But this reprieve won't apply to many students,Jewett said. "If a student wants to spend theirlast term out-of-residence they could now do so iftheir plans for study were first approved by theStanding Committee on Studies Out-of-Residence."

"In order to do this, however, the studentwould have had to have completed all of theirdepartmental and graduation requirements atHarvard already," Jewett added. "Essentially,students would have to have only electives left inorder to take advantage of this option."

Students who opt to spend their last term awayfrom Cambridge will also have to return to campusto take their general exams, Jewett said.

"On the whole, we're not changing therules--rather, we are making them more clear andsomewhat more flexible," Jewett said.

Ethnic Studies

Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles alsoannounced yesterday his appointees to therecently-established Ad Hoc Committee on EthnicStudies.

While the "formal mission" of the committee hasyet to be defined, the new members will convenebefore the end of the year.

Thomson Professor of Government Jorge IgnacioDominguez will chair the committee. Other memberswill be: Lowell Professor of Sociology StanleyLieberson, Cabot Professor of English Literatureand Professor of Afro-American Studies WernerSollors, Winthrop Professor of History Stephan A.Thernstrom, Professor of Chinese History andPhilosophy WeiMing Tu and Loeb Associate Professorof the Social Sciences Mary C. Waters