Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950
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1178 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 22 High Honors: Average of 4.5 in all courses used for graduation, with no grade below B and with grades of A in at least one-half of the courses in Library Science. Highest Honors: Average of 4.5 in all courses used for graduation, with grades of A in all courses in Library Science. I concur. On motion of Mr. Nickell, these requirements were established as recommended. GRADUATE CURRICULA IN THE COLLEGE OF LAW (6) The University Senate recommends the establishment of the following graduate programs in the College of Law. Curriculum Leading to the Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) I. Requirements for Admission: 1. The applicant must have received the first professional degree in law from a law school which has graduation requirements substantially the same as the University of Illinois College of Law. 2. T h e applicant must present evidence of ability to do satisfactory work at the graduate level. Normally no student will be admitted as a candidate for this degree unless he has a weighted grade average of 3.5 in all law-school work undertaken. II. Requirements for the Degree: 1. One academic year in residence in the College of Law. 2. A course program approved by the Graduate Committee of the College of Law. ( a ) The course program shall consist of eight units of work including at least two units of research. (b) A grade average of 3.5. 3. A satisfactory thesis. Curriculum Leading to the Degree of Doctor of the Science of Lazv (J.S.D.) I. Requirements for Admission: 1. T h e applicant must have received the first professional degree in law from a law school which has graduation requirements substantially the same as the University of Illinois College of Law. 2. The applicant must present evidence of ability to do satisfactory work at the graduate level. Normally no student will be admitted as a candidate for this degree unless he has a weighted grade average of 4.0 in all law-school work undertaken. 3. T h e applicant must also present evidence that he has the capacity for independent research. Ordinarily this requirement may be met by the submission of satisfactory legal writing done while the applicant was a candidate for the LL.B. degree, or subsequent to the receipt of the degree. I I . Requirements for the Degree: 1. One academic year in residence in the College of Law. 2. A course program approved by the Graduate Committee of the College of Law. (a) T h e course program shall consist of eight units of work including at least four units of research. (b) A grade average of 4.0. 3. A satisfactory thesis, which shall be submitted not less than one year nor more than five years after the completion of the residence requirements. 4. A final oral examination. If these programs are approved, the College of Law and the University Senate recommend that the present degree of Doctor of Law (J.D.) be discontinued. As presently administered this is not a graduate degree and it should be discontinued to avoid confusion with the degree of J.S.D. I concur in these recommendations. On motion of Mr. Fornof, these recommendations were adopted.
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