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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted to regular standing in the School of Nursing Education,
applicants must be registered nurses, graduates of schools of nursing
of approved standards and in addition must meet the regular entrance requirements
of the University by certificate from an accredited high school
or private secondary school, giving the equivalent of four years of satisfactory
high school work, or by examination.

Furthermore, at least one year of graduate experience in some educational
or executive work in schools of nursing is highly desirable for all
prospective students.

For admission by certificate, the applicant should file with the School
not later than September 1, a Certificate of Preparation made out on a
blank form furnished upon request. And a special blank giving applicant's
professional training and experience will be required of all students.

In addition to the above, each candidate may be required to pass at
the University a qualifying examination in English before her registration
can be completed. This examination will be held on Monday of the first
week of the session.

Any student who fails to maintain a reasonable standard of English
in all her college work will be required to take an additional course in English
composition or to repeat a course in order to make up her deficiency.

Special Students.—A limited number of graduate nurses of more mature
age whose general education has not included a complete high school
course may be admitted as special students. But they must present evidence
of satisfactory professional and personal qualifications and ability to

pursue the courses in Nursing Education successfully. No special student
may be a candidate for a degree; but such students are permitted and encouraged
to make up deficiencies by private study or by taking courses in
the Summer Quarter. They will then be admitted as regular students, and
may be accepted as applicants for the degree, provided all entrance requirements
are met at least one academic year before the date of graduation.

College Credit.—A maximum of 15 session-hours may be granted for
one year of college work and 33 hours for two years. In no case will credit
be given on more than 33 session-hours of work done in another college,
and any student who receives this maximum amount of credit must take
the remaining 15 session-hours required for her degree in residence in a
regular session of nine months in this University.