E MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 1926-27 The object of this booklet is not to set forth rigid rules. but the undergraduate student with customs and regulations which exist nt the College. A careful rcHding of the contents may save embnrrassment nnd mistakes. to acquaint COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1926-27 1926 Thursday, September 16, to Monday, September 20 inclusive, "Freshman Week" including registra tio11. ~londay, September 20, Registration l 1pper-class- men. Tuesday, September 21, Clas es begin. Saturday, September 25, Special Examination \\fednesday, November 24, at noon Thanksgiving recess begi!ls . . l'\ l onday, November 29, classes resumed, 8:00 A. ~!. Friday, December 17, Fall term closes at noon. 1927 ~[onday, Januari 3, Registration Day, Winter Term. Tuesday, January 41 Classes begin. Tuesd:iy, February 22, Holiday, Washington's Birthday. Friday, ~larch 25, \\linter term closes at noon. ~tonday, April 41 Registration Day, Spring Term. Tuesday, April 5, Classes begin. i t onclay, May 30, ~ l emorial Day. Sunday, June 5, Baccalaureate Sermon. Friday, June 10, Lommencement D.:1y. l'riday, June li, Spring Term closes at noon. Summer Se ssion 1926 Tuesday, June 22, Summer Session opens. Friday, July 30, Summer Session closes. 1927 i\Ionday, June 20, Summer Session opens. Friday, July 29, Summer Session closes. W inter Shor t Courses For the Y ear 1926- 1927 General Agriculture-Sixteen Weeks-Two Years, Oct. 25- Marcb 4. General Agriculture- Eight Weeks- Jan. 3-1\farch 4. 4. Dairy Production- Ten Weeks- Jan. 3-March 18. Dairy )fanufactures- Eight Weeks- Jan. 3-llfarch Jee Cream llfakers- Two \Veeks- March 7-March 18. Hortic11 lt11ral Course- Eight vVeeks- Jan. 3- ~ l arch 4. Poultry Course- Eight. Weeks- Jan. 3-March 4. Market Gardeners- One V\leek-Jan. 24-Jan. 29. Fruit Growers-One \Veek- Feb. 7- Feb . 12. Ornamental Horticulture-One 'Week-March 7- March 12. Dee-keepers Course- Two Weeks- Feb. 7-l'eb. 18. Agricultural Engineering Cour c- Jan. 3·Jan. 28. 7- Agricultural Course-Feb. Engineering March 4. J'armers' Week- Jan. 31-Fch. 4. STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE The governing board of the College, known as the State Board of Agriculture, consists of six members, two of whom are elected every two years. This Board meets once a month, the usual time being the the month, third Wednesday of and the usual place of meeting, the President's Office at the College. The personnel of the present Board is as follows: Melville iB. McPherson, Lowell. Jay R. McColl, Detroit. Clark L. Brody, Lansing. Herbert Gowdy, Union Pier. L. Whitney Watkins, Manchester. Dora Stockman, Lansing. INFORMATION The Registrar is always glad to answer ques· information concerning College lions or customs. If in doubt, it is best to ask some one in authority. to give REGISTRATION New students should have their high school credits sent to the Registrar's office as early as If the credits are satis possible in the surnmer. factory, an admission card is mailed to the appli cant. The student should present himself, with admis sion card, on Registration Day (Sept. 16, 1926, for new students; Sept. 20, 1926, for old students) at Room 109, Agricultural Building, for Registration. After registering, the student proceeds to the Sec retary ' s office in the Old Library Building, where fees are paid (See Schedule of Fees on page 11). He then goes to his proper class officer. (See page 6 for assignment to classes.) Those whose credits have not been accepted or approved will present themselves, with credits, at the Registrar's office, Old L ibrary lluilcling, secure admission card, then proceed as above. to The first week of the fall term is set apart for Registration; in the winter and spring terms all students register on the first Monday o[ the term. Students must report to class officers on those days for class assignments, or receive unexcused absences (sec under "Absences" on page 17). Office hours on registration days shall be [rom 8:00 to 12:00 and from 1 :00 lo 5:00. Late Registration and Classification . A student who appears for registration after the regularly ap pointed date (See Calendar) should report at the office of the R egistrar, Old Library B uilding. After registering he pays his fees and proceeds to his class officer as above for 'Classification c:1rds. Late Registration. Io student in the freshmen year may be admitted to classification in any of the four-year courses later than the c lose of the third week of a term; other students not later than the close o[ the fourth week. Class Officers. Each student is assignecl 1 ac· cording to course ar1d year, to some member 0£ the Faculty who assists him in making up his study card and acts as his advisor on academic questions throughout the year. For the year 1926-1927 the class officers arc as follows: Seniors Juniors Agricultural Course · Room 118 Agr. Bldg. - Dean R. S. Shaw Second Floor, Dairy Bldg. Prof. J . E. Burnett Sophomores Freshmen . • Prof. R . E. l\Iarshall Hort. Bldg. - Room 212 Agr. Bldg. • - - P rof. C. E. Millar 6 Engineering Course All Classes - Dean G. W. Bissell Room 101, R. E. Olds' Hall of Eng. Home Economics Course A II Classes IT. E. Bldg. Dean J ean Krueger Veterinary Course All Classes Bacteriology Laboratory - Dean W. Giltner Applied Science Cou115e All Classes Room 313, Agr. Bldg. • Dean F. S. Kedzie Liberal Arts Course All Classes Room 115 Agr. Bldg. Prof. E. H. Ryder Freshme n Advisers Agricultural and Forest1·y Course - Engineering Course - A pplierl Science Course Libera I