C?5 ia~* 'Z J BOSTON UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Volume VI JULY, 1917 Number 4, Part 3 REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION AND DEGREES IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE IN EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF IL -MAY ? :U919 Acjmimstrativc Lib; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY THE UNIVERSITY 688 BOYLSTON STREET Entered as Second-class Matter at the Post-Office, Boston I NO fcU'V The College Circular, the Horarium, showing the days and hours for the various courses, and a special bulletin recently issued regarding scholarships for men in the College of Liberal Arts, may be obtained from the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, 688 Boylston street, Boston. I Revision of Requirements In revising the requirements for admission and for graduation, the Faculty has had two aims: to adjust the entrance requirements to the widening programmes of secondary schools, and to grant freer choice in the election of studies leading to the several degrees. This Bulletin supplements the 1917 issue of the College Catalogue and Circular, in which the new provisions, not then in final form, could be but briefly mentioned. Until further notice a candidate may meet either the older requirements defined in the Catalogue and Circular or those newly published in this Bulletin. In the requirements for admission greater freedom has been gained by lessening the number of required subjects, by extending the list of options, and by allowing candidates to offer two subjects not included in the list. In the requirements for degrees the num¬ ber of hours required in specific subjects has been considerably reduced. In the amount of credit that may be earned in any one group of studies the former limit of thirty hours has been removed. As a more elastic means of insuring a fair distribution of the can¬ didate’s studies, the new requirements for graduation are based not so much on single subjects as on subject- groups. The courses of study leading to the degrees of Bache¬ lor of Arts and Bachelor of Science have been brought closer together. The degree of Bachelor of Letters will be no longer offered except to candidates already enrolled. 1 Degree in Education That the training of teachers has always been an important aim in the service of the College is shown by the large number of teachers among the graduates. In this work the general curriculum and the special nor¬ mal classes conducted by various departments have been supplemented during the past ten years by the Late Afternoon and Saturday Courses designed pri¬ marily for teachers. The increase in the scope and influence of these courses appears to some extent in last year’s enrolment of more than five hundred students. Another indication of the growing importance of this work in training teachers — a service for which the metropolitan location peculiarly adapts the Col¬ lege — is found in the expansion of the courses offered in Education. To meet still further the wish expressed by many graduates of normal schools and teachers in active service for opportunities that would give both pro¬ fessional training and a collegiate degree, the College now offers a regular course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. The entrance requirements for candidates seeking this degree are given in Section III, B; the method of entrance is given in Section IV, B; and the require¬ ments for the degree are given in Section V, B. In allowing credit for courses completed in normal schools, consideration is given to the special nature of the degree. On approval by the Faculty, credit may be allowed for work done in the courses offered by the Commission on University Extension. At least thirty credit hours, that is, one year’s work, must be com¬ pleted in residence. Ill Requirements for Admission A student wishing to enter the College of Liberal Arts must meet the requirements outlined below. The various ways of meeting them are described in Section IV. For provisions applying to students entering from other colleges, to special students, and to certain teachers, see p. 9 of the 1917-18 issue of the College Circular. As used in measuring entrance requirements the term “unit” means approximately one-fourth of a full year’s work in a secondary school. One unit repre¬ sents the equivalent of 120 sixty-minute recitation periods. A. For candidates seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Bachelor of Science (S.B.), or Bachelor of Science in connection with the degree of Doctor of Medicine (S.B.): 1. Fifteen units are required for admission. 2. Among these fifteen units must be included: English.3 units Algebra . . . . lj^ units Geometry .... 1 unit French or German . 2 units In addition, (a) candidates for the degree of A.B. must offer at least 3 units in Latin or 3 units in Greek; (b) candidates for the degree of S.B. must offer one unit in Chemistry or Physics. 3. The remaining units may be chosen, without duplication, from the following list of optional subjects: 3 Subjects Units Subjects Units Algebra, Advanced . • H History .... 4* Biology .... . 1 Italian, Elementary . 2 Botany .... . 1 Italian, Intermediate . 1 Chemistry . 1 Latin .... 4* Drawing . . . y or 1 Latin, First-year (for S.B. French, Elementary . 2 candidates only) . 1 French, Intermediate . 1 Music .... . 2* Geography (Physiog- Physics .... . 1 raphy) . . y 2 or 1 Spanish, Elementary . 2 Geometry, Solid. Spanish, Intermediate . 1 German, Elementary . 2 Trigonometry, Plane • 3^ German, Intermediate . 1 Zoology .... . 1 Greek.3* The candidate may offer two units in subjects (e. g., com¬ mercial or technical), not included in the list of options, provided that the credits are recommended by his principal and that the courses are acceptable to the Committee on Admission. Definitions of the subjects named in 2 and 3, with the exception of Italian, may be found in the College Circular for 1917-18, pp. 10-24. The definitions of Elementary and Intermediate Italian correspond to those for other modern languages; see Circular, p. 19. B. For candidates seeking the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education (S.B. in Education). The following classes of candidates are admitted: 1. Those who have completed at least two years’ work in a normal school approved by the Faculty. 