Author: Stan Eisenstat
Subject: UPDATE: Change to acceleration deadline
Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2020, 16:56:36

Students may use acceleration credits (earned either
by getting high scores on certain AP exams or by taking
certain courses in the first year of study) to complete
their studies in 7 terms.  Details are available in the
Yale College Programs of Study.

According to the Registrar's Office, students may see
how many acceleration credits they have by logging into
SIS and running the report for "All grades/All terms"
under the "Academics" tab; the number of acceleration
credits awarded for each subject appears near the top of
the report.

Note:  This may not work for rising sophomores, who may
have to calculate the number of credits by consulting
the table in the YCPS.  If you need help, please let me
know.

The stated deadline for accelerating is the end of the
6th term of study.  However, that deadline is now
interpreted as "before the start of the 7th term." This
change primarily affects seniors, who may now be able to
take a leave this fall and still graduate next spring.

For more information on how to accelerate, talk to your
residential college dean when they return on August 10th.

For more information on whether you would still be able
to complete the requirements of your CS major, talk to
your currrent class adviser:

  Class of '21 and BS/MS students:
    Dana Angluin 

or

  Classes of '22, '23, and '24:
    Stan Eisenstat 

--Stan-