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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN A SPECIAL SUBJECT

(Mathematical and Natural Sciences)

The degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject will be conferred
upon regular students who have completed not less than 63 session-hours of
undergraduate courses taken in conformity with the following program:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates must complete 33 session-hours of
required subjects as stated below, not less than 27 hours of which must be
taken during the first two years, and the remaining 6 not later than the third
year.

Foreign Languages.—6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and
3 in German.

Mathematics.—6 session-hours.

Natural Science.—12 session-hours in 2 subjects.

English.—6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English B6.

Physical Education.—3 session-hours. A two-year course which must
be taken 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 requirements for the first and
second sessions.

(2) Major Electives.—30 session-hours. At least two years before the date
of graduation, the candidate must select one of the Schools of the Natural or
Mathematical Sciences as his Major School, and during the remainder of his
candidacy must pursue work in that School, with such other courses as shall
be prescribed by the professor or professors in charge of his Major School
and approved by the Academic Faculty.