Jackson School of Global Affairs
The academic calendar provides you with important dates to keep in mind as you plan to enroll in courses at Yale University. Note that the dates and deadlines for each professional school vary. Those taking courses at other professional schools must adhere to the academic calendar that pertains to that school.
*Dates are for the 2025-2026 academic year are subject to change.
Spring 2025
Jan 9 (Thu)
Add/Drop period begins
Jan 13 (Mon)
Spring term classes begin
Jan 20 (Mon)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Classes do not meet
Jan 22 (Wed)
Add/drop period closes
Final day to add courses without penalty
Jan 24 (Fri)
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
Jan 30 (Thu)
Final day to apply for personal leave of absence
Feb 27 (Thu)
Spring 1
Half-term classes end
March 3 (Mon)
Spring 2
Half-term classes begin
March 7 (Fri)
Midterm
Final day to request credit to audit for a class and to drop a course without a "W" on transcript
March 10 (Mon)
Spring recess begins
March 24 (Mon)
Spring recess ends; classes resume
April 15 (Tue)
Fall 2025
Course registration for Fall 2025 opens (8:00 a.m.)
May 2 (Fri)
Classes End
Final exams begin
May 9 (Fri)
Final exams end; summer break begins
May 14 (Wed)
Final grades due for graduating students
May 16 (Fri)
Fall 2025
Course registration for Fall 2025 closes (5:00 p.m.)
May 19 (Mon)
University Commencement and Jackson School Graduation Ceremony
June 2 (Mon)
Final grades due for continuing students
Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI)
Fall 2025
Aug 18 (Mon) - 26 (Tue)
New Student Orientation
Aug 25 (Mon)
New student registration begins
Fall term add/drop period begins
Aug 27 (Wed)
Fall 1 and full-term
Classes begin
Aug 29 (Fri)
Monday (Labor Day) classes meet on Friday
Sept 1 (Mon)
Labor Day
No classes
Sept 9 (Tue)
Add/drop period and course registration close
Final day to add a course without penalty
Sept 10 (Wed)
Final day to apply for personal leave of absence
Oct 14 (Tue)
Fall 1 half-term classes end
October recess begins after the last class
Oct 20 (Mon)
Fall 2 half-term classes begin
Classes resume, Fall 2 classes begin
Oct 24 (Fri)
Midterm
Final day to request credit to audit for a class and to drop a course without a "W" on transcript
Nov 14 (Fri)
Spring
Course registration opens
Nov 21 (Fri)
November recess begins after last class
Dec 1 (Mon)
Classes Resume
Dec 12 (Fri)
Fall term
Classes end; final exams begin
Dec 18 (Thu)
Final exams end, winter recess begins
Dec 18 (Thu)
Spring
Course registration closes
Spring 2026
Jan 5 (Mon)
Fall grades are due
Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI)
Jan 8 (Thu)
Add/drop period begins
Jan 12 (Mon)
Spring 1 and full-term
Classes begin
Jan 19 (Mon)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Classes do not meet
Jan 21 (Wed)
Add/drop period closes
Final day to add courses without penalty
Jan 23 (Fri)
Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead
Jan 29 (Thu)
Final day to apply for personal leave of absence
Feb 26 (Thu)
Spring 1
Half-term classes end
March 2 (Mon)
Spring 2
Half-term classes begin
March 6 (Fri)
Midterm
Final day to request course change from credit to audit and from audit to credit; final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on the final transcript
March 9 (Mon)
Spring recess begins
March 23 (Mon)
Spring recess ends; classes resume
April 14 (Tue)
Fall 2026
Course registration opens
May 1 (Fri)
Classes end
Final exams begin
May 8 (Fri)
Final exams end
May 12 (Wed)
Final grades due for graduating students
May 15 (Fri)
Fall 2025
Course registration closes
May 19 (Mon)
University Commencement and Jackson School Graduation Ceremony
June 1 (Mon)
Final grades due for continuing students
Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI)