Senior Essay Requirement

All Political Science majors must write a Senior Essay in conjunction with a seminar or, in extraordinary circumstances, in an independent reading course. All Seniors should familiarize themselves with the section on “Senior requirement” that appears in the YCPS*.

The Essay may be written in one or two semesters. The one semester essay may be written in either semester.

Seniors planning to write a one-semester Essay in the Fall semester must submit a Fall Senior Essay Prospectus form (Forms also available in the DUS office) signed by the faculty member who has agreed to advise the Essay, by September 19, 2007.

Seniors planning to write a one-semester Essay in the Spring semester must submit a Spring Senior Essay Prospectus form signed by the faculty member who has agreed to advise the Essay by January 25, 2008 (Forms also available in the DUS office.)

The due date for one-semester Senior Essays written in the fall semester is December 7, 2007.

The due date for two-semester Essays and one-semester Essays written in the Spring semester is April 28, 2008.

* Official Yale College program information is found in the Yale College Programs of Study, available on line at www.yale.edu/yalecollege/publications/ycps.