Seven Colleges Define Regulations Pass-Fail Plans Announced By PAT GUROSKY tion students may take not more Health and Physical Education credits of only unrestricted electives Collegian Administration. Reporter than IS credits on the S-U basis majors may schedule free electives Chemistry: a maximum of 12 from among the following groups of and Humanities electives on the S-U credits on the S-U basis selected Seven Colleges of the University courses in the CBA curriculum: system. from the unrestricted electives and yesterday announced their plans for o from the free elective category Recreation and Parks majors the social science and the humanities implementing the new Satisfactory- —any course may take one cultura l ait;, or free requirements. Unsatisfactory grading system. from the science arts, human- elective course in each of their 7th, • 9th or 10th terms on the S-U bjsis. Computer Science: students may - Agriculture students may sched- ities, foreign languages, social sci- take up to 18 credits on a S-U basis ule up to 12 credits on the S-U basis, ence and the directed elective cate- Park Administration option stu- of all courses except for computer with not more than one course on the gories—any course which requires as dents may take the same courses science courses. Speech 200. English S-U system in any one term. prerequisite at least one other spec- during each of their 7th. 9th or 1. 2 or 3 or Electrical Engineering ! 12th terms. $3? Courses required by the College ified course in the same field. 471. of Agriculture for all majors, as out- The intent of the latter require- Outdoor Education option stu- Mathematics: students may take (i lined under the heading "Basic Min- ment is to prevent students from dents may take a cultural arts, arts 18 credits on a S-U basis subject to I imum Requirements for Graduation" electing and concentrating S-U or free elective course during each ot the following restrictions: a maxi- r IS in the catalog of Baccalaureate De- grades in fundamental introductory their 7th , 8th. 9th or 10th terms. mum of six credits in the sciences i gree Programs, may not be scheduled courses in the sciences, and social College of Engineering excluding Phvsics 201, 202, 203, 204. on the S-U basis. In other words, at sciences, and to encourage them to 221 . 222. and 224. A maximum of least 12 credits in speaking A student in the College of six credits in the Humanities, Social and use the option for intermediate and Engineering may take up to 12 cred- writing skills, 25 in biological and advanced courses in these fields as Sciences and the Arts. Any other physical sciences its under the S-U grading program. S-U credits can be only unrestricted , six in mathematics. was the intent of the University Sen- These credits may be selected from 12 in social sciences or humanities, ate action. electives. fa and four in ph , the biological science group, the Medical Technology and Micro- ysical education must All other courses such as the social-humanistic group or from the be scheduled under the conventional business core, the major iield, and biology: students may take up to 18 (A-B-C-D-F) elective courses other than in the * on the S-U basis in physical system. mathematics requirements must be major. Technical electives in the credits Courses in the student's major taken under the conventional grad- education, the arts, humanities, and major may also be selected with the social sciences and unrestricted elec- specifically prescribed by prefix and ing system. approval of the head of the student's number in the Baccalaureate Degree tives. , Health and Physical Education department. Physics: students may take up Programs catalogue may not be College of Human Development scheduled on the S-U basis. Students in this college will be to 18 credits on a S-U basis except limited in nine credits on the Satis- Students in the College of Hu- in physics, mathematics and chem- College of Arts and Architecture factory-Unsatisfacory system with-in man Development may schedule as istry. A major in the College of Arts their graduation credit count. many as 18 credits in any course on Premedicinc: up to 18 credits on and Architecture may schedule any Students who desire to utilize the S-U basis. Courses graded for an S-U basis of only unrestricted course for which he is eligible under the S-U system for courses which all students on a Pass-Fail basis, such electives. the S-U program except those are not a part of the specific degree as GFS 311, will not apply toward Premedical-Medical Program: as courses in his major subject. program may schedule up to the the 18-credit maximum. this is an experimental program College of Business Administration maximum number of credits (18) on Students will not be allowed to under the joint control of both the College of Business Administra- the S-U