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Show lj i'lNTKAXCH KKQUIREMRNTR AMR RA1PED AT THE B. Y. U . Entrance requiremento m Bri"hira Vcetng University are to be .raised at 'he brrinming of the school year 191 ' to 1928, according to a ruling made early this week Iby the undverritv ' council of that institution. Bcinndng '.villi that school year, according to ' he decision made, h'i;!i cehool students stu-dents will be expected to present-16 units of credit secured during four ehool years, or fine they must be r.raduaites of aecredited high schools. "We are issuing the statement now E. 3. Harris, presidemt. of Brig'ham Youn.-; University, declared, "in order Hiri,' h-1'.-h school 3l.udenifs may prepare pre-pare themselves to c-n'er the univer-1 I Rity without handicap. We have IT'ipuHated. that the oredi'its must be "cured during fouir school years in order to di.scoiura.ge the mad rush "ome students attempt to make 'iiroi'ph their educational program. T7e believe slower and mare thoiough "'ork h deiirable." "Th-.s acition. however, does not preven,' young men and youn, women -vir twenty on,, years of age from lering the university as special stu-'epts." stu-'epts." Pi-e-Vdont Harris continued, ".ncih p-nsons nhomld be encouraged to get inito school wherever possible. Thn's action is aimed primarily at regular re-gular lnh school students who ought fo finirdi up their luMi school work well ibefore entering college." A studemf seeking admission thla I "tuning fall, as in ,he pa,c,t m,U8t "resent, evidence Un the form of an offwiail transc.:iipt of credits that he completed 15 units of approved 1 -::h school work; or he must paas "n examination in a sufficient mum- ""!l,,'"-s to make 15 units. The rn'lin.T introduced last year "'ill take effect this fall. It read" ''hat "students must offeir among 'heir credits, three unites of English ( i principal group of three of more un,ts and -econdary group of two or mo-e units. Tbe principal group -md the sccondm-s, grnnT m,m be ' -.? led from eiMier mai'.hemaWe., and " "mce, or f,r0m history and social -.ence. Shn,;,rl mnthemnt,Vc! ,, - 'enee he r.rr,rnf, n fhp "n tflpn ti;'lwy and social "' I 1 be rvffr.-. e 1 ,, i as tne econdrv rup and vice versa. |