MEDICAL SCHOOL Matriculation.-For matriculation in the Medical School-the five years' course leading to the M.D. degree the student must have attained senior standing in the College of Letters and Science. Senior standing in the College of Letters and Science requires the attainment of the junior certificate (see this circular, under College of Letters and Science) and the subsequent completion, after the receipt of the junior certificate, of a minimum of 22 units, of which at least 4 units must be in upper division courses. The total number of college units presented must be at least 92. In order that the student may matriculate into the Medical School during his fourth college year it is essential that he complete the requirements for the junior certificate at the end of his sophomore year. It is also necessary that all premedical requirements be completed by the end of the regular semester prior to the date of matriculation into the Medical School. Courses taken during the intersession and the summer session prior to the semester in which the student expects to enter the Medical School do not count towards satisfying the premedical requirements. On completion of the first year's work in the Medical School (with the required grade points) the degree of A.B., College of Letters and Science, will be granted. (Thirty-two units are allowed for the first year's work in the Medical School, which together with the 92 units required for admission to the Medical School complete the 124-unit requirement for the degree.) In addition to the above general requirements, the student must give evidence of sufficient training in physics, chemistry, biology, English literature and composition to enable him to pursue with profit the curriculum of the school and must possess a reading knowledge of French or German. The following courses now offered represent the minimum of satisfactory preparation in the subjects named (numbers refer to the Announcement of Courses for 1924-25): English 1A-1B (6 units); Chemistry 1A-1B, 8, 9; Physics 2A-2B and 3A-3B; Zoology 1A-1B. Ten units credit in French or German will be accepted as fulfilling the requirement of a reading knowledge in these subjects. (The language requirement may be satisfied in whole or in part in the high school.) Applications for admission to the Medical School must be filed with the Recorder of the Faculties, University of California, Berkeley, not later than March 5 of the year in which admission is desired. Later applications presented by resident students of the University are subject to a special fee. Applications received after April 1 will not be considered in making up the list of matriculants for the ensuing academic year. Owing to the limitation of enrollment in the classes of the Medical School, candidates are selected on the basis of their academic standing in subjects of the premedical curriculum, particular emphasis being placed on the required subjects. The faculty of the Medical School is authorized to refuse admission to students who have a low academic record. The State law governing the practice of medicine in California prescribes that every person before practicing medicine or surgery must produce satisfactory testimonials of good moral character and a diploma issued by some legally chartered medical school, the requirements of which shall have been at the time of granting such diploma in no particular less than those prescribed by the laws of the State, and which shall have received the approval of the Board of Medical Examiners that year. The requirements for matriculation in the University of California Medical School, as above stated, cover also the requirements of the Association of American Medical Colleges, provided that the high school programme includes the subjects listed in the following paragraphs. PREMEDICAL CURRICULUM-THREE YEARS The following tabulated curriculum represents the most satisfactory arrangement of work to meet the medical prerequisite courses, as prescribed for those entering the Medical School in and after August, 1923. The student should, however, make sure that his course is so arranged as to satisfy the junior certificate and other requirements of the College of Letters and Science in order that his entrance to the Medical School and the attainment of his A.B. and M.D. may not be delayed. All requirements for matriculation in the Medical School must be completed in full by the end of the spring semester next preceding the date of the applicant's proposed matriculation. Certain variations in the chronological arrangement may be necessitated if the high school course included the minimum of foreign language work. Such variation may be made with the approval of the faculty adviser. This curriculum presupposes the completion of the following subjects in the high school: English, three years; history, one year; mathematics, two years (elementary algebra and plane geometry); chemistry, one year; physics, one year; foreign language, two years. The junior certificate requirements will be more easily met if the foreign language study has been pursued four years in the high school. PREMEDICAL PROGRAMMES1 A. For students who have completed two years foreign language in high school. First Year Subject A (Examination in English Expression or Course in Subject A in case of failure in the examination) Military Science...... "Year course (E) 4Year course (E) Electives (Foreign language if necessary to complete 15 units for J. C.).... 