basis. schedule more than two S-U courses Jefferson Medical College and the in any one term. University, no courses may be taken Advanced standing students will on a S-U basis. be restricted to no more than nine Science and Zoology: up to nine credits if they have transferred nine credits of only unrestricted electives or more credits from another institu- may be taken on the S-U basis. tion. Not Yet Released Confusion Plagues College of Science Plans for the Colleges of Earth The faculty of the College of and Mineral Sciences, Liberal Arts, Science voted that each department and Education have not yet been will administer its own S-U grading released. Ritenour Question system that will op-irate within the "Satisfactory" in a course sched- outlines esablished by the University uled on the S-U basis is defined as Gerson said last term that "two or better on —Colle sian Photo by Pierre Belllcinl By DENNIS STIMEUNG Senate. the equivalent of "D" Collegian USG Reporter such influential men sponsoring this Department of Astronomy: nine the conventional A-B-C-D-F grading 9) apisd legislation will almost certainly re- credits of only unrestricted electives system in that course. Quality points j »3ase3if3 UMOQ f] a/ddoau/^ The confusion about the over- sult in its being passed." night bed charges for University stu- on a S-U system. for S-U courses will not be tabulated PORTRAIT OF an agile young man who took to heart the sign beside the "Dadaism' dents at Ritenour Health Center in- Last week. The Daily Collegian Biochemistry: up to 18 S-U cred- toward the student's grade average, be recorded toward project of USG' creased yesterday. found that neither Sen. Davis nor its of courses that are not required but credit will booth on the ground floor of the HUB—a s 1968 Spring Arts Festival his total credit requirements if he - Sen. Wade says he knows anything by number in the catelog statement The festival continues through Saturday. More information on page 4. - Near the end of Winter Term, about the Ritenour problem or about of the biochemistry major, plus phys- passes the course. An unsatisfactory Steve Gerson, chairman of the his sponsoring a solution to the prob- ical education. grade will receive neither credit nor Undergraduate Student Government lem. Biophysics and Botany : Nine quality points. Administrative Action Committee, Jeff Long, USG president, William When asked about the proposed Cromer, USG liaison to Harrisburg, legislation, Sen. Davis replied, "I Faculty Says Pass-Fail and James Kefford, USG presiden- don't have any idea what you are tial assistant in charge of the tui- talking about." To the same query. ion hike - txa.yeled-.ta Harrisburg to Sen. Wade answered, "I don't know xt , ^ Present ' " ' " Stude nts To talk"wi£h "state legislators aboilt the what you mean. I never heard of Decision^-of - 'Each-Golleg proposed tuition increase and the this before." Ritenour situation. Davis said he "vaguely" remem- By KITTY PHILB IN schools and military academies. When the group .returned, Ger- bered a conversation with some Uni- Larry Spancake, student member of the IDA Petitio n to USG Collegian USG Reporter son said, "The Ritenour problem is versity students "some time ago," Senate Committee on Resident Instruction, but added "I don't recall anything solved." At that time Gerson ex- . By JIM HARVEY and stitutions such as IDA to prevent in- Faculty members at a forum last night on rationalized pass-fail on the basis that it is plained that two of the most influ- about a Ritenour problem or any surgency in underdeveloped coun- compulsory physical education courses said not an academic subject and is therefore ential state senators had agreed to such promise." MIKE ALEXANDER tries where these companies have putting such courses on a pass-fail system "qualitatively different from other courses in co-sponsor legislation that would , access to raw materials, the University." Both Davis and Wade said they Collegian Staff Writers markets will ultimately be a decision of individual "permit us to substract the Ritenour wanted to help USG. Both promised and cheap labor to work in their colleges. Spancake also said rather than teaching charges from the general deposit." Students protesting the Univer- factories located there." skills that can be used later in life, grading to give the matter their immediate sity's affiliation with the Institute L. P. Greenhill, assistant to the vice pres- Gerson and Cromer explained attention, but Davis added, "We can't "We know Penn State is formal- ident of resident instruction, told the group physical education works against students that in the spring of 1967, the stu- for Defense Analysis met last night tiying to learn since other students take do anything without knowing the to discuss documentation of specific ly affiliated with IDA," Buckley said.