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Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) and Related Publications

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS) is the primary source of information about the curriculum of Yale College. Published at the beginning of August, the YCPS contains the official listing of Yale College courses, requirements, and regulations. Courses added to the curriculum too late for inclusion in the YCPS are added to the Online Course Information system (OCI) before the beginning of each term. The Freshman Handbook, which is sent to freshmen during the summer, and the Freshman Web site contain placement information and advice from those departments with courses appropriate for freshmen. These publications for freshmen include Yale College policies concerning acceleration and are also the primary source of information about placement policies in departments offering the possibility of acceleration credit. It is the responsibility of the DUS to gather and transmit the information for all these publications by the dates specified.

Keeping to the production schedule of the YCPS is especially important, and the deadlines set for the submission of copy permit little flexibility. Because the methods and timetables by which departments plan their curricula vary, some DUSes may find that they must remind their colleagues of the stringency of YCPS deadlines.

The publication date for the YCPS has been fixed so that the catalog will be available to students well before the opening of classes. It is from that publication date that the schedule works backward, and the schedule cannot be breached without jeopardy to the publication itself.

The deadlines for YCPS copy fall in early February (see Deadlines and Updates in this section), but there is ample opportunity throughout the spring term for DUSes to submit changes for their departments' material as they occur.

Questions about the publications and topics below may be directed to the contact listed.

  • Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS): Laurie Ongley, Managing Editor, 246 Church Street, room 201, 436-8046.
  • Freshman Handbook and "Programs of Study" on the Freshman Web site: Shalane Hansen, Senior Editor, 246 Church Street, room 201, 432-9171.
  • Calendar for the Opening Days of College: Dean W. Marichal Gentry, 102 SSS, 432-2907.
  • Time patterns: Eileen Quinn, Senior Deputy Registrar, 246 Church Street, 432-2337.
  • Room assignments: Daria Vander Veer, Associate Registrar, 246 Church Street, 432-2338.
  • Course Proposal Form (CPF): Eileen Quinn, secretary to the chair of the Course of Study Committee, 246 Church Street, 432-2337.

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