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, 9:00 a.m.

Monday, September 4
Labor Day.  Classes suspended. David Geffen School of Drama (DGSD) and Yale Repertory Theatre (YRT) production work suspended.

Friday, September 15
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Thursday, September 28
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Monday, October 9
Indigenous People’s Day. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended.

Tuesday, October 31 and Wednesday, November 1
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Tuesday, November 21
Work period begins. Classes suspended. Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Wednesday, November 22
Work period ends, 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, 9:00 a.m.

Friday, December 8
Fall term classes end.

Monday, December 11
Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.
Work period begins, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 16
Work period ends. Winter recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production.

Wednesday, January 3
Winter recess ends.  Spring term time begins. Registration for all students. Work period begins. Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Monday, January 8
Work period ends. Spring classes begin, 9:00 a.m.

Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended.

Tuesday, January 30 and Wednesday, January 31
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Thursday, February 22
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Saturday, March 9
Spring recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production.

Monday, March 18
Spring recess ends. Classes resume, 9:00 a.m.

Friday, April 5
Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled. Production work proceeds as scheduled.

Friday, April 19
Spring term classes end.

Monday, April 22
Community Day activities as scheduled (9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled. Work period begins, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 11
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.