As a general rule the student is permitted to take but one Honors Course in any one semester. If, however, he has not taken any such course in his Junior year, he may be permitted to take two Honors Courses in the same department or in related departments in his senior year.

Departmental Supervision.-The entire program of study of the student taking Honors Courses is supervised by the head of the department in which he is doing his independent work. In lieu of class attendance in such courses, the student may, at the option of his supervising professor, meet the latter in frequent conferences. He must also present at least once a month to this professor a written report on work undertaken or accomplished. (These monthly reports are to be kept on file for the information upon call of the committee on Honors Courses and of the faculty.) A final thesis also may be required by this professor.

Credits. The completion of an Honors Course entitles the student to a credit of either 2 or 3 semester hours, the exact amount of credit received being determined by the nature and quantity of the work done. To receive his degree with special Honors in any department the student must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 6 semester hours in Honors Courses. The maximum credit allowed for such work is 12 semester hours.

Requirements for Graduation.-A student admitted to Honors Courses must fulfill all the ordinary requirements for the B.A. or the B.S. degree. Before being graduated he must also give satisfactory evidence of a working knowledge of French or German, or, if his major work so suggests, Spanish.

Examinations.-A student admitted to the Honors Courses may, at the option of his supervising professor, be excused from taking Semester examinations in these independent courses. In such case, at the end of the Junior year, he is to take an examination given by the department in which he is doing this independent work. Toward the close of his Senior year he is to take a comprehensive examination in the field of his concentration. This examination may be partly written and partly oral. The oral examination is conducted by the instructors of the department immediately concerned, assisted by at least one faculty member from another department.

Demotion and Reinstatement.-If at any time a student of the Honors Group fails at the close of a semester to receive an average of at least two points for every semester hour for which he was registered, he is thereby denied ranking in the Honors Group and consequently is not permitted to continue his Honors Courses. This demotion, however, does not deprive him of credits earned in Honors Courses already completed. He

may be reinstated, also, upon the recommendation of the Honors Committee.

Recognition and Privileges.-A student in the Scholars Group is relieved from the general regulations governing class attendance. If he is a candidate for a degree with Special Honors in one or more departments, and if his regular class work is satisfactory to each of his instructors, he may be excused from the final examinations of the second semester of his senior year to enable him to prepare for the comprehensive examination in his field of concentration.

Administration. The administration of these Honors Courses is entrusted to a Committee on Honors Courses appointed by the President. This committee is to report to the faculty from time to time.

KNOX COLLEGE
Galesburg, Illinois

Honors Courses.-Certain departments offer Honors Courses. Registration for Honors Courses in any department is limited to juniors and seniors who are majoring in that department and who have completed with high standing such advanced courses as the departmental staff prescribes. Such students may be recommended by the department for registration in Honors Courses.

Special Honors.-At the completion of certain advanced courses a student may be given Special Honors in one or more departments, upon the recommendation of the head of the department and vote of the Faculty. -(Catalogue, March, 1924)

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE

Easton, Pennsylvania

Degrees with Distinction.-Opportunity is given for students whose majors are in certain departments to win a degree with distinction. An applicant for honors must announce his candidacy at the beginning of Junior year. In order to be eligible to such candidacy he must have secured B or higher in the courses of the Freshman and Sophomore years. He must satisfactorily complete the additional work required by his Major Department beyond that required for his Major, and at the end of his Senior year must pass a comprehensive examination upon the work done in the Department. He may be required also to present a thesis. (Catalogue, February, 1925)

LAWRENCE COLLEGE

Appleton, Wisconsin

Honor Courses.-Special honors are granted as an incentive to students of exceptional ability in some particular department to specialize

more extensively than would be possible in the regular course.

who have taken honor courses will be thus better prepared to enter upon professional or graduate work. Such students will receive at graduation a diploma designating them as honor graduates, and their names will be published in the catalogue as such.

Special honors are granted at graduation on the following conditions: (1) In addition to the thirty-six hours required for the major, twelve hours must be taken in work designated as honor courses in different departments.

(2) These twelve hours must be pursued in addition to the one hundred ninety-two hours required for graduation.

