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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Proposed Wording High School Scholarship.—An applicant for admission to the University whose rank in scholarship is in the upper three quarters of his graduating class and who meets the requirements as stated below is admitted by certificate to full freshman standing. Furthermore, the Registrar is authorized to admit, without adhering to the usual requirements as they pertain to majors and minors, an applicant whose rank in scholarship is in the upper fifty per cent of his graduating class. Such a student, however, must present those specific high school courses that are prerequisite to courses in the curriculum which he desires to follow in the University. ( T h e paragraph with reference to admission on probation of students who rank in the lowest quarter of the graduating class was approved by the Board of Trustees on February 16, 1940.)

3. U N I T S REQUIRED

Present Wording "Fifteen Units Required.—Fifteen units of acceptable secondary school work are required, including the following: I. T w o majors and two minors, or three majors, selected from Groups 1-5 below. O n e of the majors must be English. (See definitions of Unit, Major, and Minor below.) II. A total of at least ten units from the fields of English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies, including preparation amounting to a major or minor sequence in at least three different fields. (See Groups 1-5 below.) I I I . All subjects prescribed for the curriculum which the applicant desires to enter, as stated in the University catalog for 1938-39. IV. 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." Proposed Wording Fifteen Units Required.—Fifteen units of acceptable secondary school work are required, including the following: I. T w o majors and one minor, selected from Groups 1-5 below. One of the majors must be English. (See definitions of Unit, Major, and Minor below.) II. A total of at least nine units from the fields of English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies, including preparation amounting to a major or minor sequence in at least three different fields. (See Groups 1-5 below.) I I I . ( N o change in wording.) IV. T h e six remaining units necessary for admission may be selected from any of the high school subjects which are accepted by an accredited high 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. T h e University realizes the obligation of the high school to meet fully the needs and interests of all its pupils. It, therefore, believes that high schools should offer courses in such fields as agriculture, art, commerce, home economics, industrial arts, music. Furthermore, by accepting them for admission, it recognizes that they contribute to satisfactory preparation for college work.

4. MAJORS AND MINORS

Present Wording " T h e 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