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Pittsburgh Drops Credit
For ROTC Courses

Credit in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps program in the
School of Arts and Sciences at the
University of Pittsburgh will be
discontinued as of September,
1969.

This new ruling, passed by the
faculty of the school 106 to 81,
will not affect those students now
enrolled in the R.O.T.C. program.
Previously, 14 credits were offered
by the School of Arts and Sciences
and two by the School of
Engineering. The two credits from
the School of Engineering will
continue to be granted.

Here at the University, the
R.O.T.C. program was just reviewed
ast year. The School of Arts and
Sciences grants a total of 12 credits
toward graduation.

At Pittsburgh, opponents of the
R.O.T.C. program held that the
courses taught were designed for
military training, not for academic
purposes.

Here, Captain Meade told the
Cavalier Daily that the courses are
recommended by the Department
of Army and are taught by military
personnel. At the University all
R.O.T.C. courses are in the School
of Arts and Sciences.

The faculty's decision at
Pittsburgh requires the approval of
Chancellor Wesley W. Posvar. As of
yesterday the Chancellor had not
come to a decision. His support of
the faculty's action is expected.

Pittsburgh's R.O.T.C. program
will still require the courses in
military training.