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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

For admission to the 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. He must further 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

High school students who expect to study engineering are advised to
include among their electives Physical Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical
Drawing, and Shop-work (valued at one unit each). Other electives
which may be offered are History of English and American Literature
(1 unit), History (3 units), Latin (4 units), Greek (2 units), German
(2 units), French (2 units), Spanish (2 units), Botany (half unit),
Zoölogy (half unit).

A candidate may be admitted as a Conditioned Student in spite of
some deficiencies, provided these are not such as will impair the integrity
of his work. But no such candidate will be conditioned except upon subjects
actually taught in this university, nor will any candidate be conditioned
on more than two units; and all conditions must be absolved
before the beginning of the next session after initial registration.
Courses taken for the removal of entrance conditions may in no case be
counted as part of the work credited for any degree. No conditions will
be allowed in English A, or B, or in Mathematics A, B, or C.

A candidate may be admitted as a Special Student, without formal
examination, provided he is more than twenty years old, and gives evidence

of serious purpose and of fitness to pursue with profit the courses
for which he is registered. No special student may be a candidate for
any degree.

From and after June, 1915, the special students will be listed separately
in the catalogue.