Help and advice for
incoming freshmen:
freshman.affairs@yale.edu

Yale College
Dean's Office
P.O. Box 208241
New Haven, CT
06520-8241   USA

Important Dates to Remember

Summer 2009 (for the Class of 2013)

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Monday, June 8, 2009 Directed Studies (DS) application deadline

Perspectives on Science and Engineering (PSE) application deadline

Freshman Outdoor Orientation Trips (FOOT) application deadline

Harvest application deadline

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Monday, June 15, 2009 High School Math and Science Survey deadline.
View placement information and complete the survey.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 Orientation for International Students (OIS) application deadline

Cultural Connections (CC) application deadline

FreshPerson Conference (FPC) application deadline

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Friday, June 26, 2009 Residential College and roommate assignments mailed to incoming freshmen
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Monday, June 29, 2009 Deadline for contacting the Resource Office on Disabilities for accommodations related to academic disabilities
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Monday, July 20, 2009 Calendar of Opening Days of College mailed to incoming freshmen
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Friday, July 31, 2009 Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) available online
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 Chemistry preregistration deadline
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Saturday, August 22, 2009 Cultural Connections program begins

FOOT 6-day program begins

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Sunday, August 23, 2009 Harvest program begins
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Monday, August 24, 2009 FOOT 4-day program begins

Orientation for International Students program begins

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Freshperson Conference program begins
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Friday, August 28, 2009 Opening Day: residence halls open for freshmen at 9am.

Freshmen Orientation (required for all September 1 freshmen)

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2009–2010 Academic Calendar

The Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) provides an academic calendar with pertinent deadlines.

Preorientation Dates

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August 22, Saturday

Cultural Connections program begins

 

FOOT 6-day program begins

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August 23, Sunday

Harvest program begins

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August 24, Monday

FOOT 4-day program begins

 

Orientation for International Students program begins

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August 26, Wednesday

Freshperson Conference program begins

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Fall 2009

August 26, Wednesday

Residences open to upperclassmen, 9 AM

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August 28, Friday

Freshman residences open and freshman orientation begins, 9 AM

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September 1, Tuesday

Upperclass registration

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September 2, Wednesday

Fall-term classes begin, 8.20 AM

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October 9-11

Family Weekend

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November 21, Saturday

Fall recess begins, 9 PM

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November 30, Monday

Classes resume, 8.20 AM

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December 4, Friday

Classes end, 5.20 PM
Reading period begins

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December 12, Saturday

Final examinations begin, 9 AM

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December 19, Saturday

Examinations end, 5.30 PM
Winter recess begins

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December 20, Sunday

Undergraduate residences close, 12 noon

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Spring 2010

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January 6, Wednesday

Undergraduate residences open

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January 11, Monday

Spring term classes begin, 8.20 AM

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January 15, Friday

Friday classes do not meet
Monday classes meet instead

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January 18, Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Classes do not meet

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March 5, Friday

Spring recess begins, 5.20 PM

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March 22, Monday

Classes resume, 8.20 AM

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April 26, Monday

Monday classes do not meet
Friday classes meet instead
Classes end, 5.20 PM
Reading period begins

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May 4, Tuesday

Final examinations begin, 9 AM

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May 11, Tuesday

Examinations end, 5.30 PM

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May 12, Wednesday

Residences close, 12 noon, for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors

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May 24, Monday

University Commencement

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May 25, Tuesday

Residences close, 12 noon, for seniors

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September 1, Wednesday

Fall term 2010 classes begin

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