Academic Calendars
Yale-NUS College’s Academic Calendar Structure
Yale-NUS College’s standard academic calendar has the following structure:
- It consists of two semesters i.e. Semester 1 and Semester 2.
- Each semester comprises 13 weeks of instruction and 2 weeks of end-of-semester examinations.
The tables below present the basic chronological structure of the two semesters, in any academic year.
Semester 1: August to December
| Event | Year 1 to 4 |
|---|---|
| Move-in | 1 week |
| Instructional Weeks 1 to 61 | 6 weeks |
| Recess Week2 | 1 week |
| Instructional Weeks 7 to 13 | 7 weeks |
| Reading Week3 | 1 week |
| Exam Weeks4 | 2 weeks |
| Vacation: December to early January | 5 weeks |
Semester 2: January to May
| Event | Year 1 to 4 |
|---|---|
| Move-in | 1 week |
| Instructional Weeks 1 to 61 | 6 weeks |
| Recess Week2 | 1 week |
| Instructional Weeks 7 to 13 | 7 weeks |
| Reading Week3 | 1 week |
| Exam Weeks4 | 2 weeks |
| Vacation: May to early August | 12 to 13 weeks |
1Semester 1 commences on the second Monday of August of each year. Semester 2 commences on the second Monday of January of each year. Semester 2 may start on the third Monday of January in some academic years to maintain a 5-week vacation in December/January.
2From Saturday to the following Sunday.
3From Saturday of the final Instructional Week to Friday of the following week.
4The 2-week period that starts from Saturday after Reading Week and ends on the following Saturday.
