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Caption: Course Catalog - 1887-1888
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DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES. 95 In accordance with the law, the following system of Degrees has been adopted by the University: 1. All studies will remain, as heretofore, free. Each student may choose and pursue such studies as he may desire, subject only to such conditions as to preparation, times of study and number of studies, as may be necessary to secure efficiency in classes and economy in teaching. 2. But students who wish to be candidates for any, degree must complete fully the course of studies prescribed for such degree, and must present an accepted thesis. 3. Students not candidates for any degree will be enrolled as special students, and will receive at the close of their attendance, if not less than a year, the certificates provided by law, with statements of work done and credits attained. 4. It is designed that the requirements for all the Bachelor's Degrees shall be, as nearly as possible, equal in amount and value. 5. The Degree of Bachelor of Science, B. S., will be given to those who complete either of the courses of studies in the College of Engineering, Agriculture, or Natural Science. The name of the School will be inserted after the degree. 6. The Degree of Bachelor of Letters, B. L., will be given to those who complete the course of the School of English and Modern Languages. 7. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, B. A., will be given to those who complete the course in the School of Ancient Languages. 8. The Master's Degrees, M. S., M. L., and M. A., and the equivalent degrees of C. E., M. E., etc., will be given only to those who have pursued a year of prescribed post-graduate studies, and passed examinations thereon, or after a term of three years' successful practice. In either case an accepted thesis will be required. BOARD. There are many boarding houses in Urbana and Champaign within reasonable distance of the University, where students can obtain either table board, or board and rooms, with the advantages of the family circle. Boarding clubs are also formed by the students, by which the cost of meals
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