Your Action Items Are Here
Congratulations on your acceptance to Yale Summer Session! We're excited to have you join us on campus this summer. This page contains important things you need to do and think about after being admitted, but before you arrive at Yale this summer. It is important to monitor the email that you used in your application for important next steps. If you are not receiving emails from our office after admission, please contact us.
Activate Your NetID
After your acceptance to Summer Session, you will receive two email messages regarding your Yale NetID approximately 7 to 10 business days after admission. One message will contain your NetID and the other message will contain your activation PIN and instructions. You will need to activate your NetID as soon as you receive these emails so you will have access to Yale's systems.
If you are a currently-enrolled Yale student, you will continue to use your current NetID and Password.
Pay Your Tuition and Other Fees
Once you are admitted to Yale Summer Session, an invoice for your tuition, housing, etc. is automatically generated. See how to pay your tuition and fees, our payment deadlines and more information on our Tuition and Fees page.
Contact Student Accessibility Services as Needed
Yale University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities in order to provide equitable and inclusive learning environments. If you are a student with a disability and would like to request disability-related accommodations, the first step is to register with Yale Student Accessibility Services, where you can include information about your situation and upload supporting documentation. If you’ve previously been approved for accommodations at Yale, you simply need to renew accommodations for the summer term. Accommodations require early and quick planning in Yale Summer Session and are not provided retroactively, so please make contact as soon as possible.
Meet the Immunization Requirement
To live on-campus and attend in-person courses, you must be compliant with your immunization requirements. If you do not submit your immunization documents by the posted deadlines, we will ask you to switch to online courses and you will not be able to live in our residential colleges. (For international students we will cancel your I-20).
Yale University requires all students who enroll at Yale and attending in-person to provide proof of immunizations. As soon as your NetID is activated, please see our immunization requirements and upload your required documents. Because this process can take some time, we recommend you start this as soon as your NetID is active.
Provide a Photo for Your Yale Student ID Card
Your Yale Student ID card allows you to access Yale's libraries and buildings, and, if living on campus, your residential college, entryway, dining hall, and so much more. Once you have activated your Yale NetID, you can upload a photo for your Yale ID card on the Yale ID Center website. If your photo is not uploaded before the photo upload deadline, you may be delayed in receiving your ID card and will have difficulty accessing campus buildings at the beginning of your time at Yale Summer Session.
Photo Upload Deadlines
Session A: May 14, 2025
Session B: June 18, 2025
Arrange Your Travel Plans to New Haven
See our travel information to learn how to get to the Yale campus, located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Make sure you check program dates and housing check in dates before you make your plans. If you are an international student coming on an I-20 issued by our office, please be sure to allow time to get your F-1 student visa! You may not arrive early or stay late in our on campus housing, and you may not attend on a tourist visa.
International students will also have to do an immigration check in with the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) upon arrival. You'll be given more details about when and how to check in.
Pack Your Bags
June is usually sunny and warm, and July and August are generally hotter and more humid months. Check the weather forecast for what the weather will be like when you are here. Students usually dress casually and comfortably. Bring a light sweater or light jacket for cool evenings. You may want to bring something nice for a special event or night out.
If you are living on campus, your room will have a bed, a desk, a chair, and a light. Bring a fan, towels, pillow, blanket and sheets (twin, extra-long) or buy them when you get here.
Please note that Yale's residential colleges are not air conditioned.
Enrollment in Health Insurance for Visiting International Students
You will be enrolled in and billed for comprehensive U.S.-based health insurance if:
- You are a visiting international student, coming to Yale on an I-20 that our office provides to you
- You are living on or off campus
- You indicated in your application that you will arrive to the U.S. on your U.S. passport and would like to join our insurance plan, but you reside outside of the U.S.
You will be enrolled approximately one week prior to the start of your program, covering the period from the Sunday before the program begins until the Saturday immediately following its conclusion. Once enrolled, CISI will send you an email with your insurance information and card. Be sure to save this email and keep it accessible throughout your summer program, as you may need it for medical attention. If you wish to extend your coverage beyond the YSS program dates, you can do so by working directly with CISI after your initial enrollment, for an additional fee.
The cost of the YSS-provided health insurance through CISI is outlined in the tuition and fees page. You will be billed automatically for this insurance, along with your other YSS fees, by our office. For more information about the fee, please refer to the relevant program materials.
Insurance Details
Coverage is provided by Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI).