3. Honors in the Senior Colleges.-The Bachelor's degree is awarded with honors to each student who has grade-points according to the following scale:

provided, in cases b, c, d, that the average in previous work is not lower than 2 grade-points per major taken.

Honors in departments are awarded to each student who has at graduation an average of 3 grade-points per major taken in the University, and credit for 6 majors of Senior College work in a department with an average therein of 4 grade-points, or nine such majors in two related departments with an average therein of 4 grade-points in each department.

In the last quarter of residence before receiving the Bachelor's degree free tuition is given to each student who already has a record of not less than five quarters of residence with full work averaging 5 grade-points per major taken, or a record of not less than eight quarters of residence with full work averaging 4 grade-points per major taken.

Special honors are awarded to candidates who complete with distinction certain additional work prescribed by the department. This may be performed by the election of a fourth course during each of not more than five quarters, which shall not count toward a degree, nor require an additional fee.

Membership in the Phi Beta Kappa society is conferred for high scholarship upon Senior College students who have been in residence for at least six quarters, the grade demanded being considerably higher than that required for graduation with honors. Membership is determined by vote of the chapter, no initiative being taken by the student.

4. College credit for professional work.-Students who plan to pursue professional work in the Divinity School, the Law School, or the Medical Courses are enabled to shorten considerably the time required to secure the collegiate and the professional degrees under a plan which counts toward the Bachelor's degree certain work in the professional schools. Thus the last year of residence as an undergraduate may be used entirely for professional work in the Law or Divinity Schools, and the last two years for work in Medicine, provided that all college requirements for the Bachelor's degree have been satisfied. The details of these arrangements may be learned by consulting the special Circulars of Information of the Professional Schools.

II. REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE

The Bachelor's degree is conferred when the student has completed 36 majors, and obtained at least 72 grade-points. These 36 majors shall include one principal sequence of at least 9 coherent and progressive majors taken in one department or in a group of departments, and one secondary sequence of at least 6 majors selected from a different department or group of departments. These sequences must have the approval of the Dean. The work in the Divinity School, the Law School, the courses in Medicine, or the College of Education may be counted in satisfaction of either sequence.

The degree of A.B. is conferred when the principal sequence consists of 11 majors of Latin and 9 majors of Greek (7 if all are taken in the University) including entrance work. A secondary sequence of 6 majors is also required.

The degree of Ph.B. is conferred when the principal sequence has been taken in Departments I-XVI.

The degree of S.B. is conferred when the principal sequence has been taken in Departments XVII-XXVIIIA.

Mathematics may at the option of the student be used as the principal department for the degree of either Ph.B. or S.B.

No courses counted in satisfaction of entrance requirements, or of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 of the requirements for the Associate's title, shall count in making up the principal and secondary sequences, except in the case of the principal sequence required for the A.B. degree.

At least 12 of the 36 college majors must be courses designated as Senior College courses, or as graduate courses to which undergraduates are admitted. Not more than 15 majors may be taken in college in one department. Credit for ten quarters of work in Physical Culture is required for graduation.

III.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS OF STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH ADVANCED
STANDING

1. A student admitted with less credit than 18 majors must fulfil all the requirements for a degree except the "continuation group" (see p. 92).

2. A student admitted with credit for 18 majors or more may choose between alternatives A and B, following:

A. He must fulfil the English and Modern Language requirements and devote at least one-half of the remaining work needed for the Bachelor's degree to Senior College courses in accordance with the requirement of coherent and progressive sequences. This provision does not modify the general requirement that the student must complete (a) for the degree of A.B. eleven majors of Latin and nine majors of Greek, including entrance work, (b) for the degree of Ph.B. a sequence of nine majors in one of the departments I to XVII, (c) for the degree of S.B. a sequence of nine majors in one of the departments XVII to XXVIIIA. On the other hand, in case these sequences have already been completed elsewhere, it does not require the student to select his coherent and progressive work from those same departments. A student entering with two or more units of ancient language may be exempted from the modern language requirement on recommendation of the Dean and approval of the Board of the Senior Colleges. Or

B. If, during his first quarter of residence, he presents to the Dean of the Senior Colleges a rational scheme of courses to be followed up to graduation, he may with the consent of the Board of the Senior Colleges be excused from all courses specifically required in college. In order to secure a degree under this plan he must maintain an average of three grade-points per major taken.

3. In Physical Culture, credit is allowed for advanced standing at the ratio of one quarter for three majors. Further requirements must be fulfilled in residence.

Ten instead of 12 in case of a student who has credit for 4 units of preparatory Latin and 3 majors of college Latin; and 2 majors in like manner will be allowed from the 12 for a student who is credited with 3 units of preparatory Greek and 3 majors of college Greek.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOLS

A. ORGANIZATION AND ADMISSION

Two Graduate Schools are now organized: the Graduate School of Arts and Literature, and the Ogden (Graduate) School of Science.

Admission to the Graduate Schools of the University will be granted:

I. To those who have been graduated from the Colleges of the University of Chicago.

II. To those who are graduates of other institutions of good standing, and who hold Bachelors' degrees substantially equal to those conferred by the University.

In the case of students not graduates of the University of Chicago, applications for admission should be accompanied by the Bachelor's diploma, or other official evidence of graduation.

It should be noted that admission to a Graduate School does not, in itself, admit to candidacy for a higher degree.

B. DEGREES

I. THE MASTERS' DEGREES

Two Masters' degrees are conferred, viz.: Master of Arts and Master of Science.

1. Candidacy. Any member of the Graduate Schools who has been in attendance one quarter or more, and whose undergraduate course is equivalent to that required for a Bachelor's degree in the University of Chicago,1 may, on recommendation by the department or departments in which he is working, be enrolled, by vote of the Faculties of the Graduate Schools, as a candidate for a Master's degree. Admission to candidacy must precede the conferring of the degree by at least two months.

