Special Courses in the College of Letters and Science
THE COURSE IN COMMERCE, which extends over four years, is designed for the
training
    of young men who desire to enter upon business careers, especially in
such fields
    as domestic and foreign commerce, and banking, or branches of public
service, such
    as the consular service, in which a knowledge of business is essential.
It has
    been established in the belief that in order to achieve the largest measure
of suc-
    cess at the present time, and in order to perform properly his duties
to himself
    and to society, the business man needs not only a college education,
but a course
    of study adapted to his peculiar needs.
THE COURSES IN PHARMACY are two in number; one extending over two years,
and one
    over four years, and are designated to furnish a thoroughly scientific
foundation for
    the pursuit of the profession of pharmacy. The four year course which
is open to
    graduates of accredited high schools gives a general scientific education
in addi.
    tion to the pharmaceutical studies. The two year course is confined to
distinctly
    technical studies in pharmacy.
THE PRE-MEDICAL COURSE provides for work in biology, chemistry, bacteriology,
anat-
    omy, and similar subjects, prerequisite for the study of medicine. Credit
is given
    by the leading medical colleges for the successful completion of this
course.
THE COURSE IN EDUCATION consists of two years' work In philosophy and pedagogy,
and
    is especially designed for graduates of normal schools. A four year course
is also
    provided for those desiring to pursue special studies in educational
problems,

THE COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS has two purposes: First, to offer general elective
    courses which shall be available as a part of the general education of
young
    women in the College of Letters and Science; second, to offer to those
young
    women who are preparing to teach the subject or to pursue other professional
    work connected with it, the opportunity to take a four years' course
in Home
    Economics.
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC gives courses .of one, two, three and four years, and
also offers
    oppottunity for instruction in music to all students in the university.

The Summer Session extends over a period of six weeks, from the last week
in June
    through the first week in August, and is designated to meet the wants
of teachers
    and undergraduates who desire to broaden and deepen their knowledge;
of regular
    undergraduates who desire to shorten their University course; and of
graduates who
    wish to devote part of their vacation to advanced courses.

The Summer School for Artisans and Apprentices extends over a period of six
weeks,
    from the first week In July to through the second week in August, and
provides for
    practice shop work and scientific instruction.

THi LImRARIES to which the students have access Include, the Library of the
Univer-
    sity of Wisconsin, the Library of the State Historical Society, the Library
of the
    Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, the State Law Library
and the
    Madison Free Public Library, which together contain about 276,000 bound
books
    and over 150,000 pamphlets. The State Historical Library with some 128,000
vol-
    umes and 120,000 pamphlets offers exceptional opportunities for students
in his-
    tory.
MUSEUMS, LABORATORIES, and seminary rooms for the various departmenta, with
all the
    necessary equipment of special study, give opportunity to advanced students
Is
    various fields.
THE GYMNASIUM, ATHLETIC FILD, boating facilities, and athletic teams give
opportunity
    for indoor and outdoor ahletic training, and for courses in physical
training under
    the guidance of the athletic director.

Tnz UNwiuEsrrY has a situation of unsurpas~d beauty on Lake Mendota, where
Its
    grounds of nearly three hundred acres extend for about a mile along the
south
    shore of the lake. The buildings of the University, some twenty in number,
afford
    excellent accommodations for men and women seeking higher education.

Detailed information on any subject connected with the University may be
obtained
    by addressing W. D. Hlestand, Registrar, Madison, Wisconsin.