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THE COLLEGE.

   

EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph. B., D. C. L., LL. D.	President
JAMES MORRIS PAGE, M. A., Ph. D., LL. D.	Dean

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.

REGULATIONS.

The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the session
of lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of
laboratory work.

Maximum and Minimum of Session-Hours in One Session.—Each
student is required to undertake each session courses aggregating not less
than fifteen nor more than eighteen session-hours. Any exception to this
rule can be made only by special consent of the Academic Faculty.

Change of Schools can be made only with the consent of the Dean
and of the professors concerned.

Grade.—The grade of a student in any course, either for a term or
for the session, is determined by his class standing and his examination
grade, combined in such proportion as the professor in charge of the course
in question may decide. Class standing in any course is determined by the
regularity of the student's attendance upon the lectures (and laboratory
or other similar exercises) of the course, and by the quality of his work,
as indicated by his recitation grades, written tests, laboratory work, etc.

Grade Required for Passing.—For passing in any course a grade of
seventy-five per cent is required.

Grade Required for Reöxamination.—A student whose session grade
in any course falls below seventy-five per cent, but not below sixty-five
per cent, may, upon the written recommendation of the professor in
charge, be admitted to reöxamination upon that course, or upon such portion
of it as the professor shall determine, during the registration week
of the following September. The fee for each reöxamination is five dollars,
and must be paid to the Bursar on or before July fifteenth.

An applicant for a degree in any given session, whose grade for that
session in not more than one of his courses falls below seventy-five per
cent, but not below sixty-five per cent, is entitled to be reöxamined before
Final Day on that course, or on such portion of it as the professor may
determine. In such cases no reöxamination fee is charged.

Minimum Grade Required.—Any student whose average grade in all
his courses for any term is less than forty per cent, will be dropped from
the rolls. Any student whose average grade for any term is forty per
cent or more, but who attains in no one of his courses a grade of sixty-five
per cent, will be put on probation for the term next ensuing, and
any student on probation who again fails to attain for the current term
a grade of sixty-five per cent in at least one of his courses, will be dropped
from the rolls.

A student who through neglect of his work is evidently making no
real progress in a course, may at any time, after due admonition, be required
to drop the course in question; and if, for the current term or for
any succeeding term of the current session, his grade in any one of his
remaining courses falls below forty per cent, he will be put on probation.

Absence from Lectures may be excused by the professors, but only
for sickness or like providential cause. Any explanation of an absence
which a student has to offer, must be made on the day of the first lecture
after the absence. Unexcused absences from lectures render the student
liable to be disciplined by the Faculty.

Absence from Examinations will not be excused except for sickness
on the day of the examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for

other cause which the Faculty by special order may approve. An unexcaused
absence is counted as a total failure.

Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, is entitled to a special examination on a date to be
arranged between himself and the professor in charge.

Reports.—Reports are sent at the end of each term to the parent or
guardian of each student. These reports indicate the number of times the
student has been absent from lectures, and give his term grade in each
course. The Dean will be glad at any time to furnish to the proper person
a special report on any student's standing.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.

Full opportunity is given to any student to carry out any definite
plan of work which he may have in view on coming to the University, or
which may have been prescribed for him by those under whose direction
he is completing his education. But when no well-considered plan has
been outlined in advance, and the end in view is that for which the great
majority of students enter college, namely, the attainment of a liberal
education, the student will be expected to enter upon the regular work of
the College leading to a baccalaureate degree.

Four degrees are offered candidates for graduation in the College.
Two of these, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science, are cultural;
the Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, the name of which
is inscribed on the diploma, is a vocational degree, designed for those
who wish to fit themselves especially in some branch of the mathematical
or natural sciences as a profession; the Bachelor of Science in Medicine is
a vocational degree designed for those who wish special preparation for
medical work.

No course offered by a successful candidate for one of the cultural
baccalaureate degrees can be offered by the same candidate as part of
the work credited toward the other cultural baccalaureate degree, nor can
any work done to remove an entrance condition be counted for any degree.

For a student who enters without advanced standing the normal time
required for obtaining a baccalaureate degree is four years, assuming
that he completes each year courses which aggregate the regular minimum
of fifteen session-hours. A student receiving advanced standing in
not less than two subjects may obtain a degree in three years, provided
he is able to complete each year the maximum amount of eighteen session-hours.
A student may materially shorten the time required for obtaining
a degree by taking courses in the Summer School on which college credit

is given (see page 273). For credit for work done at other colleges, see
page 175.

