Youngstown State University will observe legal holidays during the 2018- 2019 academic year and summer session 2019 as follows:
| Labor Day | Monday, September 3, 2018 |
| Veterans Day | Monday, November 12, 2018 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 22, 2018 |
| Columbus Day (Observed) |
Friday, November 23, 2018 |
| President's Day (Observed) | Monday, December 24, 2018 |
| Christmas Day | Tuesday, December 25 2018 |
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 21, 2019 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
| Independence Day Observed | Thursday, July 4, 2019 |