Housing
Applicants to Yale Summer Session who wish to live on campus should complete the online Application for Housing and Meals at the time of application to Summer Session.
Students who live on the Yale campus during the summer will have an opportunity to experience many aspects of Yale undergraduate life. Yale dormitories, called residential colleges, are the foundation of Yale's social and intellectual structure. The residential colleges foster a sense of community for their members and serve as a focal point for both informal and planned activities. Only students in residence have access to these summer facilities and activities.
The Summer Master is the chief administrative officer of the summer colleges and supervises the Assistant Masters and Yale students who serve as residential counselors. Together they are responsible for the well-being of the summer residents. The counselors help summer students adjust to life at Yale and in the New Haven area, and they coordinate a wide range of cultural and recreational activities such as lecture and film series, volleyball tournaments, chess matches, softball or touch football games, dances, and study breaks. There are also organized, supervised outings and field trips, which in the past have included visits to area museums and summer theater performances, a day at the beach, sailing on Long Island Sound, hiking in the Berkshires, and excursions to New York and Boston for Broadway plays and major league baseball games.
On-Campus Accommodations
Student rooms are furnished with a twin bed, mattress, pillow, blanket, dresser, desk, desk lamp, and chair. Students should bring their own sheets (twin, extra-long) and towels, as well as an extra lamp and a fan, if desired (air conditioners are not permitted). Household items are available for purchase at the Yale Bookstore. Meals, featuring a wide variety of foods, are served during three meal periods per day in the college dining halls. If a student has special dietary needs, these should be specified on the housing application form; arrangements can then be made by the student directly with Dining Services. Meal service begins with dinner on the evening of housing check-in and concludes with lunch on the afternoon of the last day of classes for each session. Each suite is equipped with jacks for telephone and Ethernet service. Students must provide their own telephones and will need a calling card to make long distance calls. Computer clusters with printers are available in the residential colleges and libraries; students may also bring their own computers.
Residential Policies
Only students registered in Yale Summer Session may reside in Summer Session's residential colleges. Any student who withdraws from Yale Summer Session must vacate campus housing within twenty-four hours of academic withdrawal. All students must vacate campus housing no later than 6 p.m. on the last class day of their session.
Students are advised that the legal drinking age in Connecticut is 21. No alcoholic beverages of any kind are permitted in any area of the residential colleges, including the dormitory rooms, the courtyards, and the dining halls. Alcoholic beverages may not be sold, served, or consumed at social functions. Students are further advised that the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs is subject to disciplinary action and may be subject to criminal prosecution. Smoking is not permitted in any college public areas, nor is it permitted in dorm rooms. A complete statement of dormitory regulations is published in the Yale Summer Session Handbook, which is available on line in PDF format and at registration.
Off-Campus Accommodations
The University Housing Office at 155 Whitney Avenue, 3rd floor, maintains listings of rooms and apartments in New Haven and the immediate vicinity. Accepted Yale Summer Session students seeking off-campus summer housing may visit the Housing Office in person or browse the listings online. The Housing Office is not able to respond to mail or telephone requests for housing assistance.
Parking
Overnight parking on the streets of New Haven is prohibited by local ordinance. Any student with an automobile should obtain a weekly or monthly parking permit from Yale University Parking and Transit, 155 Whitney Avenue, 3rd floor, Yale University, P.O. Box 208316, New Haven, CT 06520-8316.
