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Course Proposals and Offerings

The University Registrar’s Office facilitates the complex task of scheduling classes each term for Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Below are overviews for this process in each of the schools.

Classroom Requests and Special Needs

Once course offerings are established for each term, the Registrar’s Office will assign classrooms to courses that do not have rooms preassigned by their departments.

Classroom Assignments

Room assignments are released through Yale Course Search on a rolling basis, but no later than one week prior to the beginning of each term. The Registrar’s Office places courses in rooms based on enrollment history, enrollment estimates provided by faculty or departments, and other available information.

Search for a Course

Login to Yale Course Search and perform a search to find the desired course. Click a course from the results to see its details.

View Course Details

Review course information, including the Course Description, Distributional Designations, Instructors, Meeting Info, Class Notes, and Course Resources.

Add the Desired Course to Your Registration Worksheet

Click the Add to Worksheet button. Make sure the you have the Registration worksheet selected, and click OK.

When Instructor Permission is Required

There are two scenarios when you will encounter a class that requires an instructor’s permission to register.

How long are Yale classes?

Yale College courses fall into four categories, each with its own kind of time pattern: 1 Lecture courses meet for 150 minutes a week, either in three 50-minute sessions or in two 75-minute sessions. 2 Seminars, which have limited enrollment in order to facilitate student participation, meet either in one 110-minute session or in two 75-minute sessions. 3 Studio courses meet in 110-minute sessions two or three times per week, in one 230-minute session per week, or in one 230-minute session and one 110-minute session; the studio format is limited to courses in Architecture, Art, Music, and Theater Studies. 4 Laboratories normally meet in one session per week for three or four hours in the afternoon

How many times a week do studio classes meet?

Studio courses meet in 110-minute sessions two or three times per week, in one 230-minute session per week, or in one 230-minute session and one 110-minute session. The studio format is limited to courses in Architecture, Art, Music, and Theater Studies.

How many sessions are there in a seminar?

Seminars, which have limited enrollment in order to facilitate student participation, meet either in one 110-minute session or in two 75-minute sessions. Studio courses meet in 110-minute sessions two or three times per week, in one 230-minute session per week, or in one 230-minute session and one 110-minute session;

How many hours does a lab meet in a week?

Laboratories normally meet in one session per week for three or four hours in the afternoon. Classes in Yale College and in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences must follow these standard time patterns to assure, as far as is possible, that each class is taught in a suitable room. Because the supply of classrooms is limited, ...

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Course Proposals and Offerings

• The University Registrar’s Office facilitates the complex task of scheduling classes each term for Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Below are overviews for this process in each of the schools.

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Classroom Requests and Special Needs

Classroom Assignments