Arts Course - Vcted11ary Course Adviser for Women in all - Courses - • - - - j Prof. Prof. C. M. Cade E. l\fillar I Prof. c: A. Brown l Prof. If. D. Dirks l Prof. S. G. Bergquist l l'ruf. J. \V. Stack ) Mr. D. C. Eckerman Prof. R. S. Linton Dr. F. \V. C'hamherbin l\I rs . Powell Special ClaJSsification. Students are granted special classifictltion only when unusual circum stances or lhe age and experience of the applicant such classification warrant must be secured from the Dean of the College and the Dean of the Division in which the work is lo be taken. Permission for it. R equired Work. In classification, required work and back work take precedence over other subjects. to Class Rank. to another according 'Students will be promoted from one class the following plan: A student having forty academic credits in course will be eligible to Sophomore classification, one having eighty·eight academic credits will be eligible to Junior classification; and one having 136 academic credits will be oligible to Senior classification; except that promotion from one clas• lo another will not be made in the spring term. Excess Credits. Students ordinarily are required to register for sixteen academic credits per term with a maximum of twenty and a minimum of the class fourteen credits, at the discretion of officer. If for any reason a student wishes to clas sify for more than twenty or less than fourteen credits, such request must be made in writing for consideration by the class officer and the Dean of the Division. No stude11t may classify for more than sixteen academic credits in any term, unless the points earned during the preceding term exceed by one half the number of credits carried. the head of the department concerned. Dropping Subjects. A student must not drop a subject except by permission of his class officer In and case such permission is granted and the subject is dropped befor.e the close of the first four weeks (five weeks in the case of a Freshman) of the term, no grade will be reported; after that time a grade of "F" will be reported in !he subject, except in a case of illness or other cogent reason when upon written request a committee may grant that the grade of "Inc." or no grade may be re- 8 ported. All grades o[ "Inc." must be verified by the Registrar. Changes in Schedules. All changes o[ schedules must be authorized through the Registrar's office. Definition of Credit. A credit consists o[ one lecture or recitation or one two-hour or three· hour term of twelve weeks. laboratory period a week £or a COURSE REQUIREMENTS Adrnission to all courses requires graduation from an approved high school with fifteen accept able units, or examination in subjects to cover fifteen units. Of these units, three are required in English, one in Plane Geometry for all courses. For the Engineering Course, an additional one-hal£ unit in Algebra, one half unit in Physics are IJiberal Arts Course. two years 0£ a language are also required. in Solid Geometry and one unit in Algebra, and one required; For the Agricultural Course . The first year o[ the course consists of required work; the second year permits of slight specialization. During the junior and senior years the student must complete a minimum of 28 credits of technical work, with a maximum of 45 allowed. Fourteen of these credits must be in some one series. The remainder of the work is e lective. Forestry Cour se. The first two years o[ this course are identical with the Agricultural Course except in the winter and spring terms of the second year, where Forestry subjects take the place of Agriculture. At the close of the second year at tendance at a four·weeks' summer camp in north· 9 ern l\Iichigan is required. One-hall of the work of the J unior year and three-fourths of that of the Senior year is prescribed, and the remainder elective. Engineering Courses. The first year is ident ica l £or all courses in Engineering. During the second year specialization in the different branches-Civil, Chem ical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Administration-begins and con In tinues through the remainder of the course. the last year the courses in Civil, E lectrical and Mechanical Engineering offer several options which permit of high specialization. Home Economics Courses. All work in Hotne Economics is identical during the first year, and, to a great extent, during the second year. At the opening of the Junior year the student selects some particular branch for specialization. Veterinary Medicine. This course is prescribed througho u t the four years. Applied Science Course. The first year of this course is largely prescribed . I n the second year a student may choose, within limits, among a wide range of subjects. At the beginning of the third year he is expected to choose a major and a minor subject and continue work in those lines through out the last two years. Liberal Arts Course. During· the first year English and a continuation course in some subject in high school are required. pursued two years is elective. The the work The remainder of In the is second year''s work junior year major and minor subjects are chosen. largely elective. Business Administration Course. The require· ments for admission to this course are the same 10 as for degree is granted, that of Il. A. the Liberal Arts Course, and the same Credits for Graduation. A total of 192 acadefnic credits is requi1·ed for graduation in each of the courses of the College. In addition, all students are required to carry physical training throughout 1hc freshman and sophomore years _with a total of six credits. !\Jen students are further required to carry military training throughout the fresh man am.I sophomore years with a total o{ twelve credits. Points equal in number to the credits earned for graduation must be furnished. Change of Course. A student who wishes to change his course should secure permission from the Dean of the College and the Dean of the Division to which be wishes to transfer. The en· trance requirements of the course to which he de sires to change must also be met. Adjustment of credits from one course to an other may be made by securing a state1nent of work completed from the Registrar and submitting il to the Dean of the Division to which transfer is made. Changes are permitted only at the close of a lerm and when the student is not more than sixteen credits in arrears of his course. FEES All fees are due and payable immediately upon registration. Following is the schedule of lees: General F ees Matriculation fee ................. . . $5.00 (£or non-residents Tuition 0£ Michigan) ........................ 15.00 each term. Diploma fee ........................ 5.00 11 Course Fee (all courses) ........ .. $35.00 each term. incidental, gymnasium, and This includes fee Health Service lees. In the Departments of Chemistry and Bacteri· ology a small deposit will be required in labora tory courses to cover breakage. Graduate Course Fees For all Divisions, per term .............. .. .. $10.00 P a rt-Time F ees For those who take half-time work or Jess, those taking work without credit (except in residence, music), and registered as students but who wish to secure credit by special examination, a fee per credit of .... $2.50 those who are not those who are not Music Fees, for other than regular students, per term ..................................... 25.00 1'fusic fee for those taking elementary work, per term ..... . 7. 50 Student Fees The student body, by vote, has imposed upon itself the following lees: Athletic and Liberal Arts fee ..... $5.00 each term. Union fee Student Council and Women 's Self Government Association ......... . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 4.50 annually. l\'fichigan State News Wolverine lass Dues .. . .50 annually. 1.50 annually. 3.50 annually. .SO each term. Non- Resident F ee. A tuition fee 01 $15.00 a term is charged to those whose legal residence is in another state or country. The burden of regis tering under proper residence is placed upon the 12 st udent. Should a q uestion arise as to his legal residence, the matter should be taken up with the Secretary of the College and adjusted before registering. A student registering improperly shall, when discovered, be required to pay a penalty of $10 for each year so registered, aside from the re quired fee. Athletic and Entertainment F ee. Upon the recommendation of the Student Council and by vote of the student body a fee of five dollars a is charged each student, for which he has term free admission to all home athletic and public speaking contests, also free admission to a series of entertainments provided by the Liberal Arts Union. Refund of Fees. Students withdrawing from Col twenty days after registration, will lege within be refunded all fee, fees except matriculation which is in no case refunded. After that time and previous to the close of the first six weeks, one· half of the fees will be refunded. After the first six weeks no refund will be made except of room rent, where students room in a dormitory. EXAMINATIONS Examinations are given in all subjects at the close of the term. A schedule of examinations is posted in the Old Library Building during the week preceding examination week. Special Examinations for the removal o[ condi tions and for advanced standing are given on the first Saturday of each term and at no other time except by permission of the Faculty. Examinations for students who have received the grade of "In is complete'" may be given whenever the work 13 completed. A permit for all special examinations should be secured at the Registrar's office. A fee of $1.00 is required for special examinations to remove conditions. nut Students take special examinations by paying the specified fee of $2.50 per credit hour. i'1ttcnda11ce 1 rnay in Entrance E xaminations. These m3.y be taken either at the close of the school year in June, or during the week preceding the opening of College in the fall. An applicant may take part of his examinations at either period but will be expected lo finish all of them within a year. Information concerning dates of examinations may be secured from the Registrar's office. GRADES The following table shows the system of marks used by the College: A-Excellent. B-Superior. C-Average. D-Inferior. X-Conditioned. F-Failed. Inc.