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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.

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.