Program choice
Level 4
Double major
University
Yale University
Ranking positions
Program choice
Level 4
Double major
Course choice
Level 2
Distribution requirements ("M of N")
Yale College requires 36 term courses, distributional requirements and a major program for the bachelor degree.
Model elements: the normal eight-term bachelor model and the general degree structure.
The Yale College catalog defines requirements in humanities and arts, sciences, social sciences, quantitative reasoning, writing and language.
Model elements: distribution-style course choice across fields of knowledge.
The academic regulations explicitly govern overlap among a major, two majors, certificates and a simultaneous degree.
Formal model element: two primary majors are a permitted undergraduate configuration.
The regulations state that a Yale College student normally takes four or five term courses in each of eight terms.
Additional model elements: the four-year undergraduate structure.