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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

The degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science, respectively,
will be conferred upon regular students who have completed not less than
60 session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the
following program:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for either cultural degree must take
30 session-hours of required subjects as stated below and must, in addition,
unless exemption is granted on a physician's certificate, complete the two
years' course in Physical Education which is not evaluated in session-hours
(see below). Of the 30 session-hours of required subjects, not less than 24
hours must be taken during the first two years and the remaining 6 hours
not later than the third year. In the Summer Quarter the work should be
chosen as nearly as practicable in this order.

Foreign Languages.

For the Bachelor of Arts.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either Latin or Greek.

For the Bachelor of Science.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either French, German, Spanish or Italian.

Mathematics

For either degree.—3 session-hours.

Natural Science

For either degree.—6 session-hours in Biology B1, Chemistry B1, Geology
B1 or Physics B1.

English

For either degree.—6 session-hours, 3 of which may be in Biblical Literature,
or Public Speaking, the other 3 being in English or English Literature.

Social Science

For either degree.—3 session-hours in History B1 or B2, or Economics
B1, or Government B1, or Sociology B1.

Philosophy

For either degree.—3 session-hours in Philosophy B1, or Psychology B1.

Physical Education

For either degree.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which
must be completed during the first two years unless the candidate is excused
on a physician's certificate.

Note: A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college
credit shall in his first, and, if necessary, continuously in subsequent sessions,
take such courses as are necessary to complete the above requirements for
the first and second sessions.

(2) Electives-at-Large.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for
the baccalaureate degree, 18 session-hours may be elected from any courses
in the academic schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.

(3) Major-Electives.—The remaining 12 session-hours required for either
degree, shall be known as Major-Electives. The Major-Electives shall include
at least one C course (which must require 2 B courses as a prerequisite)
and must all be offered from some one of the following Major-Groups
of related subjects, except that when the major group is Group III, the
candidate may offer in lieu of a C course, any 6-hour B course, in this Group,
for admission to which another 6-hour B course in the Group is prerequisite.

The Major-Electives must all be completed in this College or in some
professional department of this University.

• Group I.—Languages, Literature, Fine Arts, and Music.

• Group II.—Social and Philosophical Sciences.

• Group III.—Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

(4) Substitutes for Major-Electives.—The first-year course in Law, or
the first-year course in Medicine or 12 session-hours of technical courses in
one of the professional departments of Engineering or Education may be
substituted for the 12 session-hours of Major-Electives in academic subjects.
This work, which must be completed in one of the professional departments
of this University, cannot be begun by the candidate until he has spent at
least two sessions of nine months each in successful work in this College,
and has at least 45 session-hours to his credit.