Academics

Summer Academic Programs at Yale

Note: In 2020, Yale Summer Session will convert many New Haven and YSS Programs Abroad courses to remote courses. YSS will continue to offer Yale Summer Online courses.

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Yale Summer Session (YSS) offers a variety of courses and programs for Yale College credit in New Haven, online, and abroad. We also offer several non-credit programs. Browse our offerings below to get started.

Summer 2020 application is now closed.

Date: Session A:
May 25 - June 26, 2020

Session B:
June 29 - July 31, 2020

Courses at Yale

Take an undergraduate course for Yale credit this summer and experience Yale for yourself.
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Yale Summer Online

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Yale x Flatiron School Web Development Bootcamp

Become a web developer this summer! The Bootcamp will be offered online this year.
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Summer Session Tutoring

Summer Session tutoring, schedule of dates, times, and locations.
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Certificate Programs for International Students

The Certificate Programs for International Students are canceled for 2020. Our non-credit summer programs offer international students the opportunity to come to Yale's historic campus to take courses to deepen their professional skills or to improve their English, academic and cultural skills.
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Summer Drama Program

The Yale Summer Drama Program is canceled for 2020. The Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors is an intensive introduction to the basic techniques of acting. A Practical Approach to Directing is designed to introduce essential tools for directing.
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Yale Writers' Workshop

The Yale Writers’ Workshop is canceled for 2020. The Yale Writers’ Workshop brings together leading teachers, authors, editors, agents and publishers in a series of panels and workshops, to illuminate and improve all aspects of the craft of writing.
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Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad are canceled for 2020. Some courses will be converted to remote courses. Check Courses at Yale for a full listing.
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Yale - Smithsonian

The Yale-Smithsonian course is canceled for 2020. As part of a collaboration between Yale University and the Smithsonian Institution, Yale Summer Session is offering a course that includes a field trip to Washington, D.C. to work in the Smithsonian Museums.
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