2. Those who have had at least three years of approved experience in teaching. 3. Others whose qualifications, while not iden¬ tical with those of candidates in class 1 or 2, are considered by the Faculty as substantially equivalent. * In a starred subject the candidate may offer one or more of the units noted. Fifteen units are required for admission. Of these at least thirteen must be selected from subjects named and rated under 2 and 3 of division A above. Two units, with the approval of the Committee on Admis¬ sion, may be offered in subjects not included in these lists; for example, in commercial or technical subjects. IV Methods of Entrance A. For candidates seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in connection with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. These candidates may meet the “Requirements for Admission” (See Section III above) in any one of the following ways: 1. By certificate. 2 . By examination. 3. By certificate and examination. 4. By a transcript of the secondary school record, together with comprehensive examinations in four subjects. 1. Admission by Certificate. Entrance certificates, admitting students on trial for one semester, are accepted from accredited schools. The certificates must be filled out on blank forms obtained from the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and must be signed by the principal of an accredited school. Certificates presented more than one year after the candidate leaves the accredited school are subject to review by the Dean of the College. Accepted certificates exempt the candidate from entrance examination in the subjects they cover. Partial certificates are accepted; such certificates must cover at least eight of the fifteen units required for admission; in the remaining units the candidate must gain credit by examination. See 3, below, Admission by Certificate and Examination. Within New England, accredited schools are those approved by the New England College Entrance Certificate Board. Applications for the Board’s approval may be made to the Secretary of the Board, Professor Frank W. Nicolson, Middletown, Conn., before April 1 of the academic year preceding that for which the privilege of certification is desired. Out¬ side of New England, accredited schools are those approved by the Faculty of this College; applications for such approval should be made to the Dean. 2. Admission by Examination. Entrance examinations in specified subjects will be held at the College Building, corner of Boylston and Exeter streets, Boston, in June and September on the dates given below. In June simultaneous exami¬ nations, under the charge of duly appointed examiners, may be held in places other than Boston. Principals desiring this accommodation for their pupils are requested to address the Dean of the College before May 15, specifying the subjects and the number of examination papers needed in each. The College accepts applicable credits earned in the examinations conducted in Boston and at many other points by the College Entrance Examination Board. Applications for the Board’s next examina¬ tions in New England must be addressed to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West 117th Street, New York, N. Y., upon blanks to be obtained in advance. Entrance examinations, satisfactorily passed, admit to regular standing. Candidates may take the entrance examinations at one time or as preliminary and final in different years. A preliminary examination is one taken at least a year before entrance. Every candidate registering for preliminary examination must present from his principal or from other proper authority a certificate attesting fitness in the subjects offered. A fee of five dollars is charged each candidate registering for one or more of the regular June or September examinations offered by the College. If a candidate takes examinations in both June and Sep¬ tember of the same year, he is charged the fee of five dollars in June only. If he takes examinations in different years, he is charged the fee at his first regis¬ tration in each year. This fee must be paid to the Treasurer of the University by every candidate for an entrance examination whether already admitted or seek¬ ing admission; it is not included in the charge for tuition, nor is the payment returnable. The receipt must be shown at the time of registration for exam¬ ination. Entering candidates needing credits by the Sep¬ tember entrance examinations, should regard regis¬ tration for the work of the first semester as provisional. Deficiencies in legibility, spelling, or composition will lower the rating of papers. Specimens of recent entrance examination questions may be procured from the Dean’s office. Entrance examinations at the College Building, corner of Boylston and Exeter streets, will be held in September, 1917, and in June, 1918, in accordance with the following schedule: Monday, September 10, 1917; also Friday, June 7, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 5.15 Geometry 9.15-12.30 Algebra Plane Elementary Solid Advanced 7 Tuesday, September 11, 1917; also Saturday, June 8, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 5.15 Biology 9.15-12.30 English Botany Zoology Geography (Physiography) Wednesday, September 12, 1917; also Monday, June 10, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 3.30 Latin C 9.15-12.30 Latin A, B, D Thursday, September 13, 1917; also Tuesday, June 11, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 5.15 German 9.15-12.30 French Elementary Elementary Intermediate Intermediate Friday, September 14, 1917; also Wednesday, June 12, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 5.15 History A, B, C, 9.15-12.30 Chemistry D Physics Saturday, September 15, 1917; also Thursday, June 13, 1918 8.30- 9.00 Registration 2.00- 5.15 9.15-12.30 Greek Grammar and Prose Composition Xenophon Homer Harmony Counterpoint Drawing Trigonometry Spanish Elementary Intermediate Italian Elementary Intermediate The dates of the examinations in September, 1918, are given in the calendar on page 17. 