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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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and one semester of clinical instruction in certain hospitals. In the original recommendation it was proposed that the instructional program at Urbana be administered by the Department of Art because ( i ) this work is more closely related to art than to any other subject and (2) on the advice of several authorities. T h e Executive Committee did not concur in this phase of the recommendation, the question being referred to a special committee with power to act. The Committee on August 7 voted that the administration of the Curriculum in Occupational Therapy shall be in the College of Medicine (Minutes, August 31, 1943, page 506). On the basis of the past year's experience the following changes are being made in the administration of this program: 1. The Curriculum in Occupational Therapy shall be administered by the College of Medicine as in the past. 2. The first five semesters of this curriculum will be given in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Urbana to be followed by five quarters of clinical practice in the College of Medicine. 3. On completion of the curriculum and the requirements for graduation the candidate shall receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in the College of Medicine. 4. There shall be a Committee on Admissions consisting of the Dean of the College of Medicine, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Registrar, the Director of the University Health Service, the Director of the Personnel Bureau, and the Director of the Curriculum in Occupational Therapy. This Committee will determine admission to the curriculum and the transfer of students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to the College of Medicine. 5. There shall be established an Advisory Committee in Occupational Therapy, including representatives of the College of Medicine and of the Urbana departments concerned, appointed by the Dean of the College of Medicine and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This committee will appraise the curriculum and the content of its courses and will determine policies in regard to the administration of the curriculum. T h e Dean of the College of Medicine will have ultimate authority in all decisions. 6. T h e requirements for admission to and transfer from the curriculum shall be as follows:

I. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRE-PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM:

Age.—The maximum age for admission is thirty-five years. Educational Requirements.—A student entering the occupational therapy pre-professional curriculum as a freshman must have a scholarship rank in the upper half of his high school graduating class. A student transferring to this curriculum from another college or university must have a scholastic average in his collegiate work not less than 3.0 in terms of the grading system of the University of Illinois. Selection of Applicants.—In selecting applicants the Committee on Admissions will take into consideration the candidate's personal qualifications, including an interest in medical studies, art, the welfare of the handicapped, possession of tact, adaptability, and initiative. A personal interview is desired whenever possible. Other factors to be considered include scholarship, letters of recommendation, the physical and mental health of the applicant, aptitude tests, and such special examinations as may be determined by the Committee.

II. ENTRANCE INTO THE PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM:

P r i o r to the beginning of the fifth semester of registration students are advised of acceptance into the professional curriculum by the Committee on Admissions. Essential requirements to be met a r e : (1) at least a 3.0 academic standing; (2) approval by the Committee on Admissions.

I I I . TRANSFER FROM THE CURRICULUM:

Students transferring from the curriculum in occupational therapy to the general curriculum must fulfill all requirements for graduation in the general curriculum.