CORRESPONDENCE STUDY 393

of knowledge and the getting of understanding; (2) those who wish to earn
units of credit toward a university degree; and (3) those who require
preparation for entrance to the University.

The second class includes (1) those whom the necessity of earning a
livelihood has taken from school before acquiring a satisfactory elementary
education; (2) those who have had the benefit of more or less liberal edu-
cational opportunities but have received no training especially adapted to
fit them for their chosen vocations; and (3) those who desire to change
vocations and prepare themselves for employment more nearly adapted to
their tastes and abilities.

All courses offered through correspondence study, whether taken for
university credit, or not, are on a uniform basis in reference to the amount
of work covered. Courses which are satisfactorily completed have, there-
fore, a definite value, and all students who successfully complete such
courses will be awarded statements or certificates indicative of the character
of the work done.

METHOD

PROCEDURE. The student who wishes to undertake correspondence study
should first select such course or courses as he may desire to take. He
should then fill out the application blank with information called for, and
return it, with the required fee, to the office of the Extension Division. The
necessary textbooks, outfits, etc., may also be purchased through the Exten-
sion Division if the student so desires. Ordering texts through the Exten-
sion Division at the time of registration saves time and facilitates a prompt
start. Students are encouraged to register for but one course at a time.
Not more than two courses may be registered for at one time unless the stu-
dent can give evidence that he has at least several hours each day to devote
to study.

THE INSTRUCTION. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the first
two assignments will be sent with instructions for study, methods of prepa-
ration, and directions for returning recitation sheets and reports. Each
recitation report will be returned to the student with such corrections, ex-
planations, and suggestions as may be needed. Lists of books, assignments
for reading, and all necessary assistance will be furnished throughout the
course, so that no student will be left without adequate aid and guidance.
Questions on the subject in hand are at all times encouraged.

By WHOM PREPARED. These courses are prepared by the members of
the university faculty, and each represents a definite amount of work
equivalent to similar work done in residence at the University, or in schools
of known standards.

THE UNIT Course. The unit course is divided, where practicable, into
forty weekly assignments. Such a course represents at least an amount of
work equal to that done in residence at the University in a study of five
recitation hours a week for one semester or half year. It is assumed that
this work may be done by the average student in forty weeks on a minimum
leisure for study of one hour a day, six days in the week. It is, however,
the student’s privilege to pursue his studies as rapidly as may be con-
sistent with good work and the rules of the University.

THE LESSON ASSIGNMENT. The unit course is divided into assign-
ments. In some courses this may call for but a single report, but in others