List of Preparatory Subjects A list of preparatory subjects, with the amount of matriculation credit assigned to each, is given below. The credit for each subject is stated in units, the standard secondary unit being the measure of a subject pursued throughout the school year of from thirty-six to forty weeks and constituting approximately one-quarter of a full year's work. This list is not exhaustive, but it represents most of the fields of instruction in the secondary schools of California. With exceptions noted, the University holds entrance examinations in these subjects: Certificates of successful examinations before the College Entrance Examination Board will be accepted in lieu of matriculation examinations conducted by the University of California. The examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board are usually held during the third week in June; in 1925, June 15-20. * No examination. †The dagger indicates subjects for which equivalent courses are offered in the University. For further description of these courses reference should be made to the Announcement of Courses of Instruction. + Credit in this subject does not imply exemption from any part of the prescribed work in military science and tactics in the University. All applications for examination must be addressed to the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West 117 street, New York, N. Y., and must be made upon a blank form to be obtained from the Secretary of the Board upon request. If the application is received sufficiently early, the examination fee will be $9 for candidates examined in the United States and Canada and $20 for candidates examined elsewhere. The fee, which must accompany the application, should be remitted by postal order, express order, or draft on New York to the order of the College Entrance Examination Board. The applications and fees of candidates who wish to be examined outside of the United States or Canada must reach the Secretary of the Board at least six weeks in advance of the first day of the examinations. The applications and fees of candidates who wish to be examined in the United States at points west of the Mississippi River or in Canada must be received at least four weeks in advance of the first day of the examinations. The applications and fees of candidates who wish to be examined in the United States at points east of the Mississippi River or on the Mississippi River must be received at least three weeks in advance of the first day of the examinations. When the candidate has failed to obtain the required blank form of application for examination the usual examination fee will be accepted if the fee arrives not later than the specified date accompanied by a memorandum containing the name and address of the candidate, the exact examination center selected, and a list of all the subjects in which he may have occasion to take the board examinations. Applications received later than the dates named will be accepted when it is possible to arrange for the examination of the candidates concerned, but only upon payment of an additional fee. A list of the places at which examinations are to be held by the board in June, 1925, will be published about March 1. Requests that the examinations be held at particular points, to receive proper consideration, should be transmitted to the Secretary of the board not later than February 1. The designation of the center to which the candidate will go for examination is regarded as an indispensable part of the candidate's application for examination. Detailed definitions of the requirements in all examination subjects are given in a circular of information published annually by the College Entrance Examination Board. The edition published December 1, 1923, was designated as Document No. 111. A new edition, which will be designated as Document 114, will appear December 1, 1924. Upon request a single copy of this document will be sent to any teacher without charge. In general a charge of twenty cents, which may be remitted in postage, will be made. Points on the Pacific Coast at which examinations are usually held are as follows: Los Angeles, Berkeley, Carpinteria, La Jolla, Ojai, Stanford University, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma. ADMISSION ON TEACHERS' DIPLOMAS Holders of Teachers' Life Diplomas or of State Educational Diplomas of this state, or holders of similar diplomas recognized by the State Board of Education of California, may be admitted provisionally to the University in the academic departments, with the privilege of satisfying matriculation requirements by examination or by work in the University. PREPARATORY WORK REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED Aside from the specific prerequisites for certain curricula, as set forth below, no prescription of high school work is made by the University. The requirement for high school graduation in California, established by the State Board of Education,* permits a wide range in the choice of subjects in order to provide for the needs of different classes of students. It is therefore important that high school students preparing to enter college keep in mind this purpose and make a choice of major and elective subjects that will form an adequate foundation for their university work. Importance of Academic Subjects. The high school student who is preparing to enter the University is urged to devote the greater part of his time during the high school course to what are commonly spoken of as "academic” subjects, such as English, foreign language, mathematics, history, and science. Herein (pages 22-29) will be