Academic Calendar
The Yale School of the Environment academic year schedule
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2023 - 2024 Academic Calendar
Tentative and Subject to Change
Fall Term 2023 |
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| August 10 (Thu.) | International Student Orientation |
| August 11 (Fri.) | Optional Pre-Orientation Events (Hosted by YSE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office) |
| August 14 – August 17 (Mon. – Thu.) | MODs & Orientation Events for All Incoming Students |
| August 21 – August 25 (Mon. – Fri.) | MODs & Orientation Events for All Incoming Students |
| August 23 (Wed.) | Online Course Registration Opens |
| August 29 (Tues.) | Online Course Registration Closes |
| August 29 (Tues.) | Dean’s Welcome, YSE Community Day for All YSE Students |
| August 30 (Wed.) | Fall Term Classes Begin Beginning of Add/Drop |
| September 4 (Mon.) | Labor Day; Classes DO NOT meet |
| September 12 (Tues.) | Add/Drop Period Ends |
| October 17 (Tues.) | October Recess Begins, 7:30 p.m. |
| October 23 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| October 23 (Mon.) | Midterm |
| November 17 (Fri.) | November Recess Begins, 7:30 p.m. |
| November 27 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| December 8 (Fri.) | Last Day of Classes |
| December 11-14 (Mon-Thu.) | Reading Period |
| December 15-20 (Fri.-Wed.) | Final Examinations |
| December 20 (Wed.) | Fall Semester Ends; Winter Recess Begins |
Spring Term 2024 |
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| January 10 (Wed.) | Course Registration Opens |
| January 15 (Mon.) | Online Course Registration Closes |
| January 15 (Mon.) | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Classes Do Not Meet |
| January 16 (Tues.) | Spring Term Classes Begin |
| January 23 (Tues.) | Last day to Add a Class |
| March 5 (Tues.) | Last Day to drop a course without penalty |
| March 8 (Fri.) | Midterm |
| March 8 (Fri.) | Spring Recess begins, 7:20 p.m. |
| March 25 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| April 26 (Fri.) | Last Day to withdraw from a course with penalty |
| April 26 (Fri.) | Classes End, Reading period begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| May 3-8 (Fri.-Wed.) | Final Exams Period |
| May 20 (Mon.) | University Commencement |
2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar
Subject to Change
Fall Term 2024 |
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| August 5 – 7 (Mon. – Wed.) | Optional 3-day skill-development workshops for incoming students |
| August 9 (Fri.) | International Student Orientation |
| August 12 – 15 (Mon. – Thu.) | Orientation events & MODs for all incoming students |
| August 19 (Mon.) | Fall 2024 Course Registration Opens |
| August 19 – 22 (Mon. – Thu.) | Orientation events & MODs for all incoming students |
| August 26 (Mon.) | Orientation events for all incoming students |
| August 27 (Tue.) | Dean’s Welcome, YSE Community Day for all YSE students |
| August 27 (Tue.) | Fall 2024 course registration closes |
| August 28 (Wed.) | Fall Term Classes Begin |
| September 2 (Mon.) | Labor Day; Classes do not meet |
| September 10 (Tues.) | Last day to add a Fall term class |
| October 15 (Tues.) | October Recess Begins, 7:30 p.m. |
| October 21 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| October 25 (Fri.) | Last day to drop a course without penalty |
| October 25 (Fri.) | Mid-semester Date |
| November 22 (Fri.) | November Recess Begins, 7:30 p.m. |
| December 2 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| December 6 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from a class with penalty, 5:00 p.m. |
| December 6 (Fri.) | Classes end; Reading Period begins, 5:30 p.m |
| December 12 (Thu.) | Final Examinations Begin |
| December 18 (Wed.) | Fall Semester Ends; Winter Recess Begins |
Spring Term 2025 |
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| January 6 (Mon.) | Spring 2025 Registration Opens |
| January 12 (Sun.) | Spring 2025 Registration Closes |
| January 13 (Mon.) | Spring Term Classes Begin |
| January 20 (Mon.) | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Classes do not meet |
| January 30 (Thurs.) | Last day to add a Spring term class |
| March 7 (Fri.) | Last Day to drop a course without penalty |
| March 7 (Fri.) | Mid-semester Date: Spring Recess begins, 7:20 p.m. |
| March 24 (Mon.) | Classes Resume, 8:30 a.m. |
| April 25 (Fri.) | Last day to withdraw from class with penalty, 5:00 p.m. |
| April 25 (Fri.) | Classes End, Reading period begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| May 1 (Thu.) | Final Examinations Begin |
| May 7 (Wed.) | Final Examinations End |
| May 20 (Mon.) | University Commencement |