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ADMISSION to the inivcM-s n v at Chi* -o ( Lrcle.md Urbana- Champaign for beginning JV, tn September, L974, will -am be b a t e d on • »mbination of high school pertile rank and admi lion u t i o r e , Applicants approved for admission to regular prol a m u 8 t h a v 0 a t least t one-in-two (50 per cent) chance of a< hieving a 3.0 ("C") verage for the tirst term in the i lle-.e or curriculum to which they apply. For cxperi. 5ntaj a special programs, Bpac< may be reserved at each campus for applicants of different qualifications, not to exceed L0 pev cent of the previous fall term entering freshin class on that campus. This provision is in concert with the Illinois Board of Higher ucat ion's Master Plan r Higher Education which recommends that experimental and spe< Lai programs can be developed tor students "of lesser qualifications" than the Master Plan minimums. Experience has demonstrated the need to reserve a limited number of spaces at each campus for ap licants entering programs for which admission decisions must be delaxed. The policy provides this flexibility. To avoid the possibility of unused space, the University admissions policy also permits, under certain circumstances, the admission of applicants with at least a one-in-four chance of achieving a 3. 0 ("C") firstterm average.

ADMISSION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS to the University is "based on only the transfer work which is of such a nature as to prepare students to continue on to baccalaureate degree programs." Grades in other courses, such as technical courses similar in content and level to courses taught at the University, may be used in evaluation for admission upon recommendation of the dean of the college to which the student seeks admission. At Urbana-Champaign, preference will be given to students who have ompleted 60 or more semester hours of work, although a few students with less than 60 hours may be admitted to certain curricula, such as art and architecture, if they cannot continue in the curriculum at their present campus.

CLASS SIZE at the University is given serious consideration. Nearly all courses which offer large lectures also require participation in small discussion groups. Approximately 76 per cent of all class sections (78 per cent at Urbana- Champaign, 70 per cent at Chicago Circle) involve less than 30 students. Many students receive instruction individually in music practice, thesis, special project and similar courses. Distribution by size of section varies little from year to year, with class size for fall, 1973, as follows: Percentage Of All Class Sections

Having R e g i s t r a t i o n s Of: 1-5 16% 9% 11 % 6-9 1 0 - 1 4 7% 8% 9% 14% 8% 12% 15-19 8% 15% 13% 20-29 30-39 40-49 31% 18% 4% 3% 31% 12% 32% 13 % 3% 50-99 5% 5% 5 Over 99 3% 2% 3 Avg. R e g . per Section 27 26 26

Chicago Circle Urbana-Champaign Both campuses

Rj ]S conferred by the University through June, 1973, total 277,938 with Chicago Jlrcle conferring 1- J85; Medical Center, 30,361; and Urbana-Champaign, 230,592, 6 the University opened in 1868, approximately 533,000 students have come to it.