2023–2024 Provisional Academic Calendar
(as of 2/10/2023)
Tuesday, August 1 – Friday, August 11
Pre-Orientation Virtual Sessions and Informational Videos available online as scheduled.
Monday, August 14
Incoming International Students Orientation with Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS).
Monday, August 14 – Wednesday, August 16
The Hansberry Welcome – required for all incoming and returning playwriting students.
Thursday, August 17
Fall term time begins.
Thursday, August 17 – Saturday, August 26
Required training and orientation sessions for first-year students as scheduled.
Monday, August 21 – Saturday, August 26
Required training and orientation sessions for returning students as scheduled.
Monday, August 28
Fall term classes begin.
Monday, September 4
Labor Day. Classes suspended. David Geffen School of Drama (DGSD) and Yale Repertory Theatre (YRT) production work suspended.
Monday, October 9
Indigenous People’s Day. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended.
Wednesday, November 22
Fall recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production.
Monday, November 27
Fall recess ends. Classes resume.
Monday, December 11
Fall term classes end and work period begins, 11:59 p.m. Production work proceeds as scheduled.
Saturday, December 16
Work period ends. Winter recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production.
*Fall Community Days Schedule To Be Announced*
Wednesday, January 3
Winter recess ends. Spring term time begins. Registration for all students. Work period begins. Production work proceeds as scheduled.
Wednesday, January 10
Work period ends. Spring classes begin.
Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended.
Saturday, March 9
Spring recess begins, 11:59 p.m.
Monday, March 18
Spring recess ends. Classes resume.
Tuesday, April 30
Spring term classes end. Work period begins, 11:59 p.m. Production work proceeds as scheduled.
Thursday, May 16
Work period ends. Summer recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production.
Monday, May 20
University Commencement
*Spring Community Days To Be Announced*