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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 8

T h e content and organization of each of the general courses and of the group as a whole are to be worked out by the Curriculum Committee of the General Division and revised from time to time in consultation with the instructional staff and the Examining Committee, subject to the approval of the Dean and the Faculty of the College. Of the seven general courses listed above, the student is required to complete six, including the first four in the list, by the end of his junior year. Before receiving credit for any one of these courses a student must pass a general examination set by the instructors in the course with the help of the Examining Committee, and given at the end of the year. Proficiency examinations shall be given at stated intervals in all the general courses. B. Fields of Concentration Each student in the General Division shall, not later than the beginning of his junior year, select a field of concentration within which he shall complete a program of thirty-two hours of work at least fifteen hours of which shall be in one department and approved by it. T h e program of study within the field of concentration selected shall be submitted to the Curriculum Committee for approval, and when so approved shall be regarded as a required program, and departures from it must be authorized by the Curriculum Committee. T h e fields of concentration, with the courses counted toward the required hours within each field, are as follows: i. Mathematics and physical science.—Courses in the departments of mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, geography, and physics. 2. Biological science.—Courses in the departments of bacteriology, botany, entomology, physiology, psychology, and zoology. 3. Social science.—Courses in the departments of geography, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. 4. Humanities.—Courses in the departments of art, music, history, philosophy; and courses in literature in the departments of Classics, English, German, and Romance Languages. It is expected that the Curriculum Committee will consider the possibility of working out additional non-departmental courses to be used as electives in the junior and senior years. C. Other Requirements Physical Education and Military Training.—The present requirements in physical education and military training are to be retained, but are to be carefully studied by the Curriculum Committee of the General Division to bring them into organic connection with the remainder of the curriculum. Hygiene.—It is proposed to accomplish the purpose of the present requirement through the material contained in the required science courses. Foreign Language.—The present requirement of two years of a foreign language is retained for students in the General Division. This requirement should ordinarily be worked off during the freshman and sophomore years. D. Summary Statement of the Requirements for Graduation T o be eligible for graduation with the degree of Bachelor of Arts a student must have completed the required work in Physical Education and Military Science, plus a total of 120 hours, including ( a ) the necessary amount of work in a foreign language to satisfy the requirements of the present general curriculum, ( b ) six of the seven general courses listed above, including the courses in Verbal Expression, Biological Science, Physical Science, and History of Civilization, and (c) a program approved by the Curriculum Committee of 32 hours within a field of concentration, with a minimum of 15 hours in one department. E. Admission to the Division T h e requirements for admission to the General Division shall be the same as those for admission to the present general curriculum in Liberal Arts and Sciences.