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Admission to the University of Illinois

L L matters pertaining to admission to the University of Illinois are handled > by the Office of the Registrar. All communications in regard to entrance, . credits, transfers, examinations, and University catalogues should be addressed t o : Mr. George P. Tuttle, Registrar Room 100-A, Administration Building, Urbana, Illinois.

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General Requirements for Admission

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Age.—An applicant must be at least sixteen years of age, unless he is to reside with his parents or guardian. High School Graduation.—For admission by certificate, the applicant must be a graduate of an accredited secondary school. Definitions.—A unit in the secondary school is a course covering an academic year and including not less than the equivalent of 120 clock hours of classroom work. A major is three unit courses in one field. A minor is two unit courses in one field. Fifteen Units Required.—Fifteen units of acceptable secondary school work are required, including the following: 1. Two majors (of three units each), and two minors (of two units each), or three majors, selected from English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies. One of the majors must be English. 2. A total of at least ten units from the above fields, including preparation amounting to a major or minor sequence in at least three different fields. 3. All subjects prescribed for the curriculum which the applicant desires to enter, as stated in the table on the following page. 4. Five units from any of the high-school subjects which are accepted by an accredited school toward its diploma and which meet the standards for accrediting as defined by the University of Illinois. Fractional credits of the value of less than one-half unit will not be accepted. Not less than one unit of work will be accepted in a foreign language, elementary algebra, plane geometry, physics, chemistry, or biology. Majors and Minors The required majors and minors defined above may be selected from the following five groups: 1. English.—(In all cases one major must be in English.) Only courses in the history and appreciation of literature, composition, rhetoric, and grammar will count toward a major. 2. Foreign Language.—Three units in one language constitute a major. Two units in one language constitute a minor. 3. Mathematics.—Only courses in algebra, plane geometry, solid and spherical geometry, and trigonometry will be accepted toward a major or minor in this subject. (General mathematics may be accepted in lieu of algebra and geometry in cases where the content of the course is essentially the same as that ordinarily included in algebra and geometry.) 4. Science.—(Including physics; chemistry; biology, or botany and zoology; general science, or physiology and physiography; astronomy; and geology.) A major must include at least a total of two units chosen from one or more of the following subjects: physics, chemistry, botany, and zoology. Biology may be offered in place of botany and zoology. A minor must include at least one unit from the above subjects.

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