Academic Calendar 2026-27

Yale Jackson Bulletin 2026-27

Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

Fall 

August 2026
  • Aug. 24 Mon Student orientation begins
  • Aug. 31 Mon Fall-term add/drop period begins; New student registration begins
September 2026
  • Sept. 1 Tue Student orientation ends; Matriculation
  • Sept. 2 Wed Fall-term classes begin; Fall 1 half-term classes begin
  • Sept. 4 Fri Friday classes do not meet; Monday, September 7 classes meet instead
  • Sept. 7 Mon Labor Day. Classes do not meet. Administrative offices are closed
  • Sept. 11 Fri Fall-term add/drop period and course registration close; Final day to add a course without penalty
  • Sept. 14 Mon Final day to apply for personal leave of absence
October 2026
  • Oct. 20 Tue Midterm; Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa and to drop a course; Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript; Fall 1 half-term classes endl October recess begins after last academic obligation
  • Oct. 26 Mon October recess ends; Classes resume; Fall 2 half-term classes begin

November 2026

  • Nov. 16 Mon Spring-term course registration opens
  • Nov. 20 Fri November recess begins after last academic obligation
  • Nov. 30 Mon November recess ends; Classes resume
December 2026
  • Dec. 17 Thu Fall full-term classes end; Fall 2 half-term classes end; Final examinations begin
  • Dec. 22 Tue Final examinations end; Spring-term course registration closes; Winter recess begins

Spring 

January 2027
  • Jan. 7 Thu Final fall-term grades due; Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI)
  • Jan. 14 Thu Add/drop period begins
  • Jan. 18 Mon Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet
  • Jan. 19 Tue Spring term classes begin; Spring 1 half-term classes begin
  • Jan. 29 Fri Friday classes do not meet; Monday, January 18 classes meet instead
February 2027
  • Feb. 4 Thu Add/drop period closes; Final day to add courses without penalty
  • Feb. 5 Fri Final day to apply for personal leave of absence
March 2027
  • Mar. 5 Fri Midterm; Spring 1 half-term classes end; Final day to request course change from credit to audit and vice versa; Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript; Spring recess begins after last academic obligation
  • Mar. 22 Mon Spring recess ends; Classes resume; Spring 2 half-term classes begin
April 2027
  • Apr. 16 Fri Fall-term course registration opens
May 2027
  • May 6 Thu Classes end; Spring 2 half-term classes end; Final examinations begin
  • May 13 Thu Final examinations end
  • May 14 Fri Fall-term course registration closes; Final grades due for graduating students
  • May 24 Mon University Commencement; Jackson School of Global Affairs Convocation
June 2027
  • June 4 Fri Final spring-term grades due for continuing students; Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI)