ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Regular Students.—Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws must
have attained the age of at least eighteen years before entering the department,
must produce a certificate of good character from the school or college
last attended, or from other satisfactory source, and must conform to
the general requirements following:
For Admission to the Department of Law, in addition to the completion
of a standard high-school course of four years, or its equivalent, the
candidate must present evidence of the completion of at least one year of
college work at an approved institution of collegiate rank. For the session
of 1920-1921 (when this additional requirement becomes operative
for the first time) the completion of nine session-hours, distributed among
at least three courses (exclusive of courses in Forensic Debating and Commercial
Law), will be accepted as fulfilling this requirement. The collegiate
work required for entrance subsequent to the session of 1920-1921
will be announced hereafter.
A session-hour is one hour a week of recitation, or two hours a week
of laboratory work throughout the college year.
Though not made obligatory, it is deemed advisable that the student
select his college work in preparation for entering the Law School from
the following subjects: Latin, English, French or Spanish, a Natural
Science, Mathematics, Government, Accounting, and for students of more
than average maturity, Economics and Philosophy.
Forensic Debating.—As indicated in the preceding regulation, Forensic
Debating is excluded from the category of courses accepted in fulfillment
of entrance requirements. This course, however, as one of the
required subjects in the regular curriculum of the Law School, may be
substituted by the completion of an equivalent course in the College of
this university, or other institution of collegiate rank, evidenced by proper
certificate. But the student is advised to defer the pursuit of this course
until entrance into the Law School.
The High School Subjects for Admission to the College, and their
values in units are indicated in the General Catalogue of the University,
in connection with that department.
Evidence of the Required High School and College Work must be in
the form of a certificate, properly authenticated by the Registrar, or other
authorized official, of the institution at which the work was done.
Special Students.—An applicant who is at least 23 years old, and who
presents proper evidence of good character, and of needful maturity and
training, though unable to fulfill the foregoing entrance requirements, may,
by special action of the Law Faculty, in exceptional cases, be admitted as a
special student, and not as a candidate for the degree.
Every applicant for admission as a special student shall make written
application to the Dean of the University, on a blank furnished for the purpose,
with detailed information as to his age, general habits, his educational
and business experience, and his general fitness to undertake the study of
law. Such application, together with such testimonials as may be required,
should be filed with the Dean of the University not later than September 1
of the year in which the applicant desires to enter the Law School.
Every such applicant for admission as a special student must pass a
satisfactory examination, to be held at the University during the registration
days of the session. The examination, which will be conducted by a
committee of the Law Faculty, may include the subjects of English, American
and English History, and Civil Government.
This regulation is subject to the general university regulation as to delayed
entrance examinations.
Special students who fail to complete 60 per cent of the work taken during
any session may be declared ineligible for readmission the following
session.
Admission to Advanced Standing.—No credit is given for attendance at
another law school, nor for time spent in private reading.[2]
The candidate for
graduation must spend three years in residence.
