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Yale University

Yale University
P.O. Box 208234
New Haven, CT 06520

Official telephone: (203) 432-4771
Website: www.yale.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: political science, economics, history
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 6:1
Total faculty: 1073 men, 614 women
Full-time faculty: 757 men, 437 women
Part-time faculty: 316 men, 177 women
Graduation rate: 96% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Four-year B.A./M.A. degree programs in numerous departments. Combined M.D./master of health sciences program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad possible in any country with permission of department.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Directed Studies. Freshman seminars. STARS program (Science Technology and Research Scholars).
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of New Haven.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African-American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Archaeological Studies
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy/Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classics
  • Cognitive Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science/Mathematics
  • Computer Science/Psychology
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • Economics/Mathematics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethics/Politics/Economics
  • Ethnicity/Race/Migration
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • German Studies
  • Germanic Language/Literature
  • Global Affairs
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Humanities
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Philosophy
  • Mathematics/Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
  • Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
  • Music
  • Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physics/Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Portuguese
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Russian/Eastern European Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Divisional Major
  • Theatre Studies
  • Women's/Gender/Sexuality Studies
Doctorates

  • African-American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Astronomy
  • Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
  • Biological/Biomedical Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cell Biology
  • Cellular/Molecular Physiology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
  • Computer Science
  • East Asian Languages/Literatures
  • Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English Literature/Language
  • Epidemiology/Public Health
  • Experimental Pathology
  • Film Studies
  • Forestry/Environmental Studies
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Geology/Geophysics
  • Germanic Languages/Literature
  • History
  • History of Art
  • History of Medicine/Science
  • Immunobiology
  • Investigative Medicine
  • Italian Language/Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval Studies
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
  • Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
  • Music
  • Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
  • Neurobiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Renaissance Studies
  • Slavic Languages/Literature
  • Sociology
  • Spanish/Portuguese
  • Statistics
Master's Degrees

  • African Studies
  • American Studies
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Archeological Studies
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical/Environmental Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • East Asian Studies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering/Applied Science
  • English Literature/Language
  • European/Russian Studies
  • Germanic Languages/Literature
  • History
  • History of Art
  • History of Science/Medicine
  • International Relations
  • International/Development Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science
  • Medieval Studies
  • Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
  • Music
  • Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
  • Public Health
  • Slavic Languages/Literature
  • Statistics
  • Urban Education Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
minimum score of 4 or 5 required to receive credit (varies by department).

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