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is required for our public campus tours. <a href="https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/portal/vic_tours">Register here for a Visitor Center campus tour</a>.</p> <p>All groups of 10 or more are required to schedule a private tour. To schedule a private tour for your group, please submit a tour request by emailing <a href="mailto:visitorcenter@yale.edu">visitorcenter@yale.edu</a> or calling <a href="tel: +1-203-432-2300">203-432-2300</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div data-accordion-expanded="true" class="accordion-item" > <h2 class="accordion-item__heading"> <button aria-expanded="true" class="accordion-item__toggle"> Do you offer tours for prospective students? <svg class="accordion-item__icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img" > <use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/atomic/node_modules/@yalesites-org/component-library-twig/dist/icons.svg#angle-down"></use> </svg> </button> </h2> <div class="accordion-item__content"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="center" data-component-variation="default" class="text-field"> <div class="text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="left" data-component-variation="default" class="inner-text-field"> <div class="inner-text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <p>The Yale Undergraduate Admissions office offers campus tours that are specifically designed for prospective students. <a href="https://admissions.yale.edu/tours">Please visit the Admissions website for additional information</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div data-accordion-expanded="true" class="accordion-item" > <h2 class="accordion-item__heading"> <button aria-expanded="true" class="accordion-item__toggle"> Can groups arrange for campus tours? <svg class="accordion-item__icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img" > <use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/atomic/node_modules/@yalesites-org/component-library-twig/dist/icons.svg#angle-down"></use> </svg> </button> </h2> <div class="accordion-item__content"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="center" data-component-variation="default" class="text-field"> <div class="text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="left" data-component-variation="default" class="inner-text-field"> <div class="inner-text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <p>Yes. The Visitor Center welcomes special group tours. There is a charge of $50 per guide and one guide is appropriate for up to 25 people. Groups of 10 or more are required to schedule a private tour. All private tour company groups, regardless of size, are required to schedule a private tour. Please request your tour by calling <a href="tel: +1 203-432-2300">203-432-2300</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div data-accordion-expanded="true" class="accordion-item" > <h2 class="accordion-item__heading"> <button aria-expanded="true" class="accordion-item__toggle"> What time are campus tours? <svg class="accordion-item__icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img" > <use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/atomic/node_modules/@yalesites-org/component-library-twig/dist/icons.svg#angle-down"></use> </svg> </button> </h2> <div class="accordion-item__content"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="center" data-component-variation="default" class="text-field"> <div class="text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="left" data-component-variation="default" class="inner-text-field"> <div class="inner-text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <p>Visitor Center tours take place at 1:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. <a href="https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/portal/vic_tours"><strong>Reservations are required</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Visitor Center will be closed from December 22, 2024 through January 1, 2025 for winter recess. We will re-open on January 2, 2025.</strong><br> </p> <p><a href="https://admissions.yale.edu/tours">Please see the Yale Undergraduate Admissions website for their schedule of tours</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div data-accordion-expanded="true" class="accordion-item" > <h2 class="accordion-item__heading"> <button aria-expanded="true" class="accordion-item__toggle"> How long does a campus tour take? <svg class="accordion-item__icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img" > <use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/atomic/node_modules/@yalesites-org/component-library-twig/dist/icons.svg#angle-down"></use> </svg> </button> </h2> <div class="accordion-item__content"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="center" data-component-variation="default" class="text-field"> <div class="text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="left" data-component-variation="default" class="inner-text-field"> <div class="inner-text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <p>The Yale campus tour takes approximately one hour. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div data-accordion-expanded="true" class="accordion-item" > <h2 class="accordion-item__heading"> <button aria-expanded="true" class="accordion-item__toggle"> Can accommodations be made for listening devices? <svg class="accordion-item__icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img" > <use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/atomic/node_modules/@yalesites-org/component-library-twig/dist/icons.svg#angle-down"></use> </svg> </button> </h2> <div class="accordion-item__content"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="center" data-component-variation="default" class="text-field"> <div class="text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <div data-component-width="site" data-component-alignment="left" data-component-variation="default" class="inner-text-field"> <div class="inner-text-field__inner"> <div class="text"> <p>The Yale Visitor Center wants to make certain that individuals with special needs will be able to access all of the programs and tours scheduled through the center.</p> <p>If you or a member of your group believe that they will require a specific accommodation, please <a href="/contact" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="05db352e-bd6e-492e-8342-dbff85680e70" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Contact Us">notify the Visitor Center</a> as soon as possible.</p> <p>Accommodations such as assistive listening devices and interpreters may be arranged by contacting the office at <a href="tel: +1 203-432-2302">203-432-2302</a>. 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