For a comprehensive course they may profitably pursue the following schedule for the first year: Agricultural Chemistry-(12) and (22). Animal Industry- (11) Veterinary Science- (12) 1st Half- 2d Half Feeds and Feeding-(14) Chemistry (1) Botany-(1) Military Science-(1) Military Science-(2A) Physical Culture-(1) 3 3 2 2 3 31 If the student finds himself able to carry more than this he may take some of the short-course work the latter part of the first halfyear and an elective the second half-year, but he is cautioned against attempting more than he can do well. The schedule given above will lay a good foundation for further agricultural studies should he be able to continue in college. A course of four years has been arranged for students in Sugar Technology. A circular descriptive of this course may be obtained by addressing Assistant Professor G. W. SHAW. SHORT COUrses. Persons over 17 years of age who satisfy the committee in charge that they are able to profit by the instruction will be admitted to the short courses without formal examination. Courses in Animal Industry, Dairying, and General Agriculture, each covering six weeks; courses in Viticulture, and Entomology, each covering four weeks; one in Nutrition, covering three weeks; and a two weeks' course for Fruit Growers were offered during the year. Credit was given in some cases for work satisfactorily completed in these Short Courses which will count toward a degree. Full announcements are given in a special circular. Employment for Graduates. Graduates of the College of Agriculture are often able to obtain professional employment in the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington at a low compensation pending advancement according to merit. GRADUATE COURSES. The degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are granted under the general conditions stated in the Graduate Department of this REGISTER. Intending Graduate Students in Agriculture are advised to correspond with the Dean, and arrange with him a course of study and of practical laboratory work. Opportunities Afforded by the Experiment Station. Special opportunities for research in Agriculture are presented by the peculiar conditions of California with regard to soil, climate, and situation, which have rendered useless, for farmers here, much of the experience of older regions, and have made imperative a new study of the bearing of these conditions upon the agriculture of the State and of the Pacific Slope. The College of Agriculture when first organized provided special facilities for the study of these problems. In 1875 this took the form of an experiment station, where questions of this nature are investigated and determined, and where data for a full knowledge and description of the agricultural features of the State are collected and systematized. Aid from the Federal Government has greatly extended the scope of such investigations by making possible a more comprehensive plan of experimentation. The work has been further extended by the establishment of sub-stations for the conduct of experiments in various parts of the State. In all of this work advanced students are often selected to take such part as their qualifications permit. The bulletins and reports of the Experiment Station give opportunity of publishing the results of such work. COLLEGES OF MECHANICS, MINING AND CIVIL UNDERGRADUATE COURSES. The requirements for admission are given on page 49. The requirements for graduation from these colleges, with the degree of B.S., are set forth in the scheme given on pages 105-108. The studies are explained in detail in the ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES. GRADUATE COURSES. The libraries, laboratories, and collections of the University are at the service of students who may desire to pursue advanced or special work after graduation. The College of Mechanics includes the courses of instruction both in Mechanical and in Electrical Engineering. These courses are designed for students who wish to become professional engineers, or to engage in any of the lines of manufacture and construction allied to the mechanical and electrical industries. The degree of Mechanical Engineer is granted under the general Conditions for Degrees in Engineering stated in the Graduate Department of this REGISTER. Candidates for this degree should announce their intention to the Dean of the College, and arrange with him a course of study and of practical laboratory work. The College of Mining is designed for students who wish to become mining or metallurgical engineers, or to engage in any of the pursuits connected with the mining industry, such as the surveying and mapping of mines, the assaying and working of ores, the designing and use of mining machinery, or the exploitation of mines. The curriculum includes only those studies which are absolutely essential to the efficiency of the mining engineer. The number of independent lines of study carried on at the same time is limited as nearly as possible to three. All subjects of study are, from the beginning, illustrated and applied by exercises in the laboratory, the draughting-room, and the field; and the summer classes in surveying and practical mining held during the University vacations. are organized for the purpose of affording the student a more extended application of his knowledge, and as an introduction to the practical work which he may undertake after graduation. Colleges of Mechanics, Mining, Civil Engineering. 105 The degrees of Mining Engineer and of Metallurgical Engineer are granted under the general Conditions for Degrees in Engineering stated in the Graduate Department of this REGISTER. Candidates for either of these degrees should announce their intention to the Dean of the College, and arrange with him a course of study and of practical laboratory work. The College of Civil Engineering provides an undergraduate course which comprehends three great divisions of work: First, surveying, practical astronomy, railroad location, topography, mapping, etc., which may be called field engineering; second, civil engi neering construction, embracing the scientific methods of designing and constructing roofs, bridges, sanitary systems, retaining walls, dams, roads, canals, railway structures, etc.; and third, the applications of the principles of civil engineering to the practical problems of irrigation. As much time as is practicable, including a summer class in surveying, is given to the first division of work, with the intention of rendering the student skillful and ready in the use of the instruments and methods adopted by the best field engineers. Full theoretical discussion is given to the different topics in constructive engineering; and practical application, design problems and illustrations are given at length in the engineering draughting-rooms. At the beginning of the Junior year, the general course in Civil Engineering divides into three separate branches, one of which the student must choose,-namely (1) Railroad Engineering, (2) Sanitary Engineering, and (3) Irrigation Engineering. The degrees of Master of Science in Civil Engineering and of Civil Engineer are granted under the general Conditions for Degrees in Engineering stated in the Graduate Department of this REGISTER. Candidates for either of these degrees should announce their intention to the Dean of the College, and arrange with him a course of study and of practical laboratory and design work. |