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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ADMISSION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (5) Following a study by its Committee on Admissions from Higher Institutions of the conservation of University facilities, in view of the inevitable increase in undergraduate enrollments, for those students who show best promise of useful utilization of these facilities, the University Senate recommends that the present admission requirements applicable to transfer students be amended to read: A person who has attended another college or university of recognized standing is considered for admission to the University of Illinois on presenting (1) a transcript of his college record showing honorable dismissal from the institution from which he comes and (2) an official statement of his preparatory school work. A person seeking transfer to any undergraduate curriculum with more than forty semester hours of academic work from other colleges or universities must present a scholarship average of at least 3.0 ("C") in terms of the grading system of the University of Illinois, and must have a combined average of at least 3.0 ("C") for his last two semesters. Nevertheless, an applicant who is otherwise qualified but whose scholarship average for his last semester is less than 3.0 ("C") may, with the approval of the dean concerned, be admitted only on probationary status. A person with more than forty semester hours of academic work with less than a 3.0 ("C") average will not be admitted. A resident of Illinois with forty semester hours or less of academic work whose scholarship average is less than 3.0 but above 2.5 may, with the approval of the dean of the college concerned, be admitted only on probationary status. A nonresident of Illinois with forty semester hours or less of academic work whose scholarship average is less than 3.0 will not be admitted. The above are general University requirements for admission. Certain colleges have established higher admission requirements. An applicant should refer to the section of the University's catalog which presents admission requirements of the college to which he is applying for admission. A person on probation at or dropped from another institution for disciplinary reasons may enter the University only on the approval of the dean of the college concerned and with the approval of the University Senate Committee on Discipline. I recommend approval of these changes in admission requirements, effective September 1, 1957.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, these changes in admission requirements were approved.

APPROPRIATION BY THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (6) The Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has assigned $4,000 from its surplus funds for the expenses of raising funds for the Student Activity Grants-in-Aid program to be undertaken by the University of Illinois Foundation. Confirmation of this is requested.

On motion of Mr. Herrick, the action of the Board of Directors was confirmed.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (7) The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds from the General Reserve Fund as follows: 1. Department of Animal Science, installation of distillation equipment. .$2 000 2. Engineering Sciences, Chicago Undergraduate Division, to repair drawing tables 2 158 Total $4 158 I concur.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.