Course III, Literary Criticism. Study of models of English in poetry, oratory, fiction, etc., with critical essays. Open to students who have completed Course I. Junior I, II.

Course IV. Essays Upon Art Subjects, Open to students who have completed Course I. Junior III.

SCANDINAVIAN.

Course I. Norwegian. Smith & Horneman's Norwegian Grammar, Björnson's Synnöve Solbakhen, Jonas Lei's Fortällinger og Skildringer fra Norge, Henrik Ibsen's Fruen fra Havet; lectures on Ibsen and the drama read, Björnson's Fiskejenten; the poems therein committed to memory. Björnson's Eu Glad Gut, Blackboard and oral exercises. Junior I, II and III, and Senior I and III.

Course II. Swedish. Reading of easy Swedish texts. Blackboard and oral exercises. Senior II.

Course III. Norwegian. (Advanced work.) Njaal's Saga read and explained; lecture given on Old Icelandic Literature, Norse mythology and history. Literature of Norway from 1814 to the present time; lectures and recitations in the history of Norway. Senior I. and II.

Course IV. Old Icelandic. Nygaard's Grammar. Reader, selections from the Sagas read and explained; lectures on the history of the Norwegian language. [2] Senior II and III.

TEACHERS' COURSE.

The University offers a special two years' course designed to furnish preparation for teaching, to those who cannot complete a 'full university course.

ADMISSION.

To be admitted to this course the applicant must present satisfactory evidence, either by presenting certificates or taking examinations, of having completed such subjects as are introductory to the line or lines of study they elect; for instance, if they elect mathematics, they shall be examined in entrance mathematics; if history, then entrance history; if science, then entrance science; if English, then entrance English; if Latin, then entrance Latin; if Greek, then entrance Greek; if German or French, then entrance German or French.

COURSE OF STUDY.

The work consists of two terms of Psychology, two and onehalf terms of Pedagogy, five of the sub-courses mentioned below, and four terms of other work selected from the regular curriculum, in all, twenty three and one-half terms of work.

CERTIFICATE.

A certificate will conferred upon all who satisfactorily complete the work of the course outlined above.

THE SUMMER SCHOOL.

The University summer school will open Wednesday, July 26th and continue in session for four weeks, until August 23d.

This school is especially designed for teachers interested in higher education. Instruction will be offered in Latin, English Literature, English History, History, of the United States, Pedagogy, Psychology, Chemistry, Physics, Animal Biology, Botany, Astronomy, Physical Culture, Drawing and probably in some other branches.

In the laboratory subjects, students. will be permitted to devote four or five hours a day to one subject, if they so desire. In most cases instruction will be conducted by members of the faculty of the University.

Circulars containing full information, will be sent free to any address, after June 1st. Address the Registrar, care of the University of Minnesota.

SPECIAL STUDENTS.

Persons of mature years and judgment may be admitted to pursue subjects to be selected from the regular course of study. The subjects are arranged in groups. Special students must confine their work to one or two of the groups as tabulated below. All applicants, as conditional to their admission as special students, shall pass an examination in so many of the subjects known as requisites for entrance to the regular course of study, as properly belong to, or are naturally introductory to the line or lines of study they have selected; for instance, if they have elected mathematics, they shall be examined in entrance mathematics; if history, then entrance history; if science, then entrance science; if English studies or a modern language, then entrance English: if Latin, then entrance Latin, if Greek, then entrance Greek.

The grouping of the subjects is as follows:

I. MODERN PHILOLOGY-English, French, German, Scandinavian.

II. CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY-Greek, Latin.

III. COMPARATIVE PHILOLOGY

IV. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE-Botany, Zoloögy, Physiology, Pal

eontology.

V. PHYSICAL SCIENCE-Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Miner

alogy.

VI. MATHEMATICS-Algebra, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate Geometry, Calculus, Astronomy.

VII. HISTORY

VIII. POLITICAL SCIENCE-Political Economy, National Economy, International Law.

IX. PHILOSOPHY-Logic, Psychology, Ethics, History of Philosophy.

X. DRAWING

Candidates for admission to pursue special studies make a further application on a blank provided for that purpose. This application must be presented in person to a committee of the General Faculty, Maria L. Sanford, Chairman. This application, when approved, is to be placed on file with the Registrar. Special students desiring to change their lines of study must again present their application to the committee for approval. All special students must renew their application at the beginning of each year.

CHOOSING OF COURSES.

The courses of this college are open, free of all charges for instruction, to all persons over fourteen years of age, whether residents of the State or not.

Applicants are free to select their courses of study on admission, but cannot thereafter change them, except as allowed by vote of the General Faculty.

DAILY ROUTINE.

As a general rule each student has sixteen exercises a week, besides rhetorical work, which comes but once in the week.

Monday is taken as a holiday and the morning session begins at 8 o'clock. A general assembly of students and Faculty is held each day at 10 o'clock, at which there are brief and simple religious exercises.

EXAMINATIONS.

At the close of each term examinations are held in the studies of the term. In order to be "passed" the student must obtain seventy-five per cent.

In determining the standing of a student in any subject the result of his daily work on that subject is combined with the result of the final examination in the ratio of two to one.

Any student who has earned a term mark of eighty five per cent. is excused from the final examination.

Students who unsuccessfully pursue a subject are reported by the professor as "incomplete," "conditioned," or as having "failed." "Incomplete" work may be made up at the convenience

of the professor concerned; "conditions may be made up within two terms; "failures" must be taken over in class. The examinations for conditioned students are held at the beginning of the fall term, in the work of the fall term; at the beginning of the winter term, in the work of the winter term, and at the beginning of the spring term, in the work of the spring term. Conditions of any term that are not made up by the beginning of that term become failures and must be taken in class.

A student who at any time is deficient in more than three studies of five hours per week, or four studies of four hours per week, loses his class rank and is regarded as a member of the next lower class.

Students whose absence in any term exceed four weeks, in the aggregate, are not permitted to take the term examinations without special permission of the General Faculty.

REGULATIONS REGARDING SEMINARS AND HONORS.

Honors are given for special work in departments on the following basis:

1. The student must have attained in his course at the close of the second term senior year, a general average of not less than 90 per cent.

2. He must have attained not less than 90 per cent. in the department selected.

3. He must have taken at least three (3) terms of electives in the department selected.

4. He must have completed, in the department selected, seminar or individual work of high grade, equivalent in amount to one full term of regular work in one subject.

5. No student is allowed to enter upon this seminar work without a general standing of least 85 per cent. at the time when he begins the work.

6. Double honors may be secured by taking seminar work in two departments.

Seminar work does not count in a course for a degree.

GRADUATION.

Students completing courses of study to the satisfaction of the faculty of the college, are entitled to receive the appropriate baccalaureate degrees.

Any person may undergo, at suitable times, examination in any subject; and if such person pass in all the studies and exercises of a course, he is entitled to the appropriate degree.