Youngstown State University will observe legal holidays during the 2017- 2018 academic year and summer session 2018 as follows:
| Labor Day | Monday, September 4, 2017 |
| Veterans Day | Friday, November 10, 2017 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
| Columbus Day (Observed) |
Friday, November 24, 2017 |
| Christmas Day | Monday, December 25, 2017 |
| President's Day (Observed) | Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
| New Year's Day | Monday, January 1, 2018 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 15, 2018 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 28, 2018 |
| Independence Day Observed | Wednesday, July 4, 2018 |