Course Waivers
Students entering the program with a masters degree will be eligible for a reduction of up to two courses, with the DGS and Dean’s approval. These reductions may apply to electives or to the statistics requirements, but may not apply to Theory or Logic of Social Research. Please contact the DGS and Departmental Registrar to discuss possible waivers.
Online course selections are due before the beginning of the semester
You can use Yale Course Search to identify classes and will need to log into Yale Hub to access the registration system. To make changes to your course selections after the deadline, you will need to complete the Course Schedule Change Notification Form and return it to the Departmental Registrar (the Registrar can send you a copy). The deadline to change enrollment in a Fall-term course from Credit to Audit and from Audit to Credit is October 29. The deadline in the Spring term is March 6. You may not add a course after the OCS deadlines, except with the Dean’s permission.
Joint Degrees
Special arrangements will be worked out for students enrolled in joint Ph.D. or professional programs. We offer two joint degrees.
Learn about the Joint Degree in Black Studies
Learn about the Joint Degree in Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Temporary Incompletes
Arrangements between students and instructors concerning incomplete work are constrained by deadlines set by Graduate School regulations: in a single term, only one TI is permitted. Students should complete the Temporary Incomplete form and have their instructor sign it (by the grading deadline each semester) and send it to the Departmental Registrar.
Temporary Incompletes received in an academic year must be converted to final grades by October 1st of the following academic year. If a grade is not received by the Graduate Registrar by this date, a TI will be converted to a permanent Incomplete (I) on the student’s record.
Leave of Absence
See Programs and Policies on the Graduate School site.
