ADMISSION

SCOPE OF PREPARATORY WORK

The following description serves to indicate the extent of the prepara-
tion expected in each of the several subjects named in the preceding require-
ments for admission:.

ENGLISH

2, 3 or 4 units. Candidates for admission must present two units in
English, one in composition, and one in the reading and study of English
classics. These two units correspond to the work of the first two years of
the standard high-school course, in which half of the time is devoted to
theme writing and instruction and composition, and half to the detailed
study of a number of the English classics. At least three units in Eng-
lish are recommended, the third unit to consist of additional ‘work in ‘com-
position, and either (1) an outline history of English or American literature
with the reading and study of selections of each period, or (2) the inten-
sive study of a few typical examples of the novel, the drama, the lyric,
and the essay. Four units of English should include composition and both
(1) and (2) given above, in addition to the two required units.

THE TWO UNITS REQUIRED OF ALL

COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC. Practice in theme writing with instruc-
tion in the principles of composition and the forms of discourse must form
an important part in each unit of English presented for entrance. Every
entrant is examined as to his ability to express himself in clear, correct,
idiomatic English. The test consists in writing several essays on familiar
subjects, in which the student plans his work by paragraphs and constructs
both paragraphs and sentences in accordance with the simpler principles
of composition. No student will be passed in this test and permitted to
pursue the course in freshman English whose mark shows serious weakness
in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence construction, or division into
paragraphs. Facility of expression will not be sufficient to offset marked
deficiencies in these reports. A more detailed statement of the require-
ments for admission to freshman English is given in University Bulletin,
High-School Series, No. 25. Students deficient in English composition must
make up such deficiency in one year or be dropped from the University.
The University provides special instruction for such students.

READING AND STUDY OF ENGLISH CLASSICS. The two units required
in English should include the thorough study of at least ten of the English
classics on the list of uniform college entrance requirements in English, or
their equivalents. The primary aim of the study of these selections should
be the interpretation of the works as independent units; other considera-
tions, such as form, biography, literary history, or critical comparisons,
though they should not be neglected, should be kept subsidiary to this main
object.

UNITS IN ADDITION TO THE TWO REQUIRED OF ALL

HISTORY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. 1 unit. In addi-
tion to the required units in English, one unit in the history of English lit-
erature or in the history of English and American literature may be pre-
sented. The greater part of the time should be devoted to the reading of
selections from representative authors of each period. In the study of the
history of literature, which should occupy no more than one-quarter of the