Deadlines and Updates

The schedule of deadlines for the YCPS is usually sent out in early January, with the deadline for copy submission falling in early February, about the third or fourth week of the spring term. This deadline is a firm one. Although the editor cannot prepare all of the copy at once, it is essential that all departments submit their material at the prescribed time, even if it is still incomplete, since checking a course in one department often entails reference to the copy of another department.

Course meeting times and section instructors may be updated at any time of year through the online Course Information Management System (CIMS). Course offerings are updated on line, also through CIMS, according to the YCPS schedule. Some changes are difficult to make late in the editing cycle, and all updates are subject to editorial approval. Program descriptions, once published, may not be changed until the following academic year.

Departments submit information for new courses through the online Course Proposal Form (CPF). The Yale College Publications Office transfers the CPF data into CIMS for viewing. Editorial work begins on new courses while their approval by the Course of Study Committee and the Yale College Faculty is still pending.