2. Requirements. Students thus accepted as candidates will be given a Master's degree on fulfilment of the following requirements:

a) At least three quarters' residence at the University.

b) At least eight majors of resident graduate work. These eight majors need not be all in one department, but must be selected according to some rational plan, approved by the Deans of the Graduate Schools and the department or departments concerned at least six months before the degree is conferred. The individual courses must receive the previous approval of the heads of the respective departments.

c) A satisfactory dissertation on a subject approved by one of the departments in which the work is done. The subject of the dissertation must be approved by the head of the department at least three months before graduation, and the thesis in complete form must be submitted to the department at least ten days before the final examination.

In case the candidate did not obtain his Bachelor's degree at the University of Chicago, he will present to the Examiner on blanks furnished for the purpose a detailed statement of his undergraduate work. The Examiner cannot always report upon these statements during the opening week of the quarter.

d) Five printed or typewritten copies (including one bound copy) must be deposited in the General Library, and receipt from the Library for these copies must be filed with the Bureau of Records not less than seven days before graduation.

e) A satisfactory examination on the work taken for the degree.

II. THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is given, not on the basis of the completion of a certain amount of time spent upon a specified program, but as the recognition and mark of high attainments and ability in the candidate's chosen province, shown first by the production of a thesis evincing the power of independent investigation and forming an actual contribution to existing knowledge, and secondly, by the passing of examinations covering the general field of the candidate's subjects, with more minuteness in the case of the principal subject, and with less minuteness in the case of the secondary subject or subjects. This degree is granted in all departments under the following conditions:

1. Candidacy. Any member of the Graduate Schools who has been in attendance one quarter or more, whose undergraduate course is equivalent to that required for a Bachelor's degree in the University of Chicago, whose thesis subject has been accepted by the principal department, and who has a reading knowledge of French and German (which must be certified by the heads of those departments at least nine months before the student presents himself for examination in his major subject) may, on recommendation by the principal department in which he wishes to take his degree, be enrolled, by vote of the Faculties of the Graduate Schools, as a candidate for the Doctor's degree. Admission to candidacy must precede the conferring of the degree by at least two months.

2. Requirements.-Students thus accepted as candidates will be given the Doctor's degree on the fulfilment of the following requirements:

a) At least three years of resident graduate work, in pursuance of an accepted course of study. The course in question must include one principal and either one or two secondary subjects. The amount of work required in the secondary subject or subjects is nine majors. Candidates should arrange this work as early as possible with the heads of the departments in which the major and minor subjects are taken.

b) A satisfactory final examination upon the work done in preparation for the degree.

c) The presentation of a satisfactory printed thesis upon a subject which has been approved by the head of the department in which the principal part of the candidate's work has been done.

d) A good command of literary expression and such knowledge of subjects considered fundamental as may be prescribed by the several departments.

e) Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may not, as a rule, take more than two-thirds of their work in one department, and may not take work which is to count toward the degree in more than three departments.

Attention is particularly called to the fact that the term "equivalent" in this connection refers to quantity only. It does not affect the question of the specific degree (Arts or Science) to which a given student's work would lead.

Work done in other universities.-Graduate work done in another university will be accepted as equivalent to resident work in The University of Chicago, provided the institution in which the work was done is of high standing, and sufficient evidence is furnished that the particular work was satisfactorily performed. Work done in other universities will not ordinarily count for more than one and one-half years of residence work in the University; but the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may, in exceptional cases, be granted after one year of residence.

NOTE. In order to avoid misunderstandings, candidates for higher degrees should consult with their Deans concerning all technical requirements for such degrees, before application is made for admission to candidacy.

3. Thesis.-a) Each student is required to prepare a thesis upon some question connected with his principal subject. This production must constitute an actual contribution to knowledge. Its subject must be submitted for approval to the head of the department at least twelve months before the date of the final examination.

b) The thesis must be submitted to the department in typewritten form at least one month before the date of the final examination.

c) Before the meeting of the Graduate Faculties at which the degree is to be recommended, a typewritten copy of the thesis, together with a certificate signed by the head or acting head of the department that the copy, as submitted, is accepted for publication as the candidate's thesis for the Doctor's degree, shall be filed in the office of the Deans of the Graduate Schools. Said copy may not be withdrawn from the office of the Deans of the Graduate Schools until the required one hundred printed copies are deposited in the General Library.

d) The candidate shall deposit in the office of the Deans of the Graduate Schools a contract in legal form to the effect that he will furnish the General Library with one hundred copies (including two bound in half-roan). These hundred copies must be separate prints, and must contain no other material. In title-page, cover, format, and stock they must fulfil the requirements mentioned below.

e) Any one of the following three methods may then be followed:

(1) A signed statement may be filed in the Graduate Office from a publishing agency approved as to its technical efficiency by the University Press, and also as to its professional responsibility by the department concerned, that the thesis has been received and accepted for publication; or

(2) The candidate may deposit with the Business Manager of the University, Room 1, Press Building, a legal financial guaranty sufficient to enable the University Press to print the required one hundred copies, including the binding of two copies in half-roan. This guaranty shall mature at the expiration of two years from the date of the conferring of the degree; or

(3) The candidate may at his own cost secure publication of the thesis in the form prescribed by the University, in which case the degree will be conferred only after the delivery of the required one hundred copies to the General Library.

f) In the title-page required for all theses the official name of the University shall be placed at the head of the title-page, and the name of the department to which the thesis is offered shall be designated in parentheses after the statement that the thesis is offered in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The proper form is as shown on p. 115.