Please note: Dates and deadlines for fall course registration will be updated throughout the summer. Feel free to review the Yale College Registration website to familiarize yourself with the registration process.
Welcome Class of 2026
New Student Dates & Deadlines
Below find a list of incoming student processes and the dates and deadlines on which they occur. Please be advised that missing dates and deadlines will be added to this list as they are determined.
New Student Dates & Deadlines
Below find a list of incoming student processes and the dates and deadlines on which they occur. Please be advised that missing dates and deadlines will be added to this list as they are determined.
Important Dates and Deadlines for New Students
Regular decision applicants are notified
Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) available online
Directed Studies (DS) application opens
Yale Payment Plan Enrollment Opens
Deadline for admitted students to accept Yale's offer of admission
Deadline to request special consideration in rooming because of a disability or medical condition (including environmental allergies)
Deadline to submit the Housing & Advising form
Deadline to submit the Slifka Center form
If you are an observant Jewish student for whom electronics to enter a dormitory or residential college on the Sabbath and holidays poses a problem.
New Student forms will open on May 4th. Look for your invitation in early May to Yale Connect in order to access them.
High School Math and Science Survey opens
Vaccination, health, and physical record forms available
Print the vaccination record form. Take this form to your healthcare provider now and have it completed. Download and complete the health and physical exam form.
Deadline to apply for Directed Studies (DS)
Deadline to set up proxy for YalePay
Deadline to submit the student bond
Mail the completed bond to Yale University, PO Box 208232, New Haven, CT 06520-8232. We cannot accept emailed forms as the bond contains sensitive information.
Students may begin to waive parts of health coverage
Deadline to upload Photo ID for identification card
Contact id.center@yale.edu if you missed the deadline.
Summer online placement exams begin
Fall-term fees available for payment
Deadline to complete Family Information form
New Student forms will open on May 4th. Look for your invitation in early May to Yale Connect in order to access them.
Deadline to submit common application final report
Access the Yale Medicat portal and enter your vaccination record information and upload all of your health-related documents
Summer online placement exams deadline
Deadline to complete the High School Math and Science Survey
Fall-term fees payment due at 4PM (EST)
Deadline to complete the Office of the Chaplain religious information form
New Student forms will open on May 4th. Look for your invitation in early May to Yale Connect in order to access them.
Deadline to submit student allergy medical treatment plan form
Deadline for entering/uploading vaccination record and health forms into the Yale Medicat site
Deadline for request to withhold directory information (optional)
Move-in day for new first-year and transfer students. Students may arrive between 9am and 4pm. Please register for a move in appointment using the housing portal.
Classes begin
Deadline to waive parts of health coverage
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Family Weekend
Yale College opens its doors to families and friends and invites everyone to attend the dozens of events planned around campus and throughout New Haven.
Whether you plan to visit the newly renovated art gallery, cheer one of our teams to victory, or sit in on a discussion of Yale College life, you will find the details to those and all other events here. And as you plan your stay, you will also find everything you need to know about navigating the city, dining, and lodging.
Return to New Student Section
An easy way to return to the New Student Resources section and continue reviewing the materials that will help you get prepared to come to campus