(3) An average of ninety per cent must have been attained in the major and twelve hours of honor courses.-(Catalogue, January, 1925)

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Special Honors.-Special Honors are awarded at the end of the Senior year, on recommendation of the head of the department concerned and by vote of the Faculty, to students who have done advanced work of unusual merit in some chosen field. Candidates for Special Honors must indicate during the first term of the Junior year their intention to work for such honors. Awards are based on grades obtained in the subject chosen; the results in extra work assigned; and the general proficiency of the candidate as evidenced either by a final examination or a thesis, as the head of the department involved may direct. (Faculty Book of Rules, 1924-25)

MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Oxford, Ohio

Graduation with Honors.

(1) Not later than the end of the sophomore year a good student may, with the consent of the Dean, enroll as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors. At the beginning of the junior year he will designate the department in which he wishes to do his honor work, and will be referred to the head of that department, whose direction as to election of courses in the honor subject and allied work shall be followed.

(2) No student shall be graduated with honors in any subject in which he has earned less than 18 hours' credit for class work. His other courses will conform to the rules for group studies.

(3) In the junior or senior year, or in both, the candidate will pursue at least one course of prescribed supplementary work in his honor

subjects, in addition to his class work, and may receive for such work a credit of not more than two hours a semester, or eight hours in all. Unless this supplementary work is done in vacation, it will be counted under the rule for maximum credit in a semester. This reading will be closely supervised by the instructors concerned and tested by examinations at the close of each semester.

(4) If in any semester of the junior or senior years the student receives a grade below B in his honor subject or averages below B in all his studies, he is disqualified for further candidacy for the degree with honors. At the end of his college course the candidate must pass a general examination on the whole field of his honor subject. A student disqualified for honors will retain any credit in hours earned by supplementary work.-(Catalogue, March, 1924)

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

Middlebury, Vermont

Special Honors.-As an incentive to such students as have the ability to do more than should be required of the majority, and to promote and encourage special investigation in the various departments of the curriculum, the Faculty have established a system of honors. These are divided into two classes, Honors and High Honors, and are subject to the following regulations:

(1) The candidate must have completed major work in the department in which Honors are sought, and at the end of his course his application for Honors must have the unanimous recommendation of the department.

(2) The candidate shall announce his intention of working for Honors to the Registrar and to the head of his major department at a time not later than the registration period at the beginning of the senior year, and he is urged to consult with the departmental head some time toward the end of his junior year in order that there may be ample time in which to plan the special work for Honors.

(3) In order to become a candidate for Honors, a student must have obtained an average rank of not less than 80 per cent in his major department, and must obtain an average of at least 85 per cent in the special work for Honors. An average rank of 85 per cent is required for Honors, and of 90 per cent for High Honors.

(4) The special requirements for Honors during the senior year may be met by one of the following plans, each department determining for itself which method is best adapted to the nature of its work. It should be noted that plans (a) and (b) do not require the taking of extra

courses.

(a) The candidate may do satisfactory work in two advanced
courses in his major department, admission to which is lim-
ited to those students who have shown capacity for work of
a superior order in that field, and wherein emphasis is placed
upon creative work, or critical and independent thinking.
(b) The candidate may pursue a line of investigation and research
throughout the senior year under the direction of some mem-
ber of his major department. At the end of the year he shall
present a satisfactory thesis embodying the results of his
research, and shall pass an examination upon the field in
which the work was done. Such work may be counted as one
of the regular courses for each semester of the senior year.
(c) The candidate may elect enough more than the normal fifteen
units per semester to insure to him at graduation a surplus
of at least six credits above the one hundred and twenty re-
quired for the Bachelor's degree. At the discretion of the
instructor, the requirement of the six extra credits may be
met by the fulfillment of work in research and investigation,
or by the completion of two extra C courses in his major
department, provided that they are of a grade which may be
counted towards the Master's degree. On completion of the
six extra credits, an examination shall be given covering as
much of the work of the department which the candidate has
taken as shall be deemed necessary, and, at the discretion of
the instructor, a thesis may be assigned.

(6) If the additional six credits for Honors be pursued in classroom courses, these courses must be taken in accordance with the rules regarding extra hours.

(7) Credits for Honors earned in excess of the one hundred and twenty required for the Bachelor's degree may be counted later toward the Master's degree.-(Statement submitted by Professor Voter, Chairman of Committee on Graduate Work, December 11, 1924)

MILLS COLLEGE

Mills College, California

Eligibility.—The course may be elected for the last two years of College by any student who at the end of the first semester of the Sophomore year ranks, by an average of all her courses, in the upper one-fourth of the Sophomore class.

Procedure. Early in the second semester of the Sophomore year, the student must signify to the department her intention to take the course, and the field in which her interest lies. A tutor will then be chosen by