Fall Term
| 18-25 Aug. Mon.-Mon. | Orientation |
| 26 Aug. Tues. | Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. |
| 29 Aug. Fri. | Monday classes meet. |
| 1 Sept. Mon. | Labor Day. No classes. |
| 13 Oct. Mon. | Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day; no classes will meet. |
| 4. Nov. Tues. | Election Day. No classes. |
| 26-28 Nov. Wed.-Fri. | Thanksgiving Break. |
| 1 Dec. Mon. | Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 2 Dec. Tues. | Only Friday classes will meet. Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 3-11 Dec. Wed.-Thurs. | Reading Period. |
| 12 Dec. Fri. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 22 Dec. Mon. | Examination period ends; fall term ends, 5 p.m. |
Spring Term
| 12 Jan. Mon. | Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m. |
| 19 Jan. Mon. | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| 13 Mar. Fri. | Spring recess begins, 6:00 p.m. |
| 23 Mar. Mon. | Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 20 Apr. Mon. | Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 21-28 Apr. Tues.-Tues. | Reading period. |
| 29 Apr. Wed.. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 14 May Thurs. | Examination period ends; spring term ends, 5 p.m. |
| 18 May Mon. | UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT |
| 27 May Wed. | Degrees voted by faculty. |
| 1 Aug. Sat. | 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.