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Transfer & Eli Whitney Important Dates & Deadlines

Below find a list of incoming Transfer and Eli Whitney student processes and the dates and deadlines on which they occur.

Transfer & Eli Whitney Important Dates & Deadlines

Below find a list of incoming Transfer and Eli Whitney student processes and the dates and deadlines on which they occur.

Note: This page will be updated throughout the summer; check back frequently for new tasks and deadlines. Feel free to review the Yale College Registration website to familiarize yourself with the course registration process.

Please review the New Student Dates & Deadlines webpage for additional information and helpful links to resources. 

Important:  Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) is now available online. 

Important: Yale College Undergraduate Regulations are now available online.

Tasks to Be Completed as Soon as Possible

 ASAP: Access Health on Track to enter vaccination record information and upload all health-related documents

ASAP | Submit the Slifka Center for Jewish Life form

For observant Jewish students for whom electronics entry to a dormitory or residential college on the Sabbath and holidays poses a problem

ASAP | Set up proxy for YalePay

Important Transfer & Eli Whitney Student Dates & Deadlines

Incoming students not participating in Early Start of Yale Summer session may access Health on Track to enter vaccination record information and upload all health-related documents
Early Start Student Forms
Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) available online
Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS)
Yale Payment Plan enrollment opens
Yale Payment Plan
Eli Whitney matriculation deadline
Transfer student matriculation deadline
Deadline for Eli Whitney students to submit Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Deadline for Eli Whitney students to request special consideration in rooming because of a disability or medical condition (including environmental allergies)
Deadline for transfer students to submit Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Deadline for transfer students to request special consideration in rooming because of a disability or medical condition (including environmental allergies)
Special Consideration in Rooming Request Form
Deadline for transfer students to submit the Jewish life and observance of Sabbath and holidays at Yale form
Jewish life and observance of Sabbath and holidays at Yale form
Students may begin to waive parts of health coverage (date subject to change)
Waive parts of health coverage
Deadline for uploading photo for use on your Yale University Student ID Card

If you are a new incoming Yale University student, you will be requested to electronically submit a photo for use on your Yale University Student ID Card. If a suitable photo is successfully submitted and approved by the deadline, your Student ID Card with will prepared prior to your arrival on campus.

Upload a Photo ID for your identification card
Deadline to complete the Student Financial Responsibility Agreement
Student Financial Responsibility Agreement
Fall 2025 semester bills available to view electronically
Tuition Due Dates
Summer online placement exams begin
Placement Exams and Information
Work Hard, Play Smart alcohol course opens in Canvas
Work Hard, Play Smart alcohol course
Deadline to complete Family Information Card

New Student forms will open on May 4th. Look for your invitation in early May to Yale Connect in order to access them.

Family Information Card
Residential college affiliation assignments will be released. Transfer students will also be notified of their roommate, suite, and Camp Yale assignments.

Once assigned to a residential college, you will be connected with a transfer peer adviser (TPA) for transfer students and a faculty adviser for Eli Whitney students. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for a peer liaison. Peer liaisons are upperclassmen who help connect new students to the wealth of support and programming initiatives based in the LGBTQ Resource Center, the University Chaplain’s Office, the Office of International Students and Scholars, the Afro-American Cultural Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, the La Casa Latino Cultural Center, North African Cultural Community (MENA), and the Native American Cultural Center.

Peer Liaisons
Summer online placement exams end, 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Placement Exams and Information
Fall 2025 Yale Payment Plan Enrollment closes
Student Accounts
Deadline for new students to complete Work Hard, Play Smart alcohol course
Work Hard, Play Smart alcohol course
Deadline to submit student allergy medical treatment plan form
New Student Health Requirements | Yale Health
Deadline to complete the Office of the Chaplain religious information form
Office of the Chaplain religious information form
Deadline to complete all health-related documents (applies only to incoming students not participating in Early Start or Yale Summer Session)
Yale Health Portal - Health on Track
Residential college orientation events and transfer student orientation events begin
Transfer Student Welcome Dinner with Dean Sodi and TroCos (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Welcome Dinner with Dean Sodi and Eli Whitney peer mentors (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Orientation Days begin (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Orientation Days end
Residential college orientation events and transfer student orientation events conclude
Fall-term classes begin
Deadline to waive parts of health coverage
Waive Parts of Health Coverage

Dates & Deadlines

Please review the 'New Student Dates & Deadlines' page for a comprehensive list of tasks; some items in addition to these will appear here for both Transfer and Eli Whitney students.

Return to the 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