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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

For admission to the regular Freshman Class in the Department
of Engineering the candidate must be at least sixteen years old. He
must present a certificate of honorable withdrawal from the school
last attended, or other valid proof of general good character. And he
must satisfy the Dean of the University as to his adequate preparation
for the work by passing the Entrance Examinations specified below or
by the presentation of equivalent certificates of preparation signed by
the President of a recognized institution of collegiate rank, or by the
Principal of an accredited high school. The topics required for entrance
and their values in units are as follows:

                     
English A.—Grammar and Grammatical Analysis 
English B.—Composition and Rhetoric 
English C.—Critical Study of Specimens of Literature 
Mathematics A.—Algebra to Quadratics. 
Mathematics B.—Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula  ½ 
Mathematics C.—Plane Geometry 
Mathematics D1.—Solid Geometry  ½ 
Mathematics D2.—Plane Trigonometry  ½ 
History.—Ancient; Mediæval; English; American (any one) 
Electives  6½ 
Total  14 

The candidate is recommended to include among his electives Physical
Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Drawing, and Shop-work
(valued at one unit each). Other electives which may be offered are
History (3 units), Latin (4 units), German (2 units), French (2 units),
Spanish (2 units), Botany (half unit), Zoölogy (half unit).