Departmental Advising and the Academic Fair
During your first few days on campus, a number of activities will help you get the academic year started. For example, you will have the opportunity to hear faculty presentations at departmental meetings, to sign up for sections of courses, to take placement tests, to consult directors of undergraduate studies, and to attend orientation sessions led by the Health Professions Advisory Program or the Center for International Experience. Each academic department has a director of undergraduate studies (DUS), with whom you can discuss the department"s course offerings and major requirements. Contact information for each DUS is printed by department in Yale College Programs of Study (the YCPS, or "Blue Book," which will be mailed to you in August), and a separate list of DUSes is available on the Yale College Web site. Large departments may also have departmental representatives in the residential colleges; the YCPS lists the names of these representatives. A particularly important opportunity to gather information about academic
programs is the annual Academic Fair, held on the Tuesday afternoon
before classes begin. At this event, directors of undergraduate studies and
faculty members from most academic programs and departments will be
available to offer you guidance about courses, placement, and prerequisites
for majors. The fair provides excellent opportunities to gather information
and advice from a broad range of sources, and you are strongly
urged to attend. |
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