Calendar

The following dates are subject to change as the University makes decisions regarding the 2021–2022 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the Yale College and Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences websites.

Fall 2021

Date Day Event
Aug. 23 M New student orientation week begins (mandatory; Graduate School)
Aug. 25 W Fall-term online course selection begins (Graduate School)
Sept. 1 W Fall-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m.
Sept. 3 F Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
Sept. 6 M Labor Day. Administrative offices are closed. Classes do not meet
Sept. 15 W Fall-term online course selection ends (Graduate School)
Oct. 19 T October recess begins after last class (Yale College)
Oct. 25 M Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Oct. 29 F Midterm
Nov. 19 F November recess begins after last class
Nov. 29 M Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Dec. 10 F Yale College classes end; reading period begins
Dec. 16 TH
  • Reading period ends, 5 p.m. (Yale College)
  • Graduate School classes end, 5:30 p.m.
  • Final examinations begin, 7 p.m. (Yale College and Graduate School)
Dec. 22 W
  • Final examinations end, 5:30 p.m.
  • Winter recess begins

Spring 2022

Date Day Event
Jan. 12 W Spring-term online course selection begins (Graduate School)
Jan. 17 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Administrative offices are closed
Jan. 18 T Spring-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m.
Jan. 21 F Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead (Yale College)
Jan. 28 F Spring-term online course selection ends (Graduate School)
Mar. 11 F
  • Midterm
  • Spring recess begins, 5:30 p.m.
Mar. 28 M Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Apr. 29 F Yale College classes end; reading period begins
May 5 TH
  • Reading period ends, 5 p.m. (Yale College)
  • Graduate School classes end, 5:30 p.m.
  • Final examinations begin, 7 p.m. (Yale College)
May 6 F Final examinations begin (Graduate School)
May 11 W Final examinations end, 5:30 p.m.
May 23 M University Commencement