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Autumn Quarter, 1905 PROFESSOR JOHNSON NOTE.-The required courses in Church History are 1, 3, and one other selected from the following: 4, 18. 4. Election of field of work, department of study, and degree. It is the judgment of the Faculty that when the student has completed the twelve prescribed Majors, in which he gains a general knowledge of the field of theological study, he should determine, provisionally, in what department of the great field of the Christian ministry he expects to do his future work, and what line of study he wishes to emphasize in preparing for such work. Accordingly, on the completion of the twelve Majors above named each student submits to the Faculty for approval a written statement indicating

1) His selection of one of the following fields of future work: (a) preaching, (b) religious teach

ing, (c) pastoral work, (d) administrative work, (e) editorial work, (f) missionary work. 2) One of the following Departments as that of his principal subject: (a) Old Testament, (b) New Testament (c) Church History, (d) Systematic Theology, (e) Sociology, (f) Homiletics.

3) A Professor in the Department in which he has chosen his principal subject, as his adviser, under whose direction he does his subsequent work.

4) Which of the following degrees he is seeking: (a) Bachelor of Divinity, (b) Master of Arts, (c) Doctor of Philosophy. But the candidate for the degree of Ph.D. must select his principal subject in one of the first five Departments named above.

5. General requirements of candidates for all degrees.

1) In connection with the twelve prescribed courses, the student is required to take: (a) During the Autumn Quarter, one hour each week in English, under the direction of the Department of Homiletics. (b) During the Winter and Spring Quarters, one hour each week in Music.

2) Each student takes one Major in Public Speaking.

3) In the case of men who indicate preaching or pastoral or missionary work as their field of future labor, three Majors are required in the Department of Homiletics, namely, Courses 2, 4, and 6.

4) In case of men who indicate teaching as their field of future labor, three pedagogical courses (Majors) are required.

5) Hebrew is required only of students who select the Old Testament as their principal subject for any degree, and of students who select the New Testament as their principal subject for the Doctor's degree.

6) With the approval of the Department under whose guidance the student is doing his work, he may pursue studies in any Department of the University, whether in the Divinity School or in the Graduate Schools. In the determination of such courses by consultation between the student and the Department account will be taken of the student's previous preparation and plans for the future, and the effort will be made to give to each student precisely that course of study which will fit him for the largest usefulness in the ministry.

7) A student who has received, or fulfilled the requirements for, any degree from the University may, whenever he has fulfilled the requirements for another degree, receive that degree without further conditions of residence or interval of time; provided that this shall not be construed as modifying the existing regulations concerning the crediting of the same work for two degrees.

6. Requirements for the degree of D.B.

1) Further courses. — The student who, having taken the required Majors as stated in 3 and 5 above, and having made the election stated in 4 above, is accepted as a candidate for the degree of D.B., must accomplish eleven additional Majors under the direction of his adviser.

Of the twenty-seven Majors thus required not less than eighteen must have been pursued in residence at a theological school of high standing, and the remainder in accordance with the general regulations for non-resident work. Of the total twenty-seven not less than nine must have been pursued at the University.

Graduates of other theological schools must, in order to receive the degree of D.B. from this University, after matriculation select a principal subject, and on acceptance by the Faculty as candidates for the degree of D.B. continue in residence not less than three Quarters, and accomplish nine Majors under the direction of the department in which the principal subject lies. 2) Thesis. The student is required to prepare a thesis upon some theological subject. This production must be scholarly in character, and the author must be prepared to defend the positions taken therein. The subject must be submitted for approval to the instructor to whose Department it pertains, at least twelve months before the date of the final examination. The thesis itself must be submitted in written form three months before the date of the final examination, and, after final criticism, in typewritten form, upon the thesis paper prescribed by the University, six weeks before the final examination. Any exceptions to the above rules of time limit will be considered only on recommendation of the Department concerned. The student is permitted to offer a thesis already presented in his regular class work. Accepted theses become the property of the University.

The degree will be recommended only after two bound, printed or typewritten, copies of the

thesis of the candidate have been deposited with the Librarian of the University.

3) Final examination.-The requirements with respect to the final examination are the same as in the case of the Ph.D. degree, except that no brief of the student's work is required.

7. Requirements for the degree of A.M.

1) The candidate for the degree of A.M. must have completed a Bachelor's course equivalent to that required for the Bachelor's degree in the University of Chicago.

2) Further courses. The student who, having accomplished sixteen Majors as stated in 3 and 5 above, and having made the elections indicated in 4 above, is by vote of the Faculty accepted as a candidate for the degree of A.M., must accomplish eleven additional Majors. Of these six must be in that Department of the Divinity School in which his principal work is done; the remaining elective courses may, with the approval of this Department, be in any Department or Departments of the Divinity School or of the Graduate Schools.

Of the total twenty-seven Majors thus required for the degree of A.M., not less than eighteen must have been pursued in residence at a theological school of recognized high standing, and the remainder in accordance with the general regulations for non-resident work (see below). Of the total twenty-seven not less than nine must have been pursued at the University.

Graduates of other theological schools must, in order to receive the degree of A.M. from this University, after matriculation select a principal subject, and, after acceptance by the Faculty as candidates for the degree of A.M., continue in residence not less than three Quarters, and accomplish nine Majors under the direction of the Department in which the principal subject lies.

3) Thesis and examination. - The requirements with respect to theses are the same as in the case of the D.B. degree, except that the degree shall be recommended only after five bound printed or typewritten copies of the thesis, upon the thesis paper prescribed by the University, have been deposited with the Librarian of the University. The requirements in respect to final examination are the same as in the case of the Ph.D. degree.

The thesis must be upon some question connected with the principal subject.

8. Requirements for the degree of Ph.D. 1) The candidate for the degree of Ph.D. must have completed a Bachelor's course equivalent to that required for the Bachelor's degree in the University of Chicago.

2) He must have completed twelve Majors in theological study, distributed as stated in 3 above. 3) He must have a reading knowledge of French and German, a good command of literary expression, and such knowledge of subjects considered fundamental as may be prescribed by the individual Departments.

4) Having made the elections indicated in 4 above, which in this case must include also the selection of a secondary subject, and having been by vote of the Faculty accepted as a candidate for the degree of Ph.D., he must continue in residence at least eight Quarters longer, and accomplish work equivalent to at least twentyfour Majors. Of his elective work, two-thirds shall be given to his principal subject. The remaining one-third must be taken in his secondary subject, which may be either in the Divinity School or the Graduate Schools.

Of the four years thus required as a minimum for the degree of Ph.D., not less than three must have been spent in residence at a theological school of recognized high standing, and the last two at the University.

REMARKS. (1) The candidate for the degree of Ph.D. is permitted to take the degree of D.B. or A.M. when he shall have completed twenty-seven Majors according to the prescribed regulations. (2) The student who has taken the degree of D.B. or A.M., and who is thereupon accepted as a candidate for the degree of Ph.D., may offer toward the latter degree the work he has already done in the Departments which he chooses for his principal and secondary subjects.

5) Thesis. See p. 74 of this Register.

6) Final examination.-See p. 75 of this Register. 9. Non-resident work.-See p. 75 of this Register.

10. Requirements for the re-enacted degree of D.B. Persons who have received the degree of D.B. from the Baptist Union Theological Seminary may, without examination or thesis, receive the same degree from the University of Chicago. The applicant must pay a diploma fee of $5.00 and be present in person to receive the degree.