Yale College
Publications Office
246 Church Street
New Haven, CT
06510   USA

Requirements for Promotion

1. To be promoted to sophomore standing after two terms of enrollment, a student must have earned at least eight course credits or the equivalent and have fulfilled the distributional requirements for the freshman year.

2. To be promoted to junior standing after four terms of enrollment, a student must have earned at least sixteen course credits or the equivalent and is expected to have fulfilled either the distributional requirement for the first two years (Class of 2008) or the distributional requirements for the sophomore year (Class of 2009 and subsequent classes).

3. To be promoted to senior standing after six terms of enrollment, a student must have earned at least twenty-six course credits or the equivalent. Students in the Class of 2009 and subsequent classes are also expected to have fulfilled the distributional requirements for the junior year.