The graphic design program focuses on the development of a cohesive, investigative body of work, also known as the student’s thesis. At Yale, the graphic design thesis is conceived as a loose framework within which each student’s visual method is deployed across many diverse projects during the two-year course of study.
Instruction in the program is rooted in the investigation of painting as a unique genre with its own complex syntax and history. Within this setting, the program encourages diversity of practice and interpretation, innovation, and experimentation.
Photography is a two-year program of study admitting ten students a year. Darkroom, studio, and computer facilities are provided. Students receive technical instruction in black-and-white and color photography as well as nonsilver processes and digital image production.
The field of sculpture includes a varied collection of working methods and outcomes—one set of tools is not privileged over another—creating a healthy and experimental program that mirrors the issues facing artists outside of the institution.
| Aug. 27 | Orientation for all new students |
| Aug. 28 | Registration for all students |
| Aug. 29 | Fall-term classes begin, 8:25 a.m. |
| Sept. 3 | Labor Day - Classes do not meet. Offices closed |
| Sept. 17 | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Oct. 17 | October recess begins for Yale College, 8:25 a.m. |
| Oct. 22 | Yale College classes resume |
| Oct. 26 | Last day to drop a course with permission of instructor and registrar |
| Nov. 15 | Annual All-School Open House |
| Nov. 16 | November recess begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 26 | Classes resume, 8:25 a.m. |
| Dec. 7 | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar |
| Dec. 13 | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| Dec. 19 | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Winter recess begins |
| Jan. 3 | Closing date for submission of online applications for admission in September 2019 |
| Jan. 14 | Registration for all students Spring-term Academic classes begin |
| Jan. 15 | Spring-term School of Art classes begin, 8:25 a.m. |
| Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Day - Classes do not meet. Offices closed |
| Feb. 4 | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Mar. 8 | Last day to drop a course with permission of registrar |
| Mar. 25 | Classes resume, 8:25 a.m. |
| Apr. 26 | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar Spring-term classes end, 5:30 p.m. |
| May 2 | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| May 8 | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Summer recess begins |
| May 20 | University Commencement |