8 3. Admission by Certificate and Examination. Candidates may meet the entrance requirements in part by certificate and in remaining part by exami¬ nations, provided the certificate gives credit in at least eight of the fifteen units required. 4. Admission by Transcript of Record and Com¬ prehensive Examination. This method of admission rests on: (a) An official transcript of the candidate’s second¬ ary school record, showing the extent of his pre¬ paration. This transcript must include detailed state¬ ments of the following: i. The subjects studied and the ground covered in each. ii. The amount of time allotted to each subject. iii. The quality of the candidate’s work in each. The transcript must be signed by the principal of the school and must contain a statement as to the moral character of the candidate. To be approved the transcript must show: i. That the candidate’s secondary school course has extended throughout four years. ii. That this course has comprised chiefly languages, mathematics, science, and history. iii. That the course has covered the require¬ ments for admission to candidacy for the degree sought, as given in Section III above. 9 The transcript of record should be forwarded to the College (except in 1917-18) before July 10th of the year in which the candidate seeks admission. (b) Four comprehensive examinations, one from each of the following divisions, to prove the quality of preparation: i. English. ii. Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics. iii. For candidates for the degree of A.B., Greek or Latin. For candidates for the degree of S.B., French or German or Greek or Latin. iv. Of the following subjects, any one that the candidate has not presented under ii or iii above: Chemistry, French, German, Greek, History, Latin, Mathematics, Physics. These comprehensive examinations are offered by the College Entrance Examination Board in June. For details as to the time and place of the exami- natibns and for descriptions of the ground covered by them, the candidate should apply to the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West 117th Street, New York, N. Y. The four comprehensive examinations must all be taken in the same year; and the particular set of questions answered in each must correspond to the length of time the subject has been studied as stated in the Transcript of Record. The evidence presented in these examinations and in the transcript is considered as a whole; and the candidate is accordingly either admitted without con¬ dition or refused admission. 10 B. Methods of Entrance for Candidates seeking the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. Candidates for this degree are admitted without examination if they present satisfactory evidence that they have met by courses taken in secondary school, normal school, or college, the requirements for admis¬ sion as outlined on pages 4 and 5 of this Bulletin. If unable to present such evidence, they must meet the requirements by examination. V Requirements for Degrees The University confers the following degrees on candidates recommended by the Faculty of the Col¬ lege of Liberal Arts: 1. Bachelor of Arts (A.B.). 2. Bachelor of Science (S.B.). 3. Bachelor of Science in connection with the degree of Doctor of Medicine (S.B.). 4. Bachelor of Science in Education (S.B. in Education). The unit used in reckoning the requirements and credits for these degrees is the semester hour, equiv¬ alent to one exercise a week for one semester. A. Requirements for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. 1. One hundred and twenty semester hours are required, of which not more than three hours may be earned in Physical Instruction. 2. Among the 120 hours the following are pre¬ scribed : li English Composition.6 hrs. French*.6 hrs. German*.6 hrs. Mathematics!.3 hrs. Psychology.3 hrs. Collegiate Life and Work . 1 hr. Physical Instruction.1 hr. In addition, the candidate for the A.B. degree must meet a requirement in Classical Languages in one of the following ways: i. Latin.6 hrs., if the candidate presents at least 3 units of Latin in meeting the requirements for admission. ii. Greek .6 hrs., if the candidate presents 3 units of Greek in meet¬ ing the requirements for admission. 3. To insure a proper distribution of elections the candidate must gain a credit of at least ten semester hours in each of the following groups: i. Economics, Education ii. English Language and Literature, Drama, Public Speaking, Music, Art iii. Foreign Languages iv. History, Social Science v. Mathematics, Philosophy vi. Natural Sciences. (At least six of the ten hours must be gained in courses involving laboratory work.) In the groups listed above, the place of any given course will in general be clear to the student from the headings. For detailed assignments the student * Entrance credit in Intermediate French excuses the candidate from the degree requirement in French, or entrance credit in Intermediate German excuses from the degree requirement in German; but no candidate is excused from degree requirements in both French and German. fA student presenting Solid Geometry and Trigonometry as optional subjects in entrance is excused from the degree requirement in Mathematics. 12 is referred to a list posted in the College Building and to the next issue of the Circular. 