ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The general requirements for admission to the University may be
found on page 81. For admission to the College, the candidate should
possess an amount of preparation which is at least the equivalent of that
represented by four years of successful work in an accredited school. He
must offer, either by certificate or by examination (see page 83), fourteen
units, of which three must be in English, two and one-half in Mathematics,
and one in History. The remaining seven and one-half units may be
selected at will from the list on page 82, unless the candidate expects to
apply for a baccalaureate degree. In that case he should offer, if he is an
applicant for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, four units in Latin or two
units in Greek; if he is an applicant for the degree of Bachelor of Science,
four units in two modern languages (French, German, Spanish). For
definitions of the entrance units, see pages 85-95.
Advanced Standing is given to any candidate who, in addition to
meeting the minimum requirements for entrance above stated, can show
by passing an examination that he has done work equivalent to that
covered by any of the following courses offered in the College: Latin A1,
Greek A1, English Literature A1, English Literature A2, Mathematics A1,
Mathematics A2. Such a candidate will be admitted to the corresponding
B course, and upon his successful completion of the same will be entitled
to count toward a baccalaureate degree the credit value of both the A
and the B courses in question. The examinations for advanced standing
are set at some time during the first month of the session.
College Credit.—Candidates who desire credit for work done at other
colleges must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students, and
must, in addition, file with the Dean of the College a certificate covering
the courses for which college credit is desired. This certificate must be
acceptable both to the Dean and to the professors in charge of the courses
accredited. The certificate must bear the official signature of the head
of the candidate's college, must specify the character and content of the
courses passed by the candidate, and must give his grades, which should
in no case fall below the standard of seventy-five per cent. The final
validation of such certificates is effected by the successful completion of
the courses taken in this university. In no case will credit be given on
more than forty-five session-hours of work done elsewhere, and any
candidate who receives this maximum amount of credit can count among
the remaining fifteen session-hours required for his degree only the credit
value of the courses he has passed as a resident student in the College,
exclusive of any credit for work done in the Summer School or in any of
the professional departments. In every case the candidate must spend at
least one regular session exclusively in college work in this university.
Conditioned Students.—A candidate for entrance who can not offer
fourteen units may be admitted with conditions on any two units except
English A and B. All conditions must be absolved before the beginning
of the session following initial registration. This may be done by private
study or by taking courses in the University or in the Summer School.
But no course taken to remove a condition may be counted as part of the
work credited toward a degree.
Special Students.—A candidate may be admitted as a Special Student
without fulfilling the entrance requirements above specified, provided he
is more than twenty years old on the day of registration and gives adequate
evidence of serious purpose and of the training needed to pursue
with profit the courses for which he is registered. No special student
may be a candidate for a degree; but such students are permitted and
encouraged to make up their deficiencies by private study or by taking
courses in the University or in the Summer School. They will then be
admitted as regular students, and may be accepted as applicants for degrees
provided all entrance requirements are met at least one academic
year before the date of graduation. From and after June, 1915, special
students will be listed separately in the catalogue.
