The following dates are subject to change. Changes will be posted online on the School of Medicine’s website (https://medicine.yale.edu).
Fall 2026
Term Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Description |
| June 15 |
M |
Matriculation for first-year students in the START@Yale Program |
| July 20 |
M |
Fall term begins for third-year students |
| Aug. 10 |
M |
Matriculation for first-year students
Fall term begins for first-year students |
| Aug. 17 |
M |
Fall term begins for fourth-year and extended study students |
| Aug. 31 |
M |
Fall term begins for second-year students |
| Sept. 7 |
M |
Labor Day. No classes for first- and second-year students |
| Nov. 23–27 |
M–F |
Fall recess for first- and second-year students |
| Nov. 26–27 |
Th–F |
Thanksgiving break for clerkship students |
| Dec. 19 |
Sa |
Winter recess begins for first-, second-, and third-year students |
| Dec. 24 |
Th |
Fall term ends for fourth-year and extended study students |
Spring 2027
Term Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Description |
| Jan. 4 |
M |
Spring term begins for first-year through extended study students |
| Jan. 18 |
M |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes for first-year students |
| Mar. 8–12 |
M–F |
Spring recess for first-year students |
| Mar. 19 |
F |
Match Day |
| May 4 |
Tu |
Student Research Day. No afternoon classes for first-year students |
| May 14 |
F |
Spring term ends for second-year through extended study students |
| May 24 |
M |
University Commencement |
| June 13 |
Su |
Spring term ends for first-year students |
Summer 2027
Term Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Description |
| May 17 |
M |
Summer term begins for second- through third-year and extended study students |
| July 16 |
F |
Summer term ends for second-year students |
| Aug. 13 |
F |
Summer term ends for third-year and extended study students |