The requirements for a baccalaureate degree are such as to allow
a large measure of freedom of election on the part of the individual
student, such restriction only being placed upon this liberty as is
necessary to insure at the same time the thoroughness and the breadth
of culture for which these degrees stand. In order to secure to the
recipient of a degree a due measure of acquaintance with the methods of
thought characteristic of each of the leading departments of knowledge,
as well as with their subject matter, his courses must be chosen, subject
to the specific requirements detailed below, from the following groups,
among which are distributed all the undergraduate courses having credit
value toward a baccalaureate degree. The courses in parenthesis may be
counted only as "electives-at-large."

Group I: Languages.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

• Latin A1.

• Latin B1.

• Latin B2.

• Greek A1.

• Greek B1.

• Greek B2.

• French B1.

• Spanish B1.

• Italian B1.

• Portuguese B1.

• German B1.

• German B2.

Group II: Mathematical Sciences.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

• Mathematics A1 or A2.

• Mathematics B1.

• Mathematics B2.

• Mathematics B3.

• Astronomy B1.

• Astronomy B2.

Group III: Natural Sciences.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 6 session-hours.

• Chemistry B1.

• Chemistry B2.

• (Analytical Chemistry B1.)

• Physics B1.

• Physics B2.

• Botany B1.

• Zoölogy B1.

• Geology B1.

• Geology B2.

• Geology B3.

Group IV: Social Sciences.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

• History B1.

• History B2.

• Economics B1.

• Political Science B1.

Group V: English.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

• English Literature A1 or A2.

• English Literature B1.

• English Literature B2.

• English B1.

• English B2.

• Biblical History and Literature B1.

• Biblical History and Literature B2.

• Public Speaking B1.

• (Public Speaking B2.)

Group VI: Philosophical Sciences.

Each course in this group has a credit value of 3 session-hours.

• Philosophy B1.

• Philosophy B2.

• Philosophy B3.

• Education B1.

• Education B2.

• (Education B3.)

• Education B4.

• Education B5.

• (Education B6.)

Bachelor of Arts.

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must complete 60 session-hours,
divided between Group Electives and Electives-at-Large.

A. Group Electives: 48 session-hours, distributed among the several
groups as follows:

Group I: 9 session-hours, of which 6 must be in either Latin or
Greek.

Group II: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in Mathematics A1
or A2.

Group III: 12 session-hours in two subjects.

Group IV: 6 session-hours.

Group V: 9 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English Literature
A1 or A2.

Group VI: 6 session-hours.

B. Electives-at-Large: 12 session-hours, not less than 9 of which
must be in some one group, to be known as the candidate's Major Group.

English B1, if offered as an elective-at-large, may be counted as belonging
either in Group I or in Group V.

One C course may be offered as an elective-at-large in the candidate's
Major Group, with a credit value of six session-hours.

For the twelve session-hours of electives-at-large there may be substituted
the first-year course in the Department of Law or in the Department
of Medicine, or twelve session-hours of technical courses in the Department
of Engineering.

Bachelor of Science.

Candidates for the cultural degree of Bachelor of Science must complete
60 session-hours, divided between Group Electives and Electives-at-Large.

A. Group Electives: 48 session-hours, distributed among the several
groups as follows:

Group I: 9 session-hours.

Group II: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in Mathematics A1
or A2.

Group III: 12 session-hours in two subjects.

Group IV: 6 session-hours.

Group V: 9 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English Literature
A1 or A2.

Group VI: 6 session-hours.

B. Electives-at-Large: 12 session-hours, not less than 9 of which
must be in some one group, to be known as the candidate's Major Group.

English B1, if offered as an elective-at-large, may be counted as belonging
either in Group I or in Group V.

One C course may be offered as an elective-at-large in the candidate's
Major Group, with a credit value of six session-hours.

For the twelve session-hours of electives-at-large there may be substituted
the first-year course in the Department of Law or in the Department
of Medicine, or twelve session-hours of technical courses in the Department
of Engineering.

Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject.

Candidates for the vocational degree of Bachelor of Science in a
Special Subject must complete 60 session-hours, divided between Group
Electives and Electives-at-Large.

