Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Once you have received and activated your Net ID, please access the ID card photo upload website, where you will find complete instructions for uploading a headshot. You must complete this process by May 31 in order that your ID card will be available at the beginning of orientation in August.

ID cards will only be issued to students who have satisfied the transcript and health pre-enrollment requirements outlined below. Temporary IDs are not available, and IDs cannot be issued prior to Orientation. You may obtain an ID card for your spouse or same-sex domestic partner at the ID Center after the beginning of fall term registration. Please contact the ID Center with any questions in this regard.

If you already possess a Yale ID card, you can renew your ID in person at the ID Center after you register.

The official means of communicating monthly financial account statements is through the University's internet-based system for electronic billing and payment, Yale University eBill-ePay. Students are required to review by July 1 the billing and payment information notice provided by Student Financial Services.

Once you receive your NetiD and Pin, you can view your student account bill online and arrange to use ePay to settle any outstanding bill. Please see the eBill-ePay and Student Financial Services websites for additional information.

Yale Health provides a checklist of materials that students need to review and forms they need to submit in order to accept health coverage from the University and register for the fall term. Failure to submit required immunization and health information forms by July 20 will result in delays for new students at check-in and witholding of registration privileges.

Yale Health coverage begins for new students on the first day of Graduate School Orientation. Yale Health Basic Coverage is provided at no cost to students enrolled at least half-time in M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. Registered students are automatically enrolled in Yale Health Basic and do not need to take further action to obtain individual coverage. Eligible Ph.D. students also receive a Health Award, which covers the full cost of single-student Yale Health Hospitalization/Specialty Coverage, half the cost of two-person coverage, and the full cost for family coverage. Additional information regarding health coverage is available in the Graduate School bulletin and through Yale Health. Please direct questions regarding the Health Award itself to the Graduate School’s Office of Financial Aid.

Students who determine that they wish to waive the University’s coverage must do so by September 15.

Students who wish to enroll a lawfully married spouse or civil union partner or a legally dependent child under the age of nineteen in Yale Health must complete the requisite form by September 15. Please direct questions in this regard to Member Services at Yale Health.

Students may also enroll in optional student dental and vision plans by submitting the requisite enrollment forms to Delta Dental and EyeMed by September 15. Enrollment forms and coverage information for the coming academic year are typically available in July.

Prior to enrolling in the Graduate School, matriculating students must provide an official transcript indicating their receipt of a bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) or its foreign equivalent. The Graduate School also requires that students provide official transcripts reflecting the award of other degrees (e.g., M.A., M.S., Ph.D.) and coursework completed that were cited in their applications for admission.

It is typically required that official transcripts be sent directly to the Graduate School from the issuing institution. Applicants whose transcripts and degree certifications are issued in languages other than English must submit certified, literal and complete English translations of those documents.

Students who uploaded an academic record electronically at the time of application or provided a transcript prior to being awarded a degree must request that a final official transcript be sent to the Graduate School.

All such materials must be submitted by July 15 to the following address:

Graduate School Office of Admissions
Yale University
P.O. Box 208323
New Haven, CT 06520-8323

The Graduate School will accept authenticated electronic transcripts sent to the address graduateschool.transcripts@yale.edu directly from institutions that have developed this capability. Transcripts in any other form sent by students or institutions to this address will not be accepted under any circumstances.

If you anticipate delays in providing these materials or have questions regarding this process, please contact graduate.admissions@yale.edu with a “#” (pound or number sign) as the first character in the subject line of your message prior to July 15.

Review University and Graduate School publications. Students are encouraged to join the Graduate School's Facebook group for new students and review the Living in New Haven web pages to assist in their transition to life at Yale. New students should plan to arrive on campus in time for orientation in late August. Of particular interest to students in this process is information about the shipping of personal items to campus and bringing copies of one’s admission letter to obtain access to Yale services in advance of receiving an ID card at orientation.

Bookmark maps of campus, downtown New Haven and the greater New Haven area.

Review academic calendar.

Review public safety information and programs prior to arriving in New Haven and selecting a place to live.

Obtain property insurance for on-and off-campus residences. The University urges all students living both on and off campus to obtain property insurance to protect against the unlikely occurrence of loss of or damage to personal belongings.

Review driver's license and vehicular registration requirements for new Connecticut residents, as well as New Haven's property tax on all vehicles maintained in the city (regardless of the state in which the car is registered) and the process for obtaining residential parking permits.

Plan for initial costs that will occur before stipends are disbursed on September 15.

Review student computing resources and guidelines.

Purchase a meal plan or “Eli Bucks” from Dining Services.

Contact the Resource Office on Disabilities to discuss any required accommodations or services.

April

Apply for on-campus housing starting April 1 or begin to look for off-campus housing.

When planning where to live, review transportation options.

May

Receive Network Identification (NetID) and Student Identification (SID) numbers.

Receive instructions and PIN number for activating Yale e-mail account. Begin to check Yale e-mail account regularly for official notices.

Return student ID card form (please see Required Actions above).

E-mail Graduate Admissions with "Net ID" as the subject if you have not received the NetID, SID or PIN by May 15.

June

Plan flights and international travel to arrive in time for Orientation in mid-August.

July

Provide final transcript to Graduate School (please see Required Actions above).

Return forms to the Yale Health Plan (please see Required Actions above).

Receive statement from Student Financial Services and make arrangements for payment (please see Required Actions above).

Request on-campus student parking if needed.

August

Register for orientation events.

Bookmark the real-time Yale shuttle bus locater on your computer or cell-phone.

View course information.

Update your "Personal Data" tab in the Student Information System with your New Haven address and telephone number.

Contact the your departmental registrar if you have been awarded a tuition fellowship and it does not appear on the fall term statement that you will receive via e-mail from SFAS.