for graduation from any subjects taught in the University, subject to the approval of the Dean of this College. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION Required for the degree of B. S. in Agriculture The following outline shows the most favorable time and order in which the prescribed studies of the course can be taken, and, though it is not insisted that the scheme be followed, it is strongly recommended. FIRST YEAR 1. Chemistry 1; Horticulture 1; Military 1, 2; Physical Training 1, 3 or 7, 9; Rhetoric 2; Elective in Agriculture. 2. Agronomy 2, 6; Chemistry 3b, 4; Military 2; Physical Training 1 or 7; Rhetoric 2; Elective in Agriculture. SECOND YEAR 1. Chemistry 13; Physics 1 and 3 (first semester); electives. 2. Animal Husbandry 7; Dairy Husbandry 10; Rhetoric 3, or English 1, or English 16; Botany, if elected; Electives. I. THIRD YEAR Agronomy 9; Botany or Zoology; Electives. 2. Agronomy 12; Zoology if elected; Horticulture 10; Electives. FOURTH YEAR I. Animal Husbandry 8; Electives. 2. Economics 2; Electives. Should the student elect five or more hours in dairy husbandry, the prescribed minor in that subject will not be exacted. Note that a total of ten hours in either botany or zoology is required. ORGANIZATION The Council of Administration of the University is in charge of the Graduate School, and the executive officer, to whom communications should be addressed, is the Dean of the Graduate School. ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION Graduates of the University of Illinois, and of other colleges and universities of approved standing, may be admitted to membership in the Graduate School upon presentation of their credentials. Other persons suitably qualified may gain admission by special vote of the Council of Administration upon such conditions as may be imposed in each case. Candidates for admission may secure application blanks from the Dean or the Registrar of the University, and these, properly filled out, should be filed, together with such documentary matter as may be presented, showing qualifications for membership in the school, with the former officer. This should be done not later than the time set for registration in September. Admission may be granted at other times, but the time limit required for degrees counts from the date of the certificate of membership. With the exceptions named below, all members of the Graduate School are required to be in regular attendance at the University, and to do all the work for which they are registered in the departments to which such work be longs. In case of absence on leave, or when absence is necessary to carry on investigations included in approved courses of study, the requirement of continuous residence may be modified by the Council of Administration. Graduates of this University may be admitted to nonresident membership in the Graduate School, as candidates for second or masters' degrees; and all members of the School who have completed the residence period required for advanced degrees may register as non-residents while completing the work required for such degrees. Members of the Graduate School register with the Dean during the registration period of each semester. This in the case of non-residents may be done by letter, stating the work to be undertaken during the ensuing half-year. STUDIES AND EXAMINATIONS As far as can be indicated by a statement of time, full work for a graduate student consists in the use of forty-five hours a week in the lecture rooms, laboratories, etc., and in private study. Assignments of work are made upon this basis; but great variations naturally result from the subjectmatter in hand, and from the abilities of individuals. Each student must select one principal line of study, called his major subject, and upon this major subject at least one-half of his work must be done; and any greater proportion of his time, up to the whole of it, may be thus devoted if proper approval is had. When work upon the selected major subject is not arranged to require all of the student's attention, he must choose one or two minor subjects, as may be necessary to complete a full course of study. Usually, at least one minor subject should be taken. Not more than two may be taken at the same time. The major study must be approved as graduate work for this University. The minor subjects may, under approval, be chosen from the offerings to graduates, or, except in the College of Engineering, from undergraduate courses exclusive of those usually open to freshmen. But all candidates for advanced degrees must direct their selection toward some well-defined end, determined for the most part by the character and purpose of the major study. In architectural and engineering subjects, at least the major line of study, and not less than two-thirds of the entire work, must be taken from lists marked "primary,"* and *See the courses for graduates in architecture and other engineering courses, in the "General Description of Courses," p. 180. any remaining amount to complete a full course may be taken from those designated "secondary," under the same general head with the primary list. All courses of study leading to degrees in the Graduate School are subject to approval, first, by the head of the department of the University in which the major subject for each student belongs; second, by the Dean of the College including such department; and, third, by the Dean of the General Faculty. The signatures of the heads of departments in which chosen minor subjects belong must also be obtained before the list reaches the Dean of the General Faculty. The lists of studies, as finally approved, are deposited with the Registrar of the University. No changes may subsequently be made except under the same line of approvals, but extension of time may be arranged with the professors concerned and with the Dean of the General Faculty. Examinations are required in all subjects, and reports upon these are made to the Registrar of the University. Graduate students in undergraduate classes are examined with these classes. The head of the department in which the student does his major work is charged with the direction and supervision of such major work, and, in a general way, with the supervision of the student's entire course of study. He fixes the time and method of all examinations not otherwise provided for, sees that they are properly conducted, and reports results to the Registrar. It is his duty also to keep the Dean of the General Faculty informed concerning all matters affecting the interests of the student, and of the School in connection therewith. DEGREES AND FELLOWSHIPS A full statement regarding the degrees conferred by the University may be found on later pages of this catalog, and in the same connection an account of fellowships. (See pp. 279 and 283.) STATE LIBRARY SCHOOL FACULTY ANDREW S. DRAPER, LL.D., PRESIDENT. KATHARINE L. SHARP, PH.M., B.L.S., DIRECTOR, Library Economy. ISADORE G. MUDGE, PH.B., B.L.S., Reference. MARGARET MANN, Library Economy. GRACE O. EDWARDS, B.S., B.L.S., Cataloging. AIMS AND SCOPE The Library School, which had been conducted at Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, since September, 1893, was transferred to the University of Illinois in September, 1897. The scope of the work of the School has been broadened since the time of the transfer. There is now offered a four years' course of study, leading to the degree of bachelor of library science. Two years of the course are devoted to general university studies, and this is the smallest preparation which will be accepted for entrance upon the technical work. Students are encouraged to complete a four years' college course before applying for admission. This high standard is necessary because conditions in library work are rapidly changing. It is not enough to have a knowledge of books, nor is it enough to have a knowledge of methods. One or two years of training will not take the place of years of experience, but they will make the student more adaptable and general library service more intelligent. |