Yale students enroll in four or five courses each semester to complete a total of thirty-six courses. Every student begins their Yale journey undeclared and has until the end of sophomore year to choose a major. For most students, courses in their major will comprise just one third of their total coursework.
Courses offered
Majors span multiple departments
Complete a double major
Certificate programs
The School of the Environment, Jackson School of Global Affairs, School of Music, and School of Public Health offer Yale College undergraduates the opportunity to complete a master’s degree with just one year of additional study.
Nearly 20 departments offer pathways for undergraduates of to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously in just four years by completing graduate work. Learn more in the Yale College Programs of Study.
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Senior year at Yale means many things. But perhaps most defining for many seniors’ final year at Yale, is completion of a thesis.
What’s it like to be pre-med at Yale? The short answer is, anything you want it to be! But allow me to give you the long answer as well.
There he was, my economics professor, William Nordhaus, on my Facebook timeline. The New York Times announced he won the 2018 Economics Nobel Prize.