A. Group Electives: 30 session-hours, distributed among various
groups as follows:

Group I: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and 3 in
German.

Group II: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in Mathematics A1
or A2.

Group III: 12 session-hours in two subjects.

Group V: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English Literature
A1 or A2.

B. Electives-at-Large: 30 session-hours, chosen in conformity with
the following regulation. At least two years before the date of graduation,
the candidate must select one of the Schools of Natural or Mathematical
Science as his Major School, and during the remainder of his candidacy
must pursue work in that School and such other courses as shall be prescribed
by the professor or professors in charge of his Major School and
approved by the Academic Faculty.

Bachelor of Science in Medicine.

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medicine must
offer 60 session-hours, divided between Group Electives and the Department
of Medicine.

A. Group Electives: 30 session-hours, distributed among various
groups as follows:

Group I: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and 3 in
German.

Group II: 3 session-hours in Mathematics A1 or A2.

Group III: 18 session-hours in Physics B1, Chemistry B1 or B2,
and Botany B1 or Zoölogy B1.

Group V: 3 session-hours in English Literature A1 or A2.

B. Department of Medicine: the first two years of the regular
course.

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND EXAMINATIONS

1915-1916.

Any change in the lecture-hours of a course involves a corresponding
change in the examination dates.

                                                                                                           

Hours	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday	Hours
9:00 to 9:55	Chemistry B2;	Biblical Hist. and Lit. B2;	9:00 to 9:55
	Education B2 (Mon., Wed.);	Education B2 (Tues.);
	French 1 (Sect. I);	Education B3;
	Geology B1;	English Literature B2;
	Greek 1;	French B1;
	Mathematics A1 (Sect. IV);	Mathematics A1 (Sect. I);
	Mathematics A2;	Physics B2;
	Tuesday, Dec. 14.	Public Speaking B1;
	Thursday, Mar. 16.	Tuesday, Dec. 21.
	Tuesday, May 30.	Thursday, Mar. 23.
		Tuesday, June 6.
10:00 to 10:55	Economics B1;	Analytical Chemistry B1;	10:00 to 10:55
	English Literature A1;	Biblical Hist. and Lit. B1;
	French 1 (Sect. II);	Chemistry B1 (Sect. II);
	German B1 (Sect. I);	Education B5;
	Greek B2;	English B2;
	Monday, Dec. 13.	French A1 (Sect. III);
	Wednesday, Mar. 15.	Greek A1;
	Thursday, June 8.	History B1;
		Mathematics A1 (Sect. II);
		Public Speaking B1;
		Friday, Dec. 17.
		Monday, Mar. 20.
		Friday, June 2.
11:00 to 11:55	Chemistry B1 (Sect. I);	English B1;	11:00 to 11:55
	English Literature A2;	English Literature B1;
	Greek B1;	Greek 2;
	History B2;	Latin B2;
	Latin B1;	Mathematics A1 (Sect. III);
	Mathematics B1;	Physics B1;
	Philosophy B2;	Saturday, Dec. 18.
	Spanish 1;	Tuesday, Mar. 21.
	Thursday, Dec. 23.	Saturday, June 3.
	Saturday, Mar. 25.
	Monday, May 29.
12:00 to 12:55	Astronomy B1;	Education B3 (Tue.);	12:00 to 12:55
	Botany B1;	Geology B2 (Tue.);
	Education B3 (Mon., Wed.);	German 1 (Sect. I);
	Geology B2 (Mon., Wed.);	Italian B1;
	German B2;	Philosophy B1 (Sect. II);
	Mathematics B3;	Mathematics B2;
	Spanish B1;	Zoölogy B1;
	Monday, Dec. 20.	Wednesday, Dec. 22.
	Wednesday, Mar. 22.	Friday, Mar. 24.
	Monday, June 5.	Wednesday, June 7.
1:00 to 1:55	German B1 (Sect. II);	German 1 (Sect. II);	1:00 to 1:55
	Latin A1 (Sect. I);	Latin A1 (Sect. II);
	Philosophy B1 (Sect. I);	Philosophy B3.
	Portuguese B1;	Political Science B1;
	Wednesday, Dec. 15.	Public Speaking B2;
	Friday, Mar. 17.	Thursday, Dec. 16.
	Wednesday, May 31.	Saturday, Mar. 18.
		Thursday, June 1.