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ADMISSION AND CLASSIFICATION. 49
TO THE COURSE LEADING TO THE DEGREE OF MECHANICAL ENGI
NEER (INCLUDING ELECTRICAL, MARINE, AND RAILWAY ME
CHANICAL ENGINEERING.)
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 (German pre
ferred)
as given on pages 38 and 39.
NOTE : The applicant must have presented a Regents'
diploma (see
page 50) or a certificate (see page 51) of graduation from an approved
school. Otherwise he must, in addition to the requirements men
tioned 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 taught
in the preparatory schools of approved standing, and not otherwise
counted, will usually be accepted ; at the same time, combinations of
the following subjects are recommended as most suitable for en
trance to the courses in Sibley College : The Alternate Modern Lan
guage, Free-Hand Drawing, Physics, Chemistry.
III. Time and Conditions of the Examinations.
The examinations are held in the following order. The dates may
be found in the calendar on pages 6 and 7.
First Day. English History, 8 a. m; Plane Geometry, 3 p. m.
Second Day. American History, 8 A. M. ; Physiology, 10:30 A. M. ;
Elementary Algebra, 3
P. M.
Third Day. Solid Geometry, Physics, and Chemistry, 8 a. m. ;
Grecian History, 10:30 A. M. and ; Elementary Advanced German and
Greek, 3 p. M.
FourthWay. Englioh, 8a.m; Latin, Trigonometry, and Zoology,
3 P. M.
Fifth Day. Elementary and Advanced French, 8 a.m.; Roman
History, 11 a. m. ; Advanced Algebra, Botany, and Geology, 3 p. M.
Candidates for admission to the University, instead of passing the
entire examination at one time, may
years under the conditions :
following
present themselves in different
1. For the purposes of the division between two years the examina
tions in June and September in the same year may count as one series,
the applicant at his option, taking a part in June and a part in Sep
tember.
* This additional requirement is equivalent to 12 counts on the Regents'
scale
in the State of New York.
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