# Calendar

**Source**: https://bulletin.yale.edu/bulletins/music/calendar
**Parent**: https://bulletin.yale.edu/bulletins/music/music-yale

The following dates are subject to change as the university makes decisions regarding the 2025–2026 academic year. Changes will be posted on the School of Music’s website.

## Fall 2025

| Date | Day | Event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 9 | W | Fall term online course registration opens (Part 1) for YSM required courses and non-YSM courses, 11 a.m. |
| Aug. 27 | W | Yale College fall-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m. |
| Aug. 28–Sep. 4 | TH–TH | Orientation for new students (attendance mandatory) |
| Sept. 1 | M | Labor Day; classes do not meet |
| Sept. 2 | T | Opening week meeting for all students |
| Sept. 2–4 | T–TH | Orientation for returning students (attendance mandatory) |
| Sept. 2–5 | T–F | Opening Week events and ensemble auditions |
| Sept. 3–4 | W–TH | Fall-term academic advising |
| Sept. 4 | TH | Convocation and Reception (attendance mandatory) |
| Sept. 5 | F | - Fall-term online course registration (Part 2) for YSM elective courses. Opens 10 a.m.; closes 4 p.m. - Fall-term YSM classes begin, 1 p.m. (morning classes do not meet) |
| Sept. 8–12 | M–F | Fall-term add/drop period |
| Sept. 12 | F | Fall-term add/drop period ends, 4 p.m. |
| Oct. 14 | T | - Yale College recess begins after last scheduled class - YSM classes still meet this week |
| Oct. 20 | M | Yale College classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| Oct. 21 | T | Midterm |
| Nov. 7 | F | Fall-term pass/fail deadline, 4 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 | F | Spring-term online course registration opens (Part 1) for YSM required courses and non-YSM courses, 11 a.m. |
| Nov. 21 | F | November recess begins after last scheduled class |
| Dec. 1 | M | - Deadline for fall 2026 admissions applications - Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Dec. 1–11 | M–TH | Spring-term academic advising |
| Dec. 5 | F | Fall-term course withdrawal deadline, 4 p.m. |
| Dec. 12 | F | - Spring-term online course registration (Part 2) for YSM elective courses. Opens 1 p.m., closes 4 p.m. - Deadline to request an Incomplete for a fall course, 4 p.m. - Fall-term classes end after last scheduled class - Deadline to request degree recital date and location |
| Dec. 15–17 | M–W | Exams |
| Dec. 18 | TH | Winter recess begins |

## Spring 2026

| Date | Day | Event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan. 12 | M | Spring-term classes begin (YSM, 9 a.m.; Yale College 8:20 a.m.) |
| Jan. 12–16 | M–F | Spring-term add/drop period |
| Jan. 16 | F | Spring-term add/drop deadline, 4 p.m. |
| Jan. 19 | M | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; classes do not meet |
| Feb. 16–22 | M–Su | YSM auditions |
| Feb. 18–20 | W–F | YSM classes do not meet, with the exception of Yale Philharmonia |
| Mar. 3 | t | - Midterm - Spring recess begins after last scheduled class |
| Mar. 23 | M | Classes resume (YSM, 9 a.m.; Yale College, 8:20 a.m.) |
| Apr. 3 | F | Spring-term pass/fail deadline, 4 p.m. |
| Apr. 24 | F | Spring-term course withdrawal deadline, 4 p.m. |
| May 1 | F | - Deadline to request an Incomplete for spring-term course, 4 p.m. - Spring-term classes end after last scheduled class |
| May 4–6 | M–W | Exams |
| May 17 | SU | Commencement Concert |
| May 18 | M | University Commencement and YSM Diploma Ceremony |

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