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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 18

State From Which Obtained Certificates District of Columbia Washington District of Columbia Indiana Wisconsin Ohio Nebraska New York

Name

M A N U E L AUERBACH JOHN ANGUS BECKETT LEONARD FRUMOVITZ JOSEPH FRANCIS GOLTZRACH JOHN FRANCIS KAHELSKI ROBERT LORIN LUTZ D E N N I S EDWARD MITCHEM F R E D PAUL SCHUEREN

Address Skokie, Illinois Winnetka, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bronxville, New York Hinsdale, Illinois Western Springs, Illinois

I concur.

On motion of M r . Swain, these certificates were awarded.

ADMISSION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENTERING DIRECTLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL (4) T h e University Senate recommends that the present requirements for admission of undergraduate students entering the University directly from high school be amended in two respects: ( a ) in the admission of applicants who rank in the lowest quarter of their high school graduating classes and (b) in the admission of nonresidents of Illinois, as follows: Residents of Illinois. A graduate of an accredited high school who is a resident of Illinois, whose rank in scholarship is in the lowest quarter of his graduating class as determined at the end of the first half of grade twelve and who meets the requirements as stated below, will be admitted by certificate to probationary status subject to the following procedure: Such an applicant will be required by the University to take tests as prescribed by the Student Counseling Service and to receive in an interview an interpretation of the test scores and their educational and vocational significance. A reasonable effort will be made to inform the parents of the chances of the applicant's success at the University. If such an applicant then decides to enter the University, he shall make this decision in writing to the Office of Admissions and Records not later than thirty days prior to registration date. Such a student, immediately upon registration, will be placed under the special supervision of the dean of the college or the director of the school in which he is enrolled. He may be required to carry a reduced program of work or a program especially arranged to meet his needs. T h e student's rank is to be based on work completed in grades nine, ten, and eleven, and the first half of twelve in the case of four-year high schools, and on work completed in grades ten, eleven, and the first half of twelve in the case of three-year senior high schools. Nonresidents of Illinois. In addition to the requirements stated below, a nonresident of Illinois must rank in the upper half of his high school graduating class to be admitted to the University. The Dean of Admissions is authorized to consider for admission high school seniors who have not yet graduated, on the basis of the following official documents from the high school principal: Residents and nonresidents of Illinois who rank in the upper half of their classes: A statement of seven semesters of completed high school work, a statement of courses to be taken in the final semester, the date of probable graduation, and an estimate of the applicant's rank in his class. Residents of Illinois regardless of rank in class and nonresidents who rank in the upper half: A statement of seven semesters of completed high school work and grades in each subject at the middle of the final semester, the date of probable graduation, and the applicant's rank in his class. I recommend approval of these changes in admission requirements effective September 1, 1957.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these changes in admission requirements were approved. Mrs. Holt asked to be recorded as seconding this motion.