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2026-2027 Academic Calendar

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.