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PRE-LEGAL AND PRE-MEDICAL COURSES

For admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine, two years of college
work (30 session-hours) are required. This work may be completed in the
College of Arts and Sciences by students who have satisfied the entrance requirements
of the College.

For details concerning admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine,
the catalogues of those departments should be consulted. In general, the requirements
are as follows:

Pre-Legal Requirements: No specific courses are prescribed, but courses
in any of the following subjects are recommended: English, Latin, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, History, Natural Science, Mathematics, Accounting,
Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Logic, Ethics.

It should be noted that courses in Political Science, Economics, Psychology,
Logic and Ethics are not open to first-year students.

Pre-Medical Requirements: The following subjects are prescribed: Inorganic
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English, and 6 elective
session-hours in non-science subjects.

The courses recommended for the first year are Chemistry B1, Biology B1
and Mathematics A.

Both Pre-Legal and Pre-Medical students are required to take the course in
Physical Education.