62 COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

VI. NORMAL COURSE

LEADING TO THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Graduates of the two-year departmental courses of the state teachers’
colleges are admitted to advanced standing in the various courses and col-
leges of the University on conditions given under the heading of Admission.
A special course, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Normal
Course, has been arranged by the University to meet the needs of most of
such graduates, who are ordinarily admitted to junior standing in candi-
dacy for this degree and granted 60 credits toward the total of 120 required
for graduation. The course contains a minimum required amount of ad-
vanced studies in philosophy (or psychology) and education—6 credits in
each—-with the privilege of further elections in these subjects. Broadly
speaking, the general rule holds that the student may not repeat in the
University for credit the equivalent of a course he has had in high school
or elsewhere. Al] the courses in philosophy and psychology, with the excep-
tion of Psychology 1, are open to election by students enrolled in this course.
In education, the only courses which may be elected in fulfillment of the
requirements are those numbered above 100 on pages 151-157 of this bulle-
tin. Departmental teachers’ courses in the several departments may not
be elected in fulfillment of these requirements in education.

This course also requires a continuous study of one foreign language
(Latin, French, or German) during the two years of the course—that is,
a total of 16 credits.* Any student in this course who offers work in for-
eign language equal in amount and distribution to what is demanded of
candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts will not be required to pursue
courses in foreign language in the University, and no student will be re-
quired to complete more work in foreign language than is demanded for
the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Upon entering this course the student selects the department of his
major study and is assigned to an adviser who will assist him in arranging
his work so as to satisfy the requirements, which may ordinarily be com-
pleted within two years. It is expected that the student in this course will
give special attention to preparation for teaching some one subject and
that he will choose his studies with this end in view. It should be borne
in mind, however, that the required work of the course and of the major
impose a definite limitation on the number of electives which may be offered,
and that the required work takes precedence over electives. Attention is
called to the specifications in sections 14 and 15 above relative to completing
a major and writing a thesis, and to the requirements for the University
Teachers’ Certificate on page 82.

This course will be discontinued in August, 1932.

Junior Year. Foreign language, 4 or 5 credits each semester; phil-
osophy or education; major study; electives; total credits first semester,
14-16.

Senior Year. Continuation of foreign language; completion of re-
quired philosophy and education; major study and thesis; electives.

*An exception to this requirement is made in the ease of a student who
has had altogether five years of experience in teaching. He will be allowed to
substitute for the required work in language 16 credits in language, literature,
history, or philosophy, of which at least 12 credits must be (and all 16 may be)
in one of the four fields named. They may not be taken in the department of
the major, and if philosophy is chosen, the credit must be in addition to the
6 credits regularly prescribed. A single semester of a year course will not be
accepted toward the absolving of this requirement unless the year course in
question belongs to the “hundred” group.