ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The general requirements for admission to the University may be found
on page 76. 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 78), fifteen units, of
which three must be in English, two and one-half in Mathematics, and one
in History. The remaining eight and one-half units may be selected at will
from the list on page 77, 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 80-89.
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-eight 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. For the conditions upon which college
credit is granted for work done in the Summer School, see p. 235.
Conditioned Students.—A candidate for entrance must offer fifteen units
as defined by the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools. At least
thirteen of the units offered must be included in the list of units accepted
for admission on p. 77. A student not able to offer fifteen units as defined
in this list may be conditioned 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. No conditioned student may be later registered as a special student.
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.
