A Message from the Dean of Yale College

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A companion to the roughly 2,000 courses to be offered in Yale College in 2024–2025, the blue book is a resource to use as you learn </span>about<span> the curriculum, intended to complement</span> the counsel of faculty and deans who can guide you. Here you will find the guiding principles of Yale College's liberal arts education, including its distributional and major requirements. Use it to explore old and new interests in ways that will lead you to become cultivated citizens of the world. Our expectation is that when you leave Yale, you will not only have acquired a trained mind, broadened knowledge, and a greater sense of citizenship; you also will have come to a deeper understanding of the continuing joy of disciplined learning.</p> <p>We hope that the blue book will stir you to consider courses of study that you had never before imagined and lead you deeper into intellectual worlds you already have explored. It represents the heart and soul of what the Yale faculty holds in promise for you. It comes to you with our best wishes for a successful year.</p> <div margin-left="2in"> <p class="hangindent">Pericles Lewis</p> <p class="hangindent">Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature</p> <p class="hangindent">Dean of Yale College</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <ul> <li><a href="http://yalecollege.yale.edu/" target="_blank">Yale College</a></li> <li><a href="/ycps/mission-statement/" target="_blank">Mission Statement</a></li> <li><a href="/ycps/policy-statements/" target="_blank">Yale University Policy Statements</a></li> <li><a href="https://yalecollege.yale.edu/first-year-and-new-student-resources/" target="_blank">First-Year and New Student Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/undergraduate-regulations/" target="_blank">Undergraduate Regulations</a></li> <li><a href="/dus/">DUS Handbook</a></li> <li><a href="/handbook-instructors-undergraduates-yale-college/">Instructors' Handbook</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.yale.edu/departmental_academic_support/">Departmental Academic Administrative Support Handbook</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.yale.edu/sfas/registrar/index.html" target="_blank">University Registrar</a></li> <li><a href="https://next.catalog.yale.edu/ycps/" target="_blank">Administrator Login</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div class="wrap clearfix"> <div class="footer-logo"><a href="http://www.yale.edu">Yale</a></div> <p class="copyright"> <a href="https://usability.yale.edu/web-accessibility/accessibility-yale">Accessibility at Yale</a> <i class="fa fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a title="Yale Privacy policy" href="https://www.yale.edu/privacy-policy">Privacy policy</a> <br/>Copyright ©2024 Yale University <i class="fa fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> All rights reserved <br/> <a href="mailto:courseleaf@yale.edu">Contact Us</a> </p> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/YaleUniversity"><i class="fa fa-facebook-square"></i><span class="sr-only">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/YalePrinter"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i><span class="sr-only">Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/yale"><i class="fa fa-youtube-play"></i><span class="sr-only">YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://weibo.com/yaleuniversity"><i class="fa fa-weibo"></i><span class="sr-only">Sina Weibo</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://yaleuniversity.tumblr.com"><i class="fa fa-tumblr-square"></i><span class="sr-only">Tumblr</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </footer> <div id="print-dialog" aria-labelledby="dialog-title" class="screen" role="dialog"> <div class="print-header"> <button onclick="hidePrintDialog(); return false;" aria-controls="#print-dialog"> <span class="sr-only">Close this window</span> </button> <h2 id="dialog-title">Print Options</h2> </div> <div class="print-body"> <ul> <li> <p><a class="option-name" href="#" role="button" onclick="hidePrintDialog();window.print();return false">Send Page to Printer</a></p> <p class="option-desc">Print this page.</p> </li> <li><p><a class="option-name" href="/ycps/ycps.pdf" role="button">Download Page (PDF)</a></p><p class="option-desc">The PDF will include all information unique to this page.</p></li><li><p><a class="option-name" href="https://bulletin.yale.edu/sites/default/files/ycps-2024-2025.pdf" target="_blank">Download 2024-25 YCPS PDF</a></p><p class="option-desc">All pages in YCPS Catalog.</p></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body> <script async src="https://siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_66356571.js"></script> </html>

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