Catalogue (1906)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE COLLEGE OF LAW LENGTH OF COURSE The College of Lav was organized as a department of the University In 1868, the course of study covering one year. In 1884 the General Assembly passed an act requiring two years' study for all candidates for admission to the bar, and the course of study in this department was extended to the same period. By act of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly (see Acts of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, Chapter 11, Supplement to Code, 310) the period of study for admission to the bar was extended to three years, and a preliminary education substantially equivalent to a three years' high school course was required. With the view of conforming the course of study in the College of Law to this legislation and qualifying the graduates of the college for admission to the bar, the board of regents at Its meeting in March, 1900, authorized the extension of the course from two to three years. The extension was made and the class of 1901 was the last class to graduate in the two years' course. The course Is now one of three years. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF At present the Instruction is in the hands of a dean and four resident professors who devote their entire time to the school, and lecturers who give extended courses. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION FOR THE COLLEGE YEAR 1906-1907 Graduates or matriculates of reputable universities or colleges, or graduates of state normal schools, may be admitted to the first-year class without examination uponpresentation of diplomas or certificates showing such graduation or matriculation. Graduates In the four-year courses of accredited high schools or academies may be admitted to the first-year class without examinations upon presentation of diplomas or proper certificates of graduation. Graduates of other ...