4. The candidate must obtain a major credit of from fifteen to twenty hours in one of the groups listed on page 86 of the 1917-18 Circular and also, during the period of major work, a credit of from nine to sixteen hours in minor courses. Major and minor credits are gained under the fol¬ lowing provisions: i. Major and minor credit can be obtained only when the student has earned in College a credit of not less than 28 hours. Fulfilment of the require¬ ment must begin at least four semesters before graduation. (For provision governing work done in another institution, see vi below.) ii. The candidate's choice of a major group and his election of major and minor courses require approval by one of the professors or assistant professors conducting three or more courses in the major group. The registration card must be signed by this instructor who will thereafter act as special adviser in matters pertaining to the major and minor work. iii. After the major group has been chosen, a credit of at least two hours a semester must be gained therein until the requirement is met. Minor work must begin with the selection of the major group, but need not be carried in each semester of the major period. iv. Major credit is not granted for a course in which the student fails to attain a grade of at least F (fair). v. On petition approved by the major instructor credits previously earned in the major group may count for major credit and similarly credits previously earned may count for minor credit. vi. Courses accepted by the college from another insti¬ tution may be counted as major and minor credit on petition approved by the major instructor. 13 vii. A change of major group may be permitted on petition addressed to the Faculty and approved by the present and prospective major adviser. The full requirement must be met subsequent to the change. B. Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. 1. One hundred and twenty semester hours are required, of which not more than three hours may be earned in Physical Instruction. 2. Among the 120 hours the following are pre¬ scribed : Education. 18 hrs. English Composition 6 hrs. General Psychology 3 hrs. Public Speaking ... 4 hrs. Physical Instruction 1 hr. 3. The major and minor requirements as fixed for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science must be met; and the courses credited toward the fulfilment of these requirements must be in departments other than the department of Edu¬ cation. 4. To insure a proper distribution of studies the Faculty may in individual cases make additional requirements or restrict the candidate’s elections in any department. VI Courses in Connection with Other Departments of the University Students in the College may earn, under definite restrictions, a certain amount of credit toward a graduate degree. It is also possible for a student to 14 gain a certain amount of credit toward the bachelor’s degree by work in the College of Business Adminis¬ tration and in the professional schools of the Univer¬ sity. The details of these arrangements are stated in the College Circular for 1917-18, pp. 83 and 84. Combined work in the College and Medical School may shorten by two years the time spent in attaining the degrees of S.B. and M.D. Students intending later to study medicine are reminded that many States grant licenses to practice only to graduates of medical schools that require for admission two years of work in a college of liberal arts in addition to graduation from a recognized high school giving a four years’ course. The two years in college must ordinarily include at least one year’s work in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and a modern language. The requirements in the three sciences are generally eight semester hours in each, consisting of both didactic and laboratory work. VII Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Connection with the Degree of Doctor of Medicine Through the premedical and medical courses at Boston University a student may obtain the degrees of S.B. and M.D. in six years. The premedical course consists of two full years of work (sixty semester hours) in the College of Liberal Arts. During this period the student gains credit in the subjects speci¬ fically required for the S.B. degree (see section V, A, 2); and in addition gains a credit of eight hours in Chemistry, eight hours in Physics, and eighteen hours in Biology. His elections must be approved by the Professor of Biology, who will act as his adviser. On completing the premedical course at the College, 15 the student enters the School of Medicine; and at the end of his second year there, if all conditions have been met, he is recommended for the S.B. degree by the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts. At the end of four years in the School of Medicine he may be recommended for the degree of M.D. by the Faculty of that school. Further information regarding the requirements for admission and graduation at Boston University, College of Liberal Arts, may be obtained from Dean William M. Warren, 688 Boylston street, Boston. 16 Calendar, 1917-1918 Commencement of the College Year, Wed., June 6, 1917 Entrance Examinations: Fri., Sat., Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., June 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1917 Summer Vacation Entrance Examinations: Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sept. 10-15, 1917 Opening Day, Registration . Registration in Courses for Teachers. Special Examinations Christmas Recess Begins Exercises Resumed First Semester Examinations Wed., Sept. 19,1917 Sat., Sept. 22, 1917 Fri., 2 p.m., Nov. 9, 1917 Fri., 6 p.m., Dec. 21, 1917 Wed., 9 a.m., Jan. 2, 1918 Jan. 8-21, 1918 Mid-Year Recess Registration Day, Second Sem¬ ester . Registration in Courses for Teachers .... Day of Prayer for Colleges Special Examinations Easter Recess Begins Exercises Resumed . Second Semester Examinations Commencement Day Entrance Examinations (1918): Thurs., June 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sept. 9-14. Wed., Jan. 30, 1918 Sat., Feb. 2, 1918 Wed., Feb. 6, 1918 Fri., 2 p.m., Mar. 8,1918 Thurs., 6 p.m., Mar. 28,1918 Tues., 9 a.m., April 2, 1918 May 15-28, 1918 Wed., June 5, 1918 Fri., Sat., Mon., Tues., Wed., 13, and Mon., Tues., Wed., Holidays: Columbus Day (Oct. 12); Thanksgiving Recess, from 1 p.m. Wed. through the week; Washington’s Birthday (Feb. 22); Patriots’ Day (April 19); and Memorial Day (May 30). 17 5736893