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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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CHANGES IN REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY STATUS FOR ADMISSION A N D ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT TUITION (22) T h e following changes, to become effective September 1, 1972, are proposed in the "Regulations Governing the Determination of Residency Status for Admission and Assessment of Student Tuition" approved by the Board of Trustees on April 15, 1970. 1. In view of recent Illinois legislation which, for most purposes, equates the age of 18 to loss of minority status in the traditional sense, it is recommended, with the concurrence of the University Counsel, that the present differential between males and females on the basis of age should be dropped and that "adults" should be defined as all students 18 years of age or over. This would involve modifying the opening sentence of the attached regulations to read as follows: "For the purposes of these regulations an 'adult' is considered to be a male otudent 21 years of age or over, or a female student 18 years of age or over; a 'minor' student is a male student under 31 yoaro of ago or a female otudent under 18 years of age." 2. In light of recent court decisions, a waiting period of six months could more easily be sustained than the present waiting period of twelve months. It is recommended, with the concurrence of the University Counsel, that the word "twelve" in each of Sections 2, 3, 5, and 9 of the attached regulations be changed to "six." 3. Questions have been raised concerning whether Section 6, "Married Student," or Section 7, "Persons without United States Citizenship," should take precedence in the case of a noncitizen of the United States of America who is married to a resident of the State. To resolve this question, it is recommended that Section 6 be revised as follows: A Nonresident student who is a citizen of the United States of America or who holds permanent resident status with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, whether male or female, or a minor or adult, or a citizen or noncitizen of the United States, who is married to a resident of the State, shall be classified as a Resident. I concur in these recommendations.

On motion of Mr. Swain, these revisions were approved, to become effective September 1, 1972.

MODIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. MEDICAL CENTER (23) The Senate at the Medical Center campus has approved a recommendation from the Committee on Admissions of the College of Medicine that the following specific requirements for admission to the College of Medicine be discontinued : Biology: A full year's course at college level in biology (usually animal) with appropriate laboratory work. This course should emphasize the cellular and molecular aspects as well as the structure and function of living organisms. Chemistry: T w o years of college chemistry divided about equally between organic and inorganic. Laboratory work and familiarity with quantitative techniques are important aspects of this experience. Physics: One full year of college credit physics (with laboratory experience). Instead, the requirement would be stated as follows: A student seeking admission to the College of Medicine may elect any major field of interest. Biology, chemistry through organic, physics or biophysics, and behavioral science will be particularly helpful in pre-