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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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they wish to study in the acting major and for an interview if they wish to study in the directing and playwriting bases major or in the technology and design major. After three years of experimentation with an unrestricted admission policy, the Department of Theatre has found that too many students admitted come without full understanding of the requirements of professional training in theatre and some apparently choose a major in theatre without a sufficiently strong interest in the field. This results in a number of students doing inadequate work, while other applicants are turned away for lack of space and staff. This situation represents a waste of manpower and money. A required audition/interview will help to identify students who can profit from the kind of training the Department provides. The Chancellor and the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the Urbana campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in this recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this recommendation was approved. Board of Trustees minutes, November 17, 1978, page 125.1

English Competency Minimum requirements for competence in English apply to all University students. An applicant for admission may complete minimum requirements for competence in English by certifying that the following requirements have been fulfilled in a country where English is the primary language and in a school where English is the primary language of instruction: 1. Undergraduate college applicants: graduation with credit for three units, or the equivalent, of English from a secondary school; or successful completion of a minimum of two academic years of full-time study at the secondary school or collegiate level immediately prior to the proposed date of enrollment in the University. 2. Graduate and professional college applicants: completion of at least two academic years of full-time study within five years of the proposed date of enrollment in the University. For applicants who do not meet the above requirements, evidence can be provided by achieving a satisfactory score on a test of competence in English. The test(s) to be used and the minimum score(s) shall be subject to approval by the University Committee on Admissions with the advice of the University's Technical Committee on Testing. This requirement may be waived upon agreement by the director of admissions and records and the dean of the college concerned, if evidence of competence in English presented by the applicant clearly justifies such action. Board of Trustees action of M a r c h 2 1 , 1973, page 225. All new students entering the University may be required at the beginning of their first term to receive a physical examination in a form prescribed by the director of health services at the appropriate University campus.

1 The policy on English competency remains in effect for all University students, not just undergraduates.