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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2016–2017 bulletin of yale university Series 112 Number 5 July 15, 2016 Contents The President and Fellows of Yale University 7 The O∞cers of Yale University 8 The Administration of the Graduate School 9 Schedule of Academic Dates and Deadlines 10 A Message from the Dean 14 The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 15 Mission Statement 15 Yale and the World 15 The Dean 17 Associate and Assistant Deans for Academic A≠airs 17 Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) 18 Graduate Student Development and Diversity 18 McDougal Graduate Student Center 18 Admissions 19 Business Operations 20 Financial Aid 20 Registrar’s O∞ce 20 Teaching Fellow Program 21 A∞liated O∞ces 21 Committees 24 Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) 24 Graduate-Professional Student Senate (GPSS) 25 Degree-Granting Departments and Programs 26 African American Studies 27 African Studies 35 American Studies 42 Anthropology 57 Applied Mathematics 68 Applied Physics 72 Archaeological Studies 77 Architecture 82 Astronomy 86 Biomedical Engineering 90 Cell Biology 91 Cellular and Molecular Physiology 96 Chemical & Environmental Engineering 101 Chemistry 102 Classics 107 Comparative Literature 120 Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 131 Computer Science 136 East Asian Languages and Literatures 145 East Asian Studies 150 4 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2016–2017 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 154 Economics 161 Electrical Engineering 172 Engineering & Applied Science 173 English Language and Literature 194 European and Russian Studies 202 Experimental Pathology 206 Film and Media Studies 211 Forestry & Environmental Studies 216 French 224 Genetics 229 Geology and Geophysics 235 Germanic Languages and Literatures 242 Global A≠airs 246 History 253 History of Art 272 History of Science and Medicine 283 Immunobiology 289 International and Development Economics 297 Investigative Medicine 299 Italian Language and Literature 303 Law 307 Linguistics 310 Management 322 Mathematics 332 Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science 335 Medieval Studies 336 Microbiology 339 Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 343 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 352 Music 360 Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 365 Neuroscience 380 Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program 388 Nursing 395 Pharmacology 401 Philosophy 406 Physics 414 Political Science 421 Psychology 436 Public Health 449 Religious Studies 464 Renaissance Studies 476 Slavic Languages and Literatures 485 Contents 5 y Sociolog 491 Spanish and Portuguese 498 Statistics 500 Non-Degree-Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes 506 Atmospheric Science 506 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Combined Program in the 507 The Cowles Foundation 511 The Economic Growth Center 512 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Summer Programs 513 Institution for Social and Policy Studies 514 International Security Studies 515 Jackson Institute for Global A≠airs 516 Judaic Studies 517 The MacMillan Center 523 African Studies, Council on 528 East Asian Studies, Council on 529 European Studies Council 531 Latin American and Iberian Studies, Council on 534 Middle East Studies, Council on 537 South Asian Studies Council 539 Southeast Asia Studies, Council on 542 Physical and Engineering Biology, Integrated Graduate Program in 544 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 546 Yale Center for the Study of Globalization 552 Yale Initiative for the Study of Antiquity and the Premodern World 553 Policies and Regulations 555 Admissions 555 Programs of Study 556 Full-Time Degree Candidacy Part-Time Study Nondegree Study Interdisciplinary Study Combined- and Joint-Degree Programs Exchange Scholar Program International Graduate Student Exchange Agreements Summer Study Degree Requirements 560 Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science Requirements for Joint-Degree Programs Responsible Conduct in Research Petitioning for Degrees Commencement 6 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2016–2017 Academic Regulations