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ADMISSION AND CLASSIFICATION.
2. In Advanced French or Advanced German (French pre
ferred)
as given on pages 38 and 39.
Note : The applicant must present a Regents'
diploma (see page 50),
or a certificate of graduation from an approved school (see page 51).
Otherwise he must, in addition to the requirements mentioned in 1 and
2, pass examinations or present acceptable certificates representative of
an amount of work equivalent to three years time in a single subject
in preparatory schools of approved standing.*
For the above work a free choice among the various subjects not
otherwise counted, that are taught in the preparatory schools of
approved standing, will usually be accepted ; while at the same time,
combinations of the subjects are recommended as following the most
suitable for entrance to the course in the College of Architecture :
Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Free-Hand Drawing, and the alternative
Modern Language.
TO THE COURSE LEADING TO THE DEGREE OF CIVIL ENGINEER.
1. In Solid Geometry, Advanced Algebra, and in Plane and
Spherical Trigonometry, as much as is contained in the standard
American and English text-books. See page 46.
2. In Advanced French or Advanced German,
pages 38 and 39.
as given on
NOTE : The applicant must present a Regents'
diploma (see page 50) ;
or a certificate of graduation from an approved school (see page 51 ) ; or,
in addition to the requirements mentioned above in 1 and 2, he must
pass examinations, or present acceptable certificates, showing that he
has done an amount of work equivalent to a course of three
years'
duration in a single subject in preparatory schools of approved stand
ing.* For the above amount of equivalent work, a free choice among
the various subjects taught in the preparatory schools of approved
standing, and not otherwise counted, will usually be accepted ; but
combinations of the following subjects if equivalent to three
years'
time under instruction, are recommended as most suitable for entrance
to the courses in the College of Civil Engineering :
(a) History,
(b)
(c)
or additional English language and literature.
Additional modern languages or literatures.
Freehand or linear drawing.
(d) Chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, descriptive astronomy, or
additional physiology.
(e)
Latin or Greek.
* This additional requirement is equivalent to 12 counts on tbe Regents' scale in
the State of New York.