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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	1
English B.—Composition and Rhetoric	1
English C.—Critical Study of Specimens of Literature	1
Mathematics A.—Algebra to Quadratics	1
Mathematics B.—Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula	½
Mathematics C.—Plane Geometry	1
Mathematics D1.—Solid Geometry	½
Mathematics D2.—Plane Trigonometry	½
History.—Ancient; Mediæval; English; American (any one)	1
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).