-Incomplete. The grade of "Inc." is given only in cases where a student is prevented by illness, either of himself or family, or other equally cogent reason, from completing bis work. the student to notify his class officer is expected of such disability at once. In such cases Grade Point System. The following resolution was adopted by the Faculty on September 11th, 1920: 14 That a point system be adopted in connection with the present grading system: in number That points equal earned must be furnished. to the credits That three points be allowed for each credit of work with an A grade; two points for each credit of work with a B grade; one point for each credit or work wilh a c grade, and no points for work of D g-rade or lower. in Conditions and F ailures. Required subjects which a grade of "F'' is received must be repeated in class. Exceptions to this rule may be made only when the student satisfies the Department concerned that he has, by tutoring or otherwise, met all requirements, when he may petition the Faculty for a special examination . A condition (X) may be removed by a spedal examination at one of the regula r periods (see under Examina tions) , provided it is taken ·before the subject is repealed in course. After that time the condition becomes a failure and may only be removed as stated above. An "Incomplete" should be the earliest possible time. If not made up within a year it becomes a "Failure" and the work must ce repeated in class. removed at Two conditions or one in prerequisite work for any subject excludes the student from that work. fail ure Entrance Conditions. A student permitted to enter conditionally will be required to remove such rr the conditions conditions within three years. are "general" he must take five extra credits for each unit. Unsatisfactory Work. A student whose work proves unsatisfactory may be warned, placed on 15 probation, or requested to withdraw from college. If placed on probation, he is not permitted to par ticipate in any extra-curricular activities. Substitutions. The matter of substitution of credits is placed in the hands of committees made up of the Dean of each Division and the heads of the two departments interested. Requests for substitution of one subject for an other should be made before the term in which the subject for which substitution is asked occurs in course. Class Visitors. tudents are not permitted to attend clas es as visitors without permission from class officers; nor may examinations for credit be taken after such attendance. Statement of Credits. A statement of credits may be secured from the Registrar's office at any time except during Jfegistration week. A student may receive one copy of his credits free of charge. Additional copies are one dollar each . REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION A candidate for graduation must have completed the required work of any cour·.se, and have a total of at least 192 academic credits and six credits in Physical Education. Twelve credits in further required of men. Ii.'.lilitary Science are Points equal in number to credits earned are re· quired. All requests for substitution must be made be the the beginning of the spring term of fore senior year. The final eligibility list for graduation will be the two weeks after the opening of made out spring term. 16 A student must complete at least one full year·s the faculty of this college before a work under degree may be granted. ABSENCES Attendance at every class or laboratory period is expected of each student. A member of the Faculty acts as Excusing Officer. All absences from class are reported by instructors each day to this officer, and a student who has been absent from class for any cause should see him at once and explain the reason of the absence. The Excusing Officer for all Divisions is Prof. J. W. Steward, Old Library B ldg. All women students must secure their excuses {rs. for absences from the Adviser of Women, Powell. The following regulations fo r control of absences were adopted by the Faculty September 11th, 1920: That one negative credit be imposed for every six unexcused absences caused by late registration, or occurring during Registration Week subsequent to registration. For absences (1) Due to leaving College before the end of the term without formal withdrawal or dismissal; (2) On the working half days preceding and following authorized holidays; (3) Incurred by participation in unauthorized holidays: One nega tive credit for every six absences. For casual absences, negative credits may be im posed by the Excusing Officer at the rate of from one for every twelve lo one for every six absences, depending upon circumstances. At the end of the academic year the Excusing Officer will report to the Registrar the number of negative credits charged against each student; ex- 17 cept that for Seniors the reports will he made at the end of the Winter Term in addition. The atove regulations apply to unexcused ab sences. Absences unexplained after one week of occur rence shall stand as unexcused. H olidays. The Thanksgiving Day period from noon on Wednesday, Nov. 24 to ~1onday, Nov. 29. February 22nd, Washington's Birthday; May 30th, Memorial Day; July 4th, Independence Day, shall be authorized holidays. WITHDRAWAL FROM COLLEGE A student wishing to withdraw from College should call at the office of the Registrar and state his reasons for withdrawal, at the same time pre senting his receipt for the term fees. This office will authorize the proper refund of his fees and also notify departments of his withdrawal. A student dismissed from College for purposes of in discipline shall receive "F's" in all subjects which he is classified. A student honorably dismissed from the College prior to tbe middle of the term shall receive no grades in any subject, tbc fact of withdrawal, merely, being recorded. A student honorably dis missed after the middle of the term may receive the grade of Incomplete (Inc.) if the quality of his work warrants it, and if the withdrawal is made on account of illness or for other equally cogent reasons. Students withdrawing from College without proper notification as stated above will be given grades of "F" in is classified. in which he the subjects 18 THE LIBRARY H ours . The library will be open from 8:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. JI(, on week days, and from 10:00 A. M. to 12:00 M., an