Program & Policy Updates
This page is used to list programs and policies that were added, discontinued, or revised after the July 5, 2023, publication date of the 2023-24 Washington University Bulletin. The dates of these changes are provided below.
July 13, 2023:
- The Insurance and Health-Related Subsidies section of the Doctoral Program Financial Information page of the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin was updated.
August 1, 2023:
- The Graduation Requirements for the Juris Doctor program in the School of Law Bulletin were updated.
- The Policy on Demonstrations and Disruption was added to the School of Medicine Bulletin.
- The MEng/MArch program was removed from the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Bulletin.
August 15, 2023:
- The Minor in Materials Science & Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin was updated.
August 21, 2023:
- The Liability Insurance information in the School of Medicine Bulletin was updated.
August 25, 2023:
- The Certificate in Creative Writing in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies Bulletin was updated.
August 29, 2023:
- The Regulations for Second Majors in the Non-BSBA Programs section of the Olin Business School Bulletin were updated.
September 8, 2023:
- The Clock Hour Definition information was added to the School of Medicine Bulletin.
September 12, 2023:
- The Transfer Credit Policy was added to the Graduate School of Art Bulletin.
September 13, 2023:
- The Major in Mathematics and Economics and the Major in Political Science in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin were updated.
September 18, 2023:
- The PhD Program Policies in the Olin Business School Bulletin were updated.
- The Major in French and the Minor in French in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin were updated.
- The Certificate in Clinical Effectiveness, the Certificate in Health Equity and Disparities, and the Master of Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine Bulletin were updated.
September 19, 2023:
- The Satisfactory Academic Progress and Academic Standing policy in the Undergraduate College of Art Bulletin was updated.
- The Satisfactory Academic Progress and Academic Standing policy in the Undergraduate College of Architecture Bulletin was updated.
- The Degree Requirements for the PhD in Materials Science and Engineering were updated. This information is listed in the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin, the Graduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin, and with the Cross-School Interdisciplinary PhD Programs.
September 20, 2023:
- Several policy changes were made in the School of Medicine Bulletin:
- The Leave of Absence Policy for Medical Students was added.
- The Transportation Policy for Medical Students on Clinical Assignments was updated.
- The Policy for the Monitoring of Student Time was updated.
- The Student Access to Healthcare Services Policy was updated.
- The Duty Hour Policy was updated.
- The Grade Notification Policy was updated.
- Several new programs were added to the Undergraduate School of Continuing & Professional Studies Bulletin:
- The Dean's List information in the Academic Policies of the Undergraduate School of Continuing & Professional Studies Bulletin was updated.
October 6, 2023:
- The Major in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
October 30, 2023:
- The Major in Physics and the Major in Astrophysics in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin were updated.
- The Major in Mathematics and Computer Science, which appears in both the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin and the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin, was updated.
October 31, 2023:
- The Minor in Human-Computer Interaction, which appears in both the Undergraduate Art Bulletin and the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin, was updated.
November 8, 2023:
- The Health Concentration of the Major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
- The Major in Dance in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
- The Major in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
- The Neuroscience Track of the Major in Biology in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
November 28, 2023:
- The Genomics and Computational Biology Track of the Major in Biology in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin was updated.
December 8, 2023:
- In the School of Medicine Bulletin, the USMLE Policy for Students Entering the Match was added. The Phase 2 Attendance Policy and the Clinical Supervision Policy were updated.
- The Major in Mathematics and Computer Science was updated. This information is listed in the Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Bulletin and the McKelvey School of Engineering Bulletin.
December 15, 2023:
- The USMLE information was removed from the Legacy Curriculum Students section of the Policies & Guidelines page of the School of Medicine Bulletin.
- The Core Courses tab of the Doctor of Medicine page in the School of Medicine Bulletin was updated.
January 25, 2024:
- The PDF describing the Religious Holiday Class Absence Policy was updated on the following pages:
- The Academic Calendar in the "About Washington University" section of the Bulletin website
- The Phase 1 Attendance Policy in the School of Medicine Bulletin
- The Phase 2 Attendance Policy in the School of Medicine Bulletin
- The Phase 3 Attendance Policy in the School of Medicine Bulletin
- The Policies page of the undergraduate College of Architecture Bulletin
- The Policies page of the undergraduate College of Art Bulletin