Administrative changes designed to provide "an easier, more effective way to obtain course reduction" are now being put into effect, Edward T. Wilcox, Director of Advanced Standing, said yesterday.

Honors candidates seeking course reduction in order to pursue independent studies now need only the approval of the department concerned, the Administrative Board, and the Registrar's office. The new plan will speed the granting of applications by reducing the number of authorities processing them.

Formerly, applicants needed House endorsement and the approval of the Director of Advanced Standing and the Committee on Advanced Standing as well. For the time being, Wilcox will continue to handle the applications as representative of the Administrative Board.

The changes, Wilcox said, reflect "the desire of the Committee on Educational Policy to encourage the use of course reduction within the new curriculum." He noted that they did not imply any change in the various departments' standards for approving course reduction applications.