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THE SPECIALIZED COURSE, OR GROUP, SYSTEM

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Only those students who pursue a specialized course shall, as a rule, be selected from this college for fellowships, scholarships, and other similar University honors. THE GENERAL COURSE SYSTEM In the general courses a minimum of prescribed work is laid out for the first two years. The whole of the work for the first year, and part of that of the second, is prescribed. The work for the rest of the course is elective. Within the limits of the prescribed work, moreover, the student is permitted a choice of lines of work. In choosing his electives, each student must select at least two subjects from list A, as majors. In the choice of his electives other than his major work the student may take a minimum of work in a maximum number of subjects, or he may take a maximum amount of work in the minimum number of subjects necessary to fill up his time according to the rules of the University. The elective courses open to the students of the College include subjects from the Colleges of Agriculture, Science, and Engineering. The sciences are not an integral part of the work of this College, but the training derived from their study is so important a part of a liberal education that every student of the College is earnestly advised to extend his study of them so far as may be. THE SPECIALIZED COURSE, OR GROUP, SYSTEM In the specialized course, or group, system the prescribed work is the same as in the general courses. The other credits necessary for graduation are to be obtained in the subjects of the group which the student enters. (See requirements for graduation, below.) The groups are as follows : The Classical Group, including Greek and Latin as the major subjects. The English and Modern Language Group, including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. At present Italian and Spanish may not be chosen as major subjects. The Philosophical Group, including Pedagogy, Philosophy and Psychology as major subjects. Tn this group the U.-4