American Agricultural Colleges; A Study of Their Organization and Their Requirements for Admission and Graduation baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ... as in the Agricultural College of Utah, to 24 hours, as in the Agricultural College of Texas. In nine colleges 18 hours per week is the maximum limit; in five 20 hours is the maximum; and in four 21 hours is the maximum. In general the heavier the schedule that students are required or allowed to carry the lower the value of the unit of credit. It is, of course, impossible to make correction for this variation, but the difference noted here should be kept in mind when comparing the requirements of the several colleges. In comparing requirements for graduation in a curriculum like that of agriculture, which affords opportunity for specialization in many phases of the subject, it is quite necessary to restrict attention to one special line or major option. For the present discussion the agronomy or field crops option has been selected. In the few cases where no such option is offered, as in the colleges of Hawaii, Nevada, New Hampshire, Porto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, some other option has been selected. These colleges, in comparison with others, therefore, are likely to show a lower proportion of required work in agronomy and a higher proportion in some other special subjects. In some institutuons a liberal elective system takes the place of the major option plan, and in each of these an approved combination of courses suitable for students specializing in agronomy has been used. DISTRIBUTION. OF WORK REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. Table 9, appearing in six parts, shows in detail the requirements for graduation in the four-year curriculum in agriculture for the several agricultural colleges. The requirements are recorded in corrected semester hours and are grouped according to subject and listed according to the year in which the work is required...