found statements of the subjects required and recommended by way of preparation for the various curricula and major subjects of the University. It is only by a careful reading of these statements that the high school programme of an intending student of the University can be wisely arranged. Special attention is invited to the following subjects of the high school curriculum: * A resolution of the California State Board of Education directs that all public high school curricula in California require, for graduation, the following: English, 2 units (after July 1, 1925, 3 units); United States history and civics, 1 unit; laboratory science, 1 unit: and all such curricula must be so organized as to include two majors of at least 3 units each-a major consisting of three years of study in one of the following groups (1) English (in vocational courses 1 unit of citizenship may be included with 2 units of English to make one major); (2) mathematics, including mechanical drawing; (3) history and social science; (4) physical and biological sciences; (5) foreign language-3 or more units in one language, or 2 units in each of two languages. English Composition: Oral and Written Expression.—Training in this subject enters into the proper treatment of all topics of study taken up in the school course, and extends to speaking and oral reading as well as to ability to speak and write English correctly, clearly, and pertinently on all the lines upon which the thought is exercised. All undergraduate students are required to take a written examination in Subject A: English Composition. Students who fail to make a sátisfactory showing in this test are required to take a special course in English composition without university credit. Tuition fee, $10. See under General Regulations in later pages of this circular. Mathematics.-Provision should be made in the high school programme for two years of work in mathematics, namely, elementary algebra and plane geometry. Instruction in these subjects is not provided by the University excepting during the summer sessions and in the Division of University Extension; extension courses are not open to resident students in the University during regular sessions. In no curriculum of the University is junior standing obtainable without credit for both these subjects. Foreign Language.-In practically all colleges and departments of the University a knowledge of a foreign language is helpful: in many departments such knowledge is indispensable. Elementary work in foreign languages can as a rule be more profitably undertaken by pupils of high school age than by older persons. The study of the language or languages (ancient or modern) selected should be begun early in the high school course and should be continued for at least two years. For information concerning the foreign languages required and recommended by the several departments of the University, the reader is referred to pages 22-29 herein. The importance of the study of Latin is particularly called to the attention of high school students. The University provides instruction in the elements of the modern foreign languages, but none in the elements of Latin. Physics, Chemistry. For detailed information concerning the sciences required and recommended by the several colleges and departments of the University, the reader is referred to pages 22-29 herein. Attention is called to the basic importance of physics and chemistry. Instruction in these subjects is not provided by the University excepting during the summer sessions. PREPARATION FOR THE VARIOUS CURRICULA The requirements and recommendations for the various curricula are stated below: A "curriculum" is understood to be either a technical or specialized programme of studies, as in the colleges of Engineering, Agriculture, and Commerce; or a more general programme (as in the College of Letters and Science), with a designated major subject, such as history, mathematics, or philosophy. In the subjoined statement the terms "required" and "recommended'' are to be interpreted as follows: Required: Subjects without which the student will not be able to enter the regular curriculum. The omission of required subjects at matriculation will usually result in delaying graduation. The University gives no instruction in elementary Latin; no resident instruction in elementary algebra or plane geometry except during summer sessions. The equivalent of the high school courses in physics and chemistry is given in the summer session, not during the fall or spring sessions. Recommended: Subjects which will usually give more effective preparation, and thus allow greater freedom of election at the University. The omission of these subjects at matriculation will usually not delay graduation if the student's work at the University is properly planned. NOTE.-The numerals in parentheses represent units of high school work. A standard secondary unit is the measure of a subject pursued throughout the school year of from thirty-six to forty weeks and constituting approximately one-quarter of a full year's work. Agriculture: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in the COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. Required: plane geometry (1); elementary algebra (1); geometrical drawing (1); chemistry (1). Recommended: advanced mathematics, including trigonometry (2); physics (1); advanced English (2); a reading knowledge of a foreign language. Anatomy: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Required: elementary algebra (1); plane geometry (1); chemistry (1). Anthropology: leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. |