REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION * A preliminary collegiate preparation is required for the course in medicine, and men and women are admitted on the same terms. As candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine the school receives the following: 1. Graduates of approved colleges or scientific schools who present evidence of a satisfactory training in chemistry, physics, zoology, English composition and literature and a reading knowledge of German or French.† The courses in chemistry must include inorganic and organic chemistry. 2. Students in the College of Letters and Science of this University who have attained senior standing may, at the beginning of their fourth or senior year in the University, register as students in the Medical School, and upon completion of the first year in the Medical School may receive the bachelor's degree in the College of Letters and Science. Such students must also furnish evidence that they have had a satisfactory training in chemistry, physics, zoology, English composition and literature and that they possess a reading knowledge of German or French.† 3. Students who have satisfactorily completed at least two full years of collegiate work in this University, or its equivalent.‡ The studies pursued during the two years include English, American history and civics, mathematics, chemistry, biology (zoology), physics, and German or French.† Applicants for admission to the Medical School who have pursued their pre-medical studies in some other university must submit credentials from the institution in which they have studied. This statement should include the number of hours devoted to classroom and laboratory work and also the grade received in each subject. For the guidance of those who wish to arrange their preliminary training the following courses given in this University present the minimum of satisfactory preparation in the sciences named (numbers refer to the Circular of Information-Academic Departments -for 1920-21): Chemistry 1A-1B, 8, 9; Physics 2A-2B, and 3B; Zoology 1A-1B, English 1A-1B or 1x. In preparation for these studies it may be mentioned that high school physics and chemistry are necessary for enrollment in the beginning university courses in the same subjects. the Whereas these requirements as specified will be accepted for admission in medical school, it should be pointed out that it is highly desirable that the student should not content himself with two years of college work, but should take at least three years if possible. By this means not only is more time *All inquiries should be addressed to the Secretary of the University of California Medical School. All subjects must be satisfied in full before matriculation. have satisfactorily completed at least THREE full years of collegiate work. Students who desire to matriculate in the Medical School in and after August, 1922, must offered for work in subjects of general culture outside the scientific requirements but by a combined eight-year course (three years as an undergraduate in the university and five years in the medical school) the two degrees of A.B. and M.D. may be obtained. Students taking the combined course have the privilege of broad election from the various departments of the University, and they are advised to make their selection from subjects not related to the specific requirements. The faculty of the Medical School is authorized to refuse admission to students who have a low academic record. ADMISSION TO ADVANCED STANDING Applicants for admission to advanced standing may become candidates for the degree of M.D. under the following conditions: (1) They must furnish evidence that they were eligible for admission to the first year of this school. (2) They must show that courses equivalent in kind and amount to those given in this school in the year or years preceding that to which admission is desired have been satisfactorily completed in an acceptable medical school.* Students taking work at a college with a lower classification will not be granted credit. (3) At the discretion of the Dean, they must be prepared to pass examinations in those subjects for which they ask credit. INSTRUCTION FOR GRADUATES IN MEDICINE Graduates in medicine may arrange with the heads of the different departments for special work. Graduate students may enter at any time during the year and must register at the Dean's office before beginning work. Except under extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the Advisory Board of the Medical Faculty, persons who have already received the degree of Doctor of Medicine will not be admitted as candidates for that degree from this University. CLASS STANDING AND EXAMINATION The judgment of an instructor upon the work of a student may be determined by (a) personal contact and observation of routine work, (b) by oral, written or practical examination, (c) by a combination of these methods. It is optional with each department whether students are examined at the end of each course or examined when the work of a department is completed. For the determination of the students' right to advancement and graduation each department makes such rules as it deems necessary, and the result is indicated as "Passed with Honor," "Passed,” or “Not Passed." *By an acceptable medical school is meant one classified as "A" by the American Medical Association, and whose entrance requirements are equivalent to those of this School. |