1 Premedical Programmes. Chemistry 5 (Quantitative Analysis, 3 units) is required for admission by a large number of medical schools. Although it is not a requirement for admission to the University of California Medical School students who can conveniently include this course in their programme are advised to do so. 2 English 1A-1B. If the student fails to pass the examination in Subject A it will be necessary to postpone English 1A-1B until he has completed the course in Subject A for which no units are allowed. The student is advised to substitute in the interim one of the year courses which are required for the junior certificate under requirement (e) in place of English 1A-1B. Foreign Language. The Medical School requirement is 10 units of credit in either French or German, and the junior certificate requirement is 15 units of foreign language in not more than two languages. These may be satisfied partly in the high school. The student's programme should be made to satisfy these requirements. 4 Note requirement (e) for the junior certificate. For lists of courses accepted as satisfying requirement (e) see this circular, page 36. In this connection note the following ruling: The three year-courses required under (e) must be completed in the fall and spring sessions. Requirements (b), (c). and (d) may be completed in whole or in part in approved courses in the summer sessions. 5 Required of all candidates for the bachelor's degree to be conferred in or after December, 1925. B. For students who have completed four years foreign language in high school. First Year Subject A (Examination in English Expression, or course in Subject A 1 or 2 3 3 3 17 Chemistry 9... Second Year Note: Only 16 units first semester will be counted toward degree. Electives (foreign language if necessary to complete 15 units for J. C.).... Units Units MEDICAL CURRICULUM-FIVE YEARS In the fifth or intern year the student is required to act as intern in an approved hospital or as special worker in a department of the Medical School. By arrangement with the department concerned, qualified students may take their year of laboratory work after any half-year of the medical course. For further information see the annual Announcement of the Medical School, to be obtained from the Dean's Office, University of California Medical School, Parnassus and Third avenues, San Francisco. 2 English 1A-1B. If the student fails to pass the examination in Subject A it will be necessary to postpone English 1A-1B until he has completed the course in Subject A for which no units are allowed. The student is advised to substitute in the interim one of the year courses which are required for the junior certificate under requirement (e) in place of English 1A-1в. 3 Foreign Language. The Medical School requirement is 10 units of credit in either French or German, and the junior certificate requirement is 15 units of foreign language in not more than two languages. These may be satisfied partly in the high school. The student's programme should be made to satisfy these requirements. 4 Year courses when students have completed four years foreign language in high school. If the high school foreign language did not satisfy the Medical School requirement of 10 units credit in French or German, work ir latter languages should be included as one of the year-courses under (e) in order to meet the demands of the Medical School. 5 Required of all candidates for the bachelor's degree to be conferred in or after December, 1925. GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE FACULTIES CONCERNING STUDENTS IN THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Following are certain general regulations governing residence and study in the academic departments. These regulations, unless otherwise stated, concern both graduate and undergraduate students. ADMISSION AND CLASSIFICATION The status of all undergraduate students shall be probationary during their first year of residence. At the close of the probationary period the question of the status of each student shall be reviewed by the Committee on Study-Lists of the college in which the student is enrolled, and his status shall then be determined by the faculty, acting upon the recommendation of said committee. Persons admitted to the University who, in the judgment of the Board of Admissions, have satisfactorily completed one year's work of collegiate grade shall be regarded as students in the second year of the course. Persons admitted to the University who, in the judgment of the Board of Admissions, have satisfactorily completed two years' work of collegiate grade shall be regarded as students in the third year of the course. Students who are classed as juniors shall be regarded as students in the third year of the course. Students who have attained junior standing are in the upper division, which includes the third and fourth years of the course. Regular undergraduate students and students at large retain their privileges as students so long as they maintain good standing in the University. The university membership of all special students and limited students, on the other hand, terminates at the close of each academic year, but may be renewed from time to time at the discretion of the proper faculty. Any student may be transferred from one college of the University to another upon the approval of the dean or other responsible officer or committee of the college to which admission is sought. A form of petition for such transfer is supplied by the Recorder. A student at large, special student, or limited student may at any time attain the status of regular student by satisfying all the requirements imposed upon the regular members of the class he desires to enter. |