Welcome Class of 2029

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: Vaccination, health, and physical record forms

Print the vaccination record form. Take this form to your healthcare provider and have it completed. Download and complete the health and physical exam form.  Forms may be downloaded from the Yale Health New Undergraduate Student Forms page

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

Residential college affiliation, roommate, suite, and Camp Yale Program assignments will be released.
Incoming students not participating in Early Start of Yale Summer session may access to 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 (date subject to change)
Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS)
Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form opens for new students
Housing, Advising, and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Yale Payment Plan Enrollment Opens
Yale Payment Plan Enrollment Opens
Deadline 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
Deadline to request special consideration in rooming because of a disability or medical condition (including environmental allergies)y or medical condition (including environmental allergies)
Special Consideration in Rooming Request Form
Deadline to Submit Housing, Advising and Camp Yale (HACY) form
Housing, Advising and Camp Yale Form
Eli Whitney matriculation deadline
Transfer student matriculation deadline
Eli Whitney Housing, College Affiliation, and Advising Form Due
Eli Whitney Housing, College Affiliation, and Advising Form
Transfer Housing, College Affiliation, and Advising Form Due
Transfer Housing, College Affiliation, and Advising 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
Summer online placement exams begin
Placement Exams and Information
Fall 2025 semester bills available to view electronically
Tuition Due Dates
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
Summer online placement exams deadline, 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Placement Exams and Information
Fall 2025 Yale Payment Plan Enrollment closed
Student Accounts
Deadline for new students to complete Work Hard, Play Smart Alcohol course
Work Hard, Play Smart Alcohol course
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
Deadline to submit student allergy medical treatment plan form
New Student Health Requirements | Yale Health
Move-in day for new first-year and transfer students. First-year students may arrive between 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and transfer students may arrive between 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

The Housing Portal will become available over the summer to register for a move in appointment.

Housing Portal
Residential college orientation events and transfer student orientation events begin
Transfer students move in between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (noon)
Transfer Student Welcome Dinner with Dean Sodi and transfer peer advisers (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Welcome Dinner with Dean Sodi and Eli Whitney peer mentors (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Orientation begins (mandatory)
Eli Whitney Orientation ends
Residential college orientation events and transfer student orientation events conclude
2025 First Day of Classes
Deadline to submit First-Year Biographical Questionnaire
First-Year Biographical Questionnaire
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