Calendar

The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2026–2027 academic year. Changes will be posted on the School of Music’s website.

Fall 2026

Date Day Event
July 28 TU Fall-term online course registration opens (Part 1) for YSM required courses and non-YSM courses, 11 a.m.
Aug. 27–Sept. 3 TH–TH Orientation for new students (attendance mandatory)
Aug. 31 M Opening week meeting for all students
Aug. 31–Sept. 3 M–TH
  • Orientation for returning students (attendance mandatory)
  • Opening Week events and ensemble auditions
Sept. 1–2 Tu–W Fall-term academic advising
Sept. 2 W Yale College fall-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m.
Sept. 3 TH
  • Fall-term online course registration (Part 2) for YSM elective courses. Opens 4 p.m.; closes 5 p.m.
  • Convocation and Reception (attendance mandatory)
Sept. 4 F
  • Fall-term YSM classes begin, 9 a.m.; Monday classes meet instead of Friday classes.
  • Fall-term add/drop period begins
Sept. 7 M Labor Day; classes do not meet
Sept. 14 m Fall-term add/drop period ends, 4 p.m.
Oct. 20 Tu
  • Yale College recess begins after last scheduled class
  • YSM classes still meet this week
Oct. 22 TH Midterm
Oct. 26 M Yale College classes resume, 8:20 a.m.
Nov. 6 F Fall-term pass/fail deadline, 4 p.m.
Nov. 12 TH Spring-term online course registration opens (Part 1) for YSM required courses and non-YSM courses, 11 a.m.
Nov. 20 F November recess begins after last scheduled class
Nov. 30 M Classes resume, 9 a.m.
Dec. 1 TU Deadline for fall 2027 admissions applications
Dec. 4 F Fall-term course withdrawal deadline, 4 p.m.
Dec. 7–10 M–TH Spring-term academic advising
Dec. 11 F
  • Spring-term online course registration (Part 2) for YSM elective courses. Opens 1 p.m., closes 2:30 p.m.
  • Deadline to request an Incomplete for a fall-term course, 4 p.m.
  • YSM and Yale College fall-term classes end after last scheduled class
Dec. 14–16 M–W Exams
Dec. 17 TH Winter recess begins

Spring 2027

Date Day Event
Jan. 18 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day; classes do not meet
Jan. 19 Tu
  • Spring-term classes begin (YSM, 9 a.m.; Yale College 8:20 a.m.)
  • Spring-term add/drop period begins
Jan. 25 M Spring-term add/drop deadline, 4 p.m.
Feb. 22–28 M–Su YSM auditions
Feb. 24–26 W–F YSM classes do not meet, with the exception of Yale Philharmonia
Mar. 5 F Spring recess begins after last scheduled class
Mar. 22 M Classes resume (YSM, 9 a.m.; Yale College, 8:20 a.m.)
Mar. 24 W Midterm
Apr. 9 F Spring-term pass/fail deadline, 4 p.m.
Apr. 30 F
  • Spring-term course withdrawal deadline, 4 p.m.
  • Yale College spring-term classes end after last scheduled class
May 7 F
  • Deadline to request an Incomplete for spring-term course, 4 p.m.
  • YSM spring-term classes end after last scheduled class
May 10–12 M–W Exams
May 23 SU Commencement Concert
May 24 M University Commencement and YSM Diploma Ceremony