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Sixteen Years at tho University of Illinois

of one year of college work were required. Since 1914*15, two years of college work have been prerequisite. The entrance requirements for the College of Dentistry have advanced from one year of high school work to a credit of 15 units* In 1904 only the completion of a grammar school course was required for admission to the School of Pharmacy. From 1908 to 1913, one year of high school work was required for enrolment as a candidate for the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy. For 1914-15 the requirements for entrance to the curriculum leading to that degree were fixed as two years' work in an accredited high school. Since 1916, 15 units have been required. For admission to the curriculum leading to the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist, 15 units have been required since the organization of this curriculum in 1908.

degree an average grade of 85 on the scale of 100."—Register, Univ. of DL, 1906-07, p. 167. T h e above paragraph (note 1) is stated more explicitly in the announcements published the next year, as follows: t€ Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws who register in the College of Law after February 1, 1908, in addition to the above law credits, will be required to present credits for one full year's work in the College of Literature and Arts or the College of Science, or the corresponding department of another University or college of recognized standing; or attain in the law courses which they present for the degree an average grade of 85 on the scale of 100. This rule does not apply to members of the Illinois Bar who are admitted to the third year class and may receive the degree of Bachelor of Laws upon satisfactory completion of the work of that year,"—Eegister, Univ. of HI., 1907-08, p. 171. These provisions appear also in the Registers for 1908-09 (p. 177) and 1909-10 (p. 206). •The requirements for 1919-20 were the same as for 1917-18. *On June 7, 1917, the Board of Trustees adopted a recommendation of the University Senate, that in addition to the present three-year curriculum in law, with the admission requirement of sixty hours of college credit, a four-year curriculum in law be established: the admission requirements of the four-yea'r curriculum to be matriculation and thirty hours' credit in a college of this University, or the equivalent. On June 25, a second recommendation was adopted, that students transferring from other institutions who may fall short not to exceed five hours of credit by transfer may be admitted to the three-year curriculum as conditioned students; such conditions to be made up before the beginning of the student 'a second year in tho college.—Min. Board of Trustees, Univ. of 111., 1916-18, pp. 836, 390. c Tho College of Commerco was not organised as a separate college until 1915. The curriculum, leading to the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist was not established until 1908. The College of Dentistry was not operated during the year 1912-13.