Academic Forms & Guidelines

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Undergraduate Students 6 topics

Major Worksheet

Plan and track courses for your ER&M major.

Open Major Worksheet

Complete after declaring your major and before meeting with the DUS. Update when plans change. Final updates: end of junior spring and the semester before your final senior semester. Use course numbers matching registration and Yale Degree Audit.

Independent Study Request

Discuss your independent study plans with the DUS before registering.

Submit Independent Study Request

Register for ER&M 4070, 4071, or 4072 after the meeting.

Senior Requirement Option for Juniors

Choose a year-long senior essay or an alternative involving two upper-level seminars, including one with a writing component.

Submit Senior Requirement Option

Due by the end of junior spring. Changes may be made during the first week of senior fall. The year-long essay requires ER&M 4091 preregistration and instructor permission.

Senior Essay Adviser Form

Confirm your senior essay adviser early in the fall. Contact potential advisers as early as spring or summer.

Submit Adviser Form

Discuss your plans with your adviser before submitting.

Senior Essay/Project Authorization

Choose whether your work may be shared with ER&M students, the broader Yale community, or not at all.

The authorization questionnaire is included in the Senior Essay/Project Submission form. You may revoke permission by submitting a new form or a signed statement to the main office.

Senior Essay/Project Submission

Submit your completed senior essay or creative project. Creative projects must include the final work and a creative statement.

Submit Final Work

Graduate Certificate 5 topics

Student Application to Admission

Applications open in October, with a November deadline.

Application Process

Course Planning

Outline your intended courses at the beginning of the Graduate Certificate program.

Course Planning Worksheet Requirement Completion Form

At completion, submit the requirement form and notify the program administrator and DGS of your expected graduation date.

Graduate Events Funding Request

Request funding individually or as a cohort throughout the academic year.

Request Funding

Social events: up to $350 per cohort annually. Supplies: $150 per student, one time. Colloquium: up to $2,000 per cohort annually.

Graduate Info Session

Information about the next session and a joining link will be shared in early fall.

Teaching Fellow and PTAI Application

Apply for Teaching Fellow opportunities, reviewed in spring and fall by the DUS and DGS.

Teaching Fellow Application

Priority goes to Graduate Certificate students who have not completed their teaching requirement. Assignments are for lecture courses, with exceptional seminar appointments possible. Decisions are typically confirmed in late May and late October. For PTAI positions, contact the DUS first.

Faculty & Instructors 4 topics

Courses Submission

Submit the Course Planning Form each March for fall courses and each October for spring courses.

Course Planning Form Yale Course Proposal Requirements

The Course Planning Form is required for all courses. A separate Yale Course Proposal is required for new courses or changes to any two of title, instructor, or format. Discuss new courses with the DUS and contact the ER&M registrar for a course number.

Sponsorship/Event Request

Use this form for events requiring funding or administrative assistance with rooms, catering, publicity, guests, or travel.

Submit Sponsorship/Event Request

Publicity only: If your materials are ready, email them by Friday for the Tuesday newsletter. For design help, submit the form.

After submission: The Chair reviews requests under the ER&M sponsorship policy. Once approved, the Administrator coordinates arrangements and guest payments.

Honoraria and travel: Provide an invitation letter with the event date, time, location, purpose, exact honorarium, and maximum travel reimbursement. Payment guidance.

Multiple funders: List every funding source, contact person, and corresponding amount.

Administrative support: Available only to ER&M faculty.

Hire Student(s)

Choose the request form based on the student’s funding source.

ER&M General Account Funded Research/Grant or Other Funding

General Account funding supports program-funded student assistants. Use the second form for research grants, fellowships, discretionary funds, or other non-GA funding.

Graduate Course Number Request

Request a number for an ER&M graduate course or a graduate crosslisting.

Request Graduate Course Number

Adding a graduate course number to an undergraduate course also requires a Course Proposal form.