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'''Yale College''' is the undergraduate college of [[Yale University]]. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, when its schools were [[collegiate university|confederated]] and the institution was renamed Yale University. It is ranked as one of the
Originally established to train Congregationalist ministers, the college began teaching humanities and natural sciences by the late 18th century. At the same time, students began organizing extracurricular organizations: first [[College literary societies|literary societies]], and later publications, sports teams, and singing groups. By the middle of the 19th century, it was the largest college in the United States. In 1847, it was joined by another undergraduate school at Yale, the [[Sheffield Scientific School]], which was absorbed into the college in 1956. These merged curricula became the basis of the modern-day [[liberal arts]] curriculum, which requires students to take courses in a broad range of subjects, including foreign language, composition, sciences, and quantitative reasoning, in addition to electing a [[major (academic)|departmental major]] in their sophomore year.
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