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The Group System of Election.

The requirements for each of the baccalaureate cultural degrees,
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, are such as to permit of
the large measure of freedom of election on the part of the individual
student which has characterized the work of the university from the
beginning: such restriction only being placed upon this liberty as is
necessary to insure at the same time the thoroughness and the
breadth of culture for which these degrees stand. In order to secure
to the recipient of either degree in due measure an acquaintance
with the methods of study and of thought characteristic of each of
the leading departments of knowledge, as well as with their subject
matter, as far as possible, his courses must be chosen,—subject to
the restrictions and exceptions detailed below,—from certain groups
of subjects, as stated in the following sections.

No elective offered by a successful candidate for one of the cultural
baccalaureate degrees can be offered by the same candidate as
part of the work required for the other cultural baccalaureate degree,
nor can any work done toward the removal of entrance conditions
be counted for any degree.

A detailed account of the courses in the various groups as given
below will be found under the Academic Schools, page 117, following.

A schedule of lectures and examinations in these courses will be
found p. 170.

A—Group-Electives.

Group I. Languages.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

Nine session-hours are required in not less than 2 subjects. Candidates
for the B. A. degree must elect 6 session-hours in either Latin
or Greek. Candidates for the B. A. degree offering both Latin and
Greek must elect 6 session-hours in each, of which 3 session-hours
must be Latin A1 and 3 session-hours Greek A2.

Candidates for the B. S. degree must not offer either Latin or
Greek.

Election must be made from the following courses:

• Latin A1. (Advanced standing may be given on this course.)

• Latin B1.

• Latin B2.

• Greek A2. (Advanced standing may be given on this course.)

• Greek B1.

• Greek B2.

• French B1.

• French B2.

• Spanish B1.

• Spanish B2.

• German B1.

• German B2.

Group II: Mathematical Sciences.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

Six session-hours are required, 3 of which must be in Mathematics A1.

Election must be made from the following courses:

• Mathematics A1 or A2 (Advanced standing will be given on
  these courses only after the applicant
  has passed a written examination
  on the work of the course, given
  at the beginning of each session).

• Mathematics B1.

• Mathematics B2.

• Mathematics B3.

• Astronomy B1.

Group III: Natural Sciences.

All courses in this group have a credit value of 6 session-hours, with
three hours of lectures and six hours of laboratory work a week
in each course.

Twelve session-hours in two subjects are required from the following
courses:

• Chemistry B1, or Chemistry B2.

• Physics B1.

• Botany B1.

• Zoölogy B1.

• Geology B1, or Economic Geology B1.

Group IV: Social Sciences.

All courses in this group have a credit value of 3 session-hours.

Six session-hours are required from the following courses:

• History B1.

• History B2.

• Economics B1.

• Political Science B1.

Group V: English.

All courses in this group have a credit value of 3 session-hours.

Nine session-hours are required, 3 of which must be English
Literature A1.

Election must be made from the following courses:

• English Literature A1. (Advanced standing may be given
  on this course.)

• English Literature B1.

• English Literature B2.

• English B1.

• English B2.

• Biblical History and Literature B1.

• Biblical History and Literature B2.

• Public Speaking B1, or Public Speaking B2.

Group VI: Philosophical Sciences.

All courses in this group have a credit value of 3 session-hours.

Six session-hours are required from the following courses:

• Philosophy B1. (Logic.)

• Philosophy B2. (Ethics.)

• Philosophy B3. (Psychology.)

• Education B1.

• Education B2.

• Education B3.

B. Electives-at-Large and Major Group.

In addition to the session-hours required in group-electives, all
candidates, except those who have already offered 6 hours in Latin
and 6 hours in Greek, must offer 12 session-hours of electives-at-large,
chosen from the courses given in the groups above, or from
the courses open to graduates and undergraduates in the graduate
department (C courses). Candidates who have already offered 6
hours in Latin and 6 hours in Greek are required to offer only 9
hours of electives-at-large. One C course offered as an Elective-at-large
will have a credit value of 6 session-hours. Of the 12
session-hours of electives-at-large, not less than 9 session-hours
must be offered from some one group to be known as the candidate's
major group.