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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

The degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science, respectively,
will be conferred upon regular students who have completed not less than
60 session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the
following programme:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for either cultural degree must take
30 session-hours of required subjects as stated below in addition to Physical
Education. Of the 30 session-hours of required subjects, not less than 24
hours must be taken during the first two years of the regular session and
the remaining 6 hours not later than the third year. In the Summer Quarter
the work should be chosen as nearly as practicable in this order.

Foreign Languages

For the Bachelor of Arts.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either Latin or Greek.

For the Bachelor of Science.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either French, German, Spanish or Italian.

Mathematics

For either degree.—3 session-hours.

Natural Science

For either degree.—6 session-hours (one course).

English

For either degree.—6 session-hours, 3 of which may be in Biblical History,
or Biblical Literature, or Public Speaking, the other 3 being in English
or English Literature.

Social Science

For either degree.—3 session-hours in History B1 or B2, or Economics
B1, or Government B1, or Sociology B1. Economics B1, or Sociology B1, if
selected, cannot be taken before candidate's second year.

Philosophy

For either degree.—3 session-hours in Philosophy B1, Philosophy B2, or
Psychology B1.

Physical Education

For either degree.—This course must be completed during the first two
years of the regular session.

Note: A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college
credit shall in his first regular session, and if necessary, continuously in subsequent
sessions, take such courses as are necessary to complete these requirements
for the first and second sessions.

(2) Electives-at-Large.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for
the baccalaureate degree, 18 session-hours may be elected from any courses
in the academic schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.

(3) Major-Electives.—The remaining 12 session-hours required for either
degree, shall be known as Major-Electives. The Major-Electives shall include
at least one C course (which must require 6 session-hours as a prerequisite)
and must all be offered from some one of the following Major-Groups
of related subjects, except that when the major group is Group III, the
candidate may offer in lieu of a C course, any 6-hour B course, in this group,
for admission to which another 6-hour B course in the group is prerequisite.

The Major-Electives must all be completed at this University.

• Group I.—Languages, Literature, Fine Arts, and Music.

• Group II.—Social and Philosophical Sciences.

• Group III.—Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

(4) Substitutes for Major-Electives.—The first-year course in Law, or
the first-year course in Medicine or 12 session-hours of technical courses in
one of the professional departments of Engineering or Education may be
substituted for the 12 session-hours of Major-Electives in academic subjects.
This work, which must be completed in one of the professional departments
of this University, cannot be begun by the candidate until he has spent at
least 2 sesions of 9 months each in successful work in this University, and
has at least 45 session-hours to his credit.