Readmission
During the time that a student who has withdrawn is away from Yale College, the Committee on Readmission expects him or her to have been constructively occupied and to have maintained a satisfactory standard of conduct.
Students whose withdrawal was for either academic reasons or personal reasons must remain away for at least one fall term and one spring term, in either order, not including the term in which the withdrawal occurred. Students whose withdrawal had been authorized as medical by the director of the University Health Services must normally remain away at least one full term before a return to Yale College, not including the term in which the withdrawal occurred. The period of withdrawal for disciplinary reasons is set by the Yale College Executive Committee at the time the student's enrollment is suspended.
Further requirements depend to some extent on the circumstances of the withdrawal and its duration. Students who are not in academic good standing, i.e., students who withdrew while a term was in progress or who were dismissed for academic reasons (see "Academic Penalties and Restrictions" in this chapter), must ordinarily complete the equivalent of at least two term courses, either in Yale Summer Session or at another college or university, earning grades of A or B. In general, such a record of course work is also required of students who withdrew for medical reasons and of any students who have been away from full-time academic work for two years or more, whether or not they were in academic good standing at the time of their departure, in order to demonstrate that upon return they can satisfactorily complete their academic program. Courses themselves, as well as the institution at which they are taken, should be cleared in advance with the chair of the Committee on Readmission or the applicant's residential college dean. In some cases, the Committee on Readmission may require more than two courses or courses in a specific subject area. All such course work must be completed no later than the opening of the term to which the student has applied to be readmitted, but no earlier than two years before the date that term begins.
Interviews with members of the committee are required of all applicants. The committee cannot approve a student's return to Yale College until after the necessary interviews have taken place. These may include meetings for any applicant with the chair of the committee, the applicant's residential college dean, and any other member of the committee, including a member of the University Health Services staff. Interviews are normally conducted just prior to the beginning of the term to which the student is seeking readmission.
As an integral part of the application for readmission, students who withdrew for medical reasons must obtain a recommendation from the Yale University Health Services. Such a recommendation must come from either the director of the Health Services or the chief of the Division of Mental Hygiene, or from their official designees within the Health Services.
Inquiries about readmission should be directed to the chair of the Committee on Readmission, Yale College Dean's Office, 110 SSS, Yale University, P.O. Box 208241, New Haven, CT 06520-8241. The first inquiry about readmission to a fall term should come no later than the previous April 30, and applications must be submitted in person or by receipted mail by June 1. The first inquiry concerning readmission to a spring term should come no later than the previous September 30, and applications must be submitted in person or by receipted mail by November 1. These deadlines are strictly enforced.
While the majority of students who apply for readmission do return to Yale College, readmission is not guaranteed to any applicant. Since the committee seeks to readmit only those students who have demonstrated the ability henceforth to remain in academic good standing and thus complete degree requirements within the specific number of terms of enrollment remaining to them, the committee may sometimes advise an applicant to defer his or her return until a time later than the one originally proposed.
Students who are readmitted to Yale College are expected to be complete and passing in all their courses at the conclusion of each of the two terms following their readmission. A student who fails to meet this condition is ordinarily required to withdraw after his or her record has been reviewed by the Committee on Honors and Academic Standing. A student is eligible to be readmitted only once; a second readmission may be considered only under unusual circumstances, ordinarily of a medical nature.
For complete information about readmission to Yale College, consult the brochure "General Information concerning Readmission to Yale College," available from the Committee on Readmission.
