Letters of inquiry concerning the University in general should be addressed to the Recorder of the Faculties, Berkeley, California. Inquiries concerning the Southern Branch should be addressed to the Director, Southern Branch of the University of California, Los Angeles, California. For the list of bulletins of information concerning the several colleges and departments see page 2 of the cover. In writing for information, please mention the college, department, or study in which you are chiefly interested. 1920 September 10, Friday September 11, Saturday CALENDAR, 1920-1921 Registration of new students. September 13, Monday-Registration of old students. September 14, Tuesday-Instruction begins at 9 A.M. January 15, Saturday-Semester closes. January 24, Monday-Registration of students for the second half-year. CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION I. THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION The following general information concerning the University is important for students in all of its branches and is, therefore, published for the guidance of those interested in the Southern Branch. HISTORY The establishment of the University of California in 1868 came as the result of three separate movements-one originating in private initiative, one in state action, and one in federal action. Private action owed its inception to the foresight of Rev. Henry Durant. In 1853, under the auspices of the Presbytery of San Francisco, and of the Congregational Association of Oakland, Mr. Durant opened in Oakland the "Contra Costa Academy," soon changed to the name of "College School," in order to signify that the undertaking was only preparatory to a projected college. In 1855, such an institution was incorporated under the name of "College of California." In 1860 that college was formally opened and classes were graduated from 1864 to 1869 inclusive. The instruction was given in buildings in Oakland, but in 1856 a tract of land was secured five miles to the north, and in 1866 the name of Berkeley was given to the townsite about the college campus. State action had its start in the Constitutional Convention of 1849, which incorporated into the fundamental law recognition of and provision for a state university. There was constant public agitation down to 1868 for making the provisions effective. Federal action began in 1853 when Congress gave the state 46,000 acres of land for a "seminary of learning." A further impulse was given in 1862 by the passage of the Morrill Act for the establishment of an Agricultural, Mining and Mechanical Arts College. In 1867 these three forces began working together to one end-the establishment of a University of California, the private enterprise known as the College of California throwing in its buildings and four blocks of land in Oakland and its 160 acres of land in Berkeley, the federal gov ernment, the Congressional gift of 150,000 acres of public lands, and the state, its property accumulated for the purpose, together with new legislative appropriations. The University of California was formally organized on March 23, 1868. The University of California is governed by a Board of Regents of twenty-four members, sixteen of whom are appointed by the Governor and hold office for sixteen years, and eight are ex-officio in character and tenure. The internal management is in the hands of the President and Academic Senate, consisting of the faculties and instructors of the University. The first appointee to the Presidency was Henry Durant (1869–72), followed by Daniel Coit Gilman (1872-75), John LeConte (1875-81), William T. Reid (1881-85), Edward S. Holden (1885-88), Horace Davis (1888-90), Martin Kellogg (1890-99), Benjamin Ide Wheeler (18991919), and David Prescott Barrows (1920 ). In 1896 a movement, which had been undertaken for a permanent and comprehensive building plan on the Berkeley campus, was taken over and financed by Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst. The ultimate plan was selected after two international competitions. A large group of buildings has already been erected on the site, partly from private donations and partly from state appropriations and bond issues. The Southern Branch of the University of California was established by an act of the Legislature which went into effect July 24, 1919. On that date the Regents of the University assumed control of the grounds, buildings, and equipment of the institution theretofore known as the Los Angeles State Normal School. For Departments and Organization of the University, see pages 11, 12 and 13 of the Circular of Information, which is Part I of this Register. UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA The courses of instruction offered at the Southern Branch for the year 1920-21 are of two general types, as indicated below: I. Curricula leading to teachers' certificates: (a) Two-year courses leading to the Elementary Teacher's Certificate or the Kindergarten-Primary Certificate. (b) Three-year courses leading to the Special Elementary Certificate in Commerce, Household Arts, Manual and Fine Arts, Music, or Physical Education. (c) Four-year courses, leading to the Special Secondary Certificate in Commerce, Household Arts, Manual and Fine Arts, Music, or Physical Education. II. Junior College Curricula: Instruction covering the work of the first two years only, of the following seven colleges at Berkeley, in each of which there is an undergraduate curriculum of four years, leading directly, under conditions hereinafter stated, to a bachelor's degree, as follows: The College of Letters and Science: to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. to the degree of Bachelor of Science: The Colleges of in the College of Commerce; in the College of Agriculture-in any one of the following: in the College of Mechanics-(1) in mechanical engineering, in the College of Chemistry-(1) in chemistry, or (2) in There are permitted, in addition, courses at large and partial courses, not leading directly to any degree, but through each of which, by compliance with the conditions upon which it is conferred, credit toward a degree may be acquired. The University has no preparatory department. PROFESSIONAL CURRICULA At Berkeley also are the Schools of Architecture, leading to the degree of Graduate in Architecture; Education, leading to the degree of Graduate in Education and to the high school teacher's recommendation; Jurisprudence, leading to the degree of Juris Doctor; Medicine, first year and part of the second year of the five-year curriculum leading to M.D. (the remainder of the work is given in San Francisco); and the curricula in Public Health-three curricula, each leading to the degree of Home Economics, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in The work of the Medical School (except that of the first year and part of the second year, as above), of the California College of Pharmacy, of the Hastings College of the Law, and of the College of Dentistry is conducted in San Francisco. The first year of work in the Schools of Education and Medicine, the first year of the three-year curriculum in the School of Jurisprudence, the first and second years in the School of Architecture, and the first and second years of the four-year curriculum in Jurisprudence, may be credited towards the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the College of Letters and Science. The work so credited is regarded as academic, rather than as purely professional in character, and the student pursuing this work is enrolled not only in the appropriate school or curriculum but also in the College of Letters and Science, and is subject to all the regulations of that college. In like manner, students in the several curricula in Public Health may be simultaneously candidates for the professional degree of Gr.P.H. and also for the degree A.B. (College of Letters and Science), B.S. (College of Civil Engineering), or M.D. (Medical School). For Admission to the University, Preparatory Work Required and Recommended, and Preparation for the Various Curricula, see pages 17-32 of the Circular of Information, which is Part I of this Register. MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS AT LOS ANGELES Applicants desiring to take matriculation examinations in Los Angeles may pass those conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board, see pages 20 and 21 of the Circular of Information, which is Part I of this Register. Points on the Pacific Coast at which examinations are usually held are as follows: Los Angeles, Berkeley, Nordhoff, Stanford University, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma. |