions

No prior experience required—just curiosity.

Spots are still available. Join us and see the built world differently.

Longer days, sunny walks, and summer at Penn ☀️