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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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individual would be eligible to apply for sabbatical leave under the following conditions: (a) Leave for two quarters at one-half salary. (b) Leave for one quarter at full salary. 2. After six years of full-time, continuous service, the individual would be eligible to apply for sabbatical leave as follows : (a) Leave for three quarters at one-half salary. (b) Leave for two quarters at two-thirds salary. These changes are recommended by the Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus, the Chancellor at the Medical Center campus, and the Executive VicePresident and Provost. Inasmuch as a revision of Section 40 of the University of Illinois Statutes will be required, appropriate language will be developed and referred to the three Senates for advice, in accordance with Section 65 of the Statutes. I concur.

On recommendation of Mr. Swain, the changes recommended which will involve a revision of Section 40 of the University of Illinois Statutes were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Page, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Kerner.

SELECTION OF TEST OF COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH IN ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS (8) The three Senates of the University have approved a procedural change in the regulation concerning the English test used in the admission of foreign students and approval by the Board of Trustees is recommended. The Trustees approved the existing regulation on July 18, 1962. The major change would enable the University Dean of Admissions and Records, or an officer designated by the President, with the approval of the AllUniversity Committee on Admissions, to select an appropriate test of competence in English. Jt is expected that in most instances, the Test of English as a Foreign Language ( T O E F L ) , which was developed by the National Council on the Testing of English as a Foreign Language, will be used. The Council is comprised of thirty organizations closely concerned with foreign students including the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan, which developed the test now required at the University of Illinois. T O E F L has been adopted by the Department of State, by the Agency for International Development, by the Department of Defense Language Institute, and by some two hundred universities, including most of the major universities. The text of the regulation follows (recommended deletions appear within parentheses; additions are in italics) : (The) A test of competence in English (given by the English Language Institute, Testing and Certification Division, Ann Arbor, Michigan) shall be required of all foreign students, including transfers, who file applications for admissions (after September 1, 1962,) in September, 1967, and thereafter, except foreign students who are citizens of a country where the native language is English, or who have degrees from colleges or universities in countries where English is the native language and where all instruction was in English. A score on (that) the examination will be received by the L'niversity of Illinois before action is taken on the student's request for admission. All prospective foreign students who receive a score below the minimum score of acceptance on the test will not be admitted to the University. The University Dean of Admissions and Records, or an officer designated by the President, shall select the test to be used, subject to approval by the All-University Committee on Admissions. The Director (Dean) of Admissions and Records on each campus may, however, upon recommendation of the college concerned, waive the requirement of test if evidence presented by the applicant clearfy justifies such action. I concur in the recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this recommendation was approved.