Academic Calendar 2008-2009
Fall 2008
| September 8 | Monday | Arrival |
| September 9-10 | Tuesday- Wednesday |
Orientation I |
| September 11-15 | Thursday- Monday |
Group trip to Guilin |
| September 16-17 | Tuesday- Wednesday |
Registration and orientation II |
| September 18 | Thursday | First day of classes |
| September 27 | Saturday | Final deadline to apply for a fall term Leave of Absence Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a full rebate of fall-term tuition |
| September 29 | Monday | Course schedules due for the Classes of 2010, 2011* |
| September 30 | Tuesday | Course schedules due for the Class of 2009* |
| October 1 | Wednesday | Fall holiday begins |
| October 5 | Sunday | Fall holiday ends |
| October 14 | Tuesday | Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-half of fall-term tuition. |
| November 7 | Friday | Midterm Last date to withdraw from a fall-term course without having the course appear on the transcript Deadline to apply for double credit in a single-credit course Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term’s tuition. |
| November 21 | Friday | Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a fall-term course to a letter grade. |
| December 12 | Friday | Classes end |
| December 13 | Saturday | Reading period begins |
| December 16 | Tuesday | Reading period ends |
| December 17 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin |
| December 19 | Friday | Examinations end |
| *Late schedules from all classes are fined and may not include the Credit/D/Fail option | ||
Spring 2009
| February 16 | Monday | First day of classes |
| February 25 | Wednesday | Final deadline to apply for a spring term Leave of Absence Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a full rebate of spring-term tuition |
| February 26 | Thursday | Course schedules due for the Classes of 2010, 2011* |
| February 27 | Friday | Course schedules due for the Class of 2009* All students planning to complete degree requirements at the end of the spring term must file a petition by this date. |
| March 10 | Tuesday | Midterm Last date to withdraw from a spring-term course without having the course appear on the transcript Deadline to apply for double credit in a single-credit course Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term’s tuition. |
| April 4 | Saturday | Qingming (Clear and Bright Day) |
| April 10 | Friday | Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a fall-term course to a letter grade. |
| April 20 | Monday | Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a fall-term course to a letter grade. |
| May 1 | Friday | Spring holiday begins |
| May 3 | Sunday | Spring holiday ends |
| May 15 | Friday | Classes end |
| May 16 | Saturday | Reading period begins |
| May 19 | Tuesday | Reading period ends |
| May 20 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin |
| May 22 | Friday | Examinations end |
| *Late schedules from all classes are fined and may not include the Credit/D/Fail option | ||
