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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies 2015–2016 bulletin of yale university Series 111 Number 5 July 15, 2015 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 19 Admissions 20 Business Operations 20 Financial Aid 20 Registrar’s O∞ce 21 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 33 American Studies 40 Anthropology 53 Applied Mathematics 67 Applied Physics 70 Archaeological Studies 75 Architecture 81 Astronomy 85 Biomedical Engineering 89 Cell Biology 90 Cellular and Molecular Physiology 95 Chemical & Environmental Engineering 100 Chemistry 101 Classics 106 Comparative Literature 118 Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 128 Computer Science 132 East Asian Languages and Literatures 139 4 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2015–2016 East Asian Studies 144 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 148 Economics 153 Electrical Engineering 163 Engineering & Applied Science 164 English Language and Literature 185 European and Russian Studies 193 Experimental Pathology 197 Film and Media Studies 202 Forestry & Environmental Studies 208 French 216 Genetics 220 Geology and Geophysics 226 Germanic Languages and Literatures 233 Global A≠airs 238 History 248 History of Art 267 History of Science and Medicine 276 Immunobiology 281 International and Development Economics 288 Investigative Medicine 290 Italian Language and Literature 294 Law 298 Linguistics 300 Management 312 Mathematics 318 Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science 321 Medieval Studies 322 Microbiology 324 Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 328 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 337 Music 345 Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 349 Neurobiology 362 Neuroscience 372 Nursing 378 Pharmacology 384 Philosophy 389 Physics 397 Political Science 405 Psychology 419 Public Health 432 Religious Studies 446 Renaissance Studies 454 Contents 5 Slavic Languages and Literatures 463 Sociology 468 Spanish and Portuguese 476 Statistics 480 Non-Degree-Granting Programs, Councils, and Research Institutes 486 Atmospheric Science 486 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Combined Program in the 487 The Cowles Foundation 490 The Economic Growth Center 491 Humanities: Mellon Program 492 Institution for Social and Policy Studies 494 International Security Studies 495 Jackson Institute for Global A≠airs 496 Judaic Studies 497 The MacMillan Center 502 African Studies, Council on 507 East Asian Studies, Council on 509 European Studies Council 511 Latin American and Iberian Studies, Council on 514 Middle East Studies, Council on 517 South Asian Studies Council 519 Southeast Asia Studies, Council on 523 Physical and Engineering Biology, Integrated Graduate Program in 525 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 527 Yale Center for the Study of Globalization 532 Yale Climate and Energy Institute 533 Yale Initiative for the Study of Antiquity and the Premodern World 534 Policies and Regulations 537 Admissions 537 Programs of Study 538 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 542 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 6 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2015–2016 Petitioning for Degrees Commencement Academic Regulations 555 Registration Course Enrollment Grades Registration Status and Leaves of Absence Personal Conduct Grievance