Fall Term
| 20-26 Aug. Tues.-Mon. | Orientation. |
| 27 Aug. Tues. | Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. Classes begin, 8:10 a.m. Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 30 Aug. Fri. | Monday classes meet. |
| 2 Sept. Mon. | Labor Day. No classes. |
| 3 Sept. Tues. | Add/drop period ends, 4:30 p.m. |
| 14 Oct. Mon. | Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day; no classes. |
| 5 Nov. Tues. | Election Day; no classes. |
| 26 Nov. Tues. | Thanksgiving recess begins, 9 p.m. |
| 2 Dec. Mon. | Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 3 Dec. Tues. | Only Friday classes will meet. Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 4-11 Dec. Wed.-Wed. | Reading Period. |
| 12 Dec. Thurs. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 20 Dec. Fri. | Examination period ends; fall term ends, 5 p.m. |
Spring Term
| 13 Jan. Mon. | Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m. Classes begin, 8:10 a.m. Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 20 Jan. Mon. | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; no classes. |
| 21 Jan. Tues. | Add/drop period ends, 4:30 p.m. |
| 14 Mar. Fri. | Spring recess begins, 6:00 p.m. |
| 24 Mar. Mon. | Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 21 Apr. Mon. | Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 22-28 Apr. Tues.-Mon. | Reading period. |
| 29 Apr. Tues. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 15 May Thurs. | Examination period ends; spring term ends, 5 p.m. |
| 19 May Mon. | UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT |
| 28 May Wed. | Degrees voted by faculty. |
| 1 Aug. Fri. | Fifth-term certification deadline for rising third-year students. |
Holidays
A multifaith calendar of religious holidays observed by members of the Yale community may be found on the Chaplain's Office website.