Fall Term
| 18-24 Aug. Tues.-Mon. | Orientation |
| 24 Aug. Mon. | Add/drop opens, 8:30 a.m. |
| 25 Aug. Tues. | Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. |
| 3 Sept. Thurs. | Add/drop closes, 4:30 p.m. |
| 4 Sept. Fri. | Monday classes meet. |
| 7 Sept. Mon. | Labor Day. No classes. |
| 12 Oct. Mon. | Indigenous Peoples' Day. No classes. |
| 3 Nov. Tues. | Election Day. No classes. |
| 25-27 Nov. Wed.-Fri. | Thanksgiving Break |
| 30 Nov. Mon. | Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 1 Dec. Tues. | Friday classes meet. Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 2-8 Dec. Wed.-Tues. | Reading period. |
| 9 Dec. Wed. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 22 Dec. Tues. | Examination period ends Fall term ends, 5 p.m. |
Spring Term
| 14 Jan. Thurs. | Add/drop opens, 8:30 a.m. |
| 18 Jan. Mon. | Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes. |
| 19 Jan. Tues. | Spring term begins, 8:10 a.m. |
| 26 Jan. Tues. | Add/drop closes, 4:30 p.m. |
| 12 Mar. Fri. | Spring recess begins, 6:00 p.m. |
| 22 Mar. Mon. | Spring recess ends Classes resume, 8:10 a.m. |
| 26 Apr. Mon. | Classes end, 9 p.m. |
| 27 Apr. Tues. | Reading period begins. |
| 4 May Tues. | Reading period ends. |
| 5 May Wed. | Examination period begins, 8:30 a.m. |
| 19 May Wed. | Examination period ends Spring term ends, 5 p.m. |
| 24 May Mon. | UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT |
| 2 Jun. Wed. | Degrees voted by faculty. |
| 1 Aug. Sun. | 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.