Note that the overlap may not be in the senior essay or the senior project, unless both directors of undergraduate studies certify that the essay or project represents the equivalent of the minimum essay or project requirement of the one major in addition to the minimum essay or project requirement of the other major. Student's Petition to Accelerate. When a student in the third term of enrollment petitions to accelerate by one or two terms, the student has completed the freshman year and is in effect skipping all or part of the sophomore year, and is moving straight into a major program. The signature of the DUS on this form indicates that the student has been received into the major and that the student can complete the major within the remaining three or four terms of enrollment. They are administered by the residential college deans and the Registrar's Office and do not directly concern the DUS, whose chief role is to make sure that the student can complete the major while earning an accelerated degree.
More students accelerate by one term rather than by two terms.
It is useful to note that the final term of enrollment for a student accelerating by one term must be the spring term. Note that the rules for acceleration by members of the Class of 2005 and subsequent classes will change. This syllabus, along with the double-credit form signed by the instructor, should be presented to the DUS of the instructor's department. The DUS should forward the syllabus, together with the signed form of the arrangement, to the residential college dean. The Faculty legislation stipulates that all this should be done by midterm.