`University ' of California Bulletin THIRD SERIES, Vol. XXV, No. 4 CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION UNIVERSITYOF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER, 1931 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAPRESS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA For Sale by the Students' Cooperative Book Store, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles Price Five Cents Administrative Bulletins of the University of California 1931-32. No.4 The bulletins concerning the colleges , schools, and departments of the University are listed below. For copies of these circulars, and for further. information, address the University of California Press, Berkeley, except in those cases where Los Angeles and San Francisco are indicated. The circulars are sent free except those for which a price (which includes postage) isgiven. The Circular of Information, with reference primarily to the Under- graduate Division at Berkeley: containing general information about the University, its organization , requirements for admission to under- graduate status, and for the bachelor's degree in the colleges of Letters and Science, Agriculture, Commerce, and Engineering; students' fees and expenses. Sent free by mail by the University Press on request. A charge of 5 cents is made for copies distributed on the University Campus. The Annual Announcement of Courses of Instruction in the Departments at Berkeley. Price, 30 cents. The Circular of Information of the University of California at Los Angeles: containing general information about the University, requirements for admission to undergraduate status, and for the bachelor' s degree in the College of Letters and Science, in the Teachers College, and in the Branch of the College of Agriculture in Southern California; students' fees and expenses. Sent free by mail by the University Press on request. A charge of 5 cents is made for copies distributed on the University Campus. The Annual Announcement of Courses of Instruction in the University of California. at Los Angeles. Price, 20 cents. The Prospectus of the College of Agriculture. General information con- cerning the College of Agriculture at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, and elsewhere ; its organization , requirements for admission , degrees, eta The Announcement of Courses in Forestry. The Annual Announcement of the Farmers' Short Courses. The Annual Report of the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station. The Bulletins and Circulars of the Agricultural Experiment Station. The Circular of the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco. The Annual Commencement Program containing the list of degrees con- ferred (at Berkeley), scholarships, prizes, and other honors. The Annual Announcement of the College of Dentistry, San Francisco. The Annual Announcement of the School of Education. The Announcement of the Graduate Division. The Annual Announcement of the Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco. The Annual Announcement of the School of Jurisprudence. (Continuedon thirdpage of cover) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER, 1931 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAPRESS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN A SERIES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETINS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALi- FORNLI . ENTERED JULY I, 1911 , AT THE POST OFFICE AT BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA , AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER , UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS Olt JULY 16 , 1$94. ISSUED MONTHLYFROM AUGUST TO APRIL , AND TWICE A MONTH FROM MAY TO JULY. The University campus is within the corporate limits of the city of Los Angeles , west of Beverly Hills . It extends along the south aide of Beverly Boulevard from Hilgard Avenue to Veteran Avenue, and is bounded. on the south by LeConte and Gayley avenues ; automobiles should turn south from Beverly Boulevard at Hilgard Avenue, or north from Wilshire Boulevard at Westwood Boulevard. The campus may be reached by bus as follows: From Los Angeles business district (Fifth and Hill streets ), Los Angeles Motor Coach line, via Wilshire Boulevard , and Pacific Electric Co. Castellamare bus line, via Beverly Boulevard . From Los Angeles , western terminus of Pico car line, Bay Cities Transit Co. bus , via Pico and Westwood Boulevards. From Hollywood (North Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard), Pacific Electric Co. bus , via Hollywood and Beverly Boulevards. From Culver City , Bay Cities Transit Co. bus via Motor Avenue and Westwood Boulevard . From Van Nuys , Bay Cities Transit Co. bus via Beverly Glen Boulevard. From Santa Monica , Pacific Electric Co. bus via Wilshire Boule- vard, and Bay Cities Transit Co. bus via Santa Monica Boulevard. From Inglewood , El Segundo Transportation Co. bus via Sawtelle Boulevard. +r Letters of inquiry concerning the University of California at Los Angeles should be addressed to the Recorder , University of California at Los Angeles , Los Angeles. The Announcement of Courses contains detailed statements concerning individual courses , with lists of the faculty of each department . This is published annually , and may be obtained , postpaid , by remitting twenty cents to the Recorder , University of California at Los Angeles , or to the University of California Press, Berkeley. Letters of inquiry concerning the University in general should be addressed to the Recorder of the Faculties , University of California, Berkeley. For the list of bulletins.of information concerning the several colleges and departmentssee pages 2 and 3 of the cover. In writing for information please mention the college, department, or study in which you are chiefly interested. CONTENTS rAOE Calendar .............................................................................................................. 7 Regents of the University .............................................................................. 9 Officers and Committees of the Regents ...................................................... 10 Administrative officers ........................................................°°........................ 11 The University ............................................................................. .............. 12 Organization and government ........................................................................ 14 History of the University ................°°.................................................... 14 Government and Organization ................................................................ 15 Faculty ................................................................................................................17 Admission to the University .......................................................................... 26 Admission to undergraduate status ........................................................ 26 The High School program ........................................................................ 27 Definition of the subjects .................................................................... 28 Electives i n the High School program .............................................. 29 Plan I, Admission to freshman standing by certificate ...................... 31 Plan II, Admission to freshman standing by examination ................ 33 Examinations at the University of California .............................. 34 College Entrance Examination Board .............................................. 34 Plan III , Admission with advanced standing ...................................... 35 From schools and colleges in foreign countries .............................. 36 Language credit for a foreign student ............................................ 37 Surplus matriculation credit .............................................................. 37 Teaching experience ............................................................................ 37 Admission of special students ........................................................................ 37 ].o graduate instruction .................................................................................. 38 General information .........................................°°........................................... 39 Regulationsconcerning students: Registration ....................°°.........................°°....................................... 39 Medical examination ...................................................................-........ 39 Late admission and registration ........................................................ 39 Classification of students ............................................_....................... 40 Student's responsibility ...................................................................... 41 Units of work and credit: Study-list limits .................................. 41 Subject A: English Composition ...................................................... 43 Examinations for students entering the Teachers College .......... 44 Military Science and Physical Education ........................................ 45 American Institutions ......................-----------------.....---------........---------°-.46 Authority of instructors .................................................................... 46 Examinations .......................-------°-------------......----------°°------:..------°---... 46 Grades of scholarship : Grade points ................. 47 Conditions and failures ........................................................................ 48 PAGE Scholarship rules ..................................................'.............................. 49 Honorable dismissal and leave of absence .....................................