The sun., 1910-06-05
AMHERST ELECTIVES CHOICE
NEW PLAN OF SYSTEMATIC
REGCL lTION OF STUDY.
sublrets Hereafter Must Have snslaAeSl
Atm and COrrrlailon Tor the Entire
FouF Years-No More nn ~ Nlsa
secretion u the WOFk to Ile IbVne.

ANHEHVr Mass June The faculty
Of Amherst College has adopted a new
plan for the limitation and Arrangement
% electives Up 10 this time the Amherst
elective system has been largely unre-
stricted the exceptions being principally
IN mathematics. English and languages
in the freshman year. An analysts Of the
courses pursued under the free elective
system bv the members Of the classes
graduated IN the last five years. period
in which the number of courses offered IN
the college has increased nsarlv 20 per
oent.-hAs shown undesirable tendencies
in the chOices made hy the students which
. Il IL the purposs OF the new plan % correct
URdsr the old curriculum a student
might and aOmstimes did elact too many
single semester COURSES in various sub
iects. thus dissipating his energies and
giving a superficial character 20 part Of
his course Under the new regulations a
wear course Is set a. the minimum In
anv department or group of correlated
subjects Hitherto Il vas also possible
for a student 20 elect an excessive number
Of courses IN a single department, thus
destroying the symmetry Of his college
course To correct this tendency a stu
dent " limited in his choice 10 a maximum
Of eight semester courses in a single
subject. and tho rule has been adopted
that not more than two courses in one
subject. Il taken simultaneously, may
count toward degree
II student wishes to speciAlixs more
than this he must have the approval Of
the depart ment IN uhich he wishes 10 study
and oi the faculty committee on instrIc-
ton In addition 70 these general dirsc.
tons a set of specific rules for elections
in the various years u the course has
been formulated
The fundamental purpose Of these
rules u first N insure thar every STUDENT
lay a good foundation IN the first two
years Tor the wOrk Of the remaining years
u HE course and secondly. that every
student be required 10 pursue a oertain
nunber q subjects. 20 be chosen by him
self beyond the elementary stage In
accordance with the first aim. the " ork
oi the first tVO years will he prescribed
" a greater extent than hitherto. either
by direct requirement u courses -
by allowing elections only from limited
groups u suhleCts among the, most
noteW Orthy prescriptions ot sophomore
year are an ancient and modern language
Tor candidates for the degree Of 3. A. and
physics and English for candidates Tor
the b ) degree Stidents In ths y. A
course must also complete one year u
biology. chemistry or physics before the
end 1t the sophomore year
To make sure Ol a certain amount Of
advanced wOrk IN a number OF subjects
q svstem Il ma lOrs and minors has been
adopted A ma lOr consists of Az semestsr
courses IN the same subject. a minor
cDnsists u four semester courses IN the
same subject ~ correlated subjects
Every student n required 20 Complste
thrss majors and one minor before gradu.
ation
A. the end of the freshman wear sarh
student must indicate among his fresh
man SUBJECTS one Tor 'wOl MAJOR Which
he will pursue through the junior year
A. The end ot he sophomore year be must
indicate yWo cor UHel MAJORS Which he WIll
pursue through senior wear These may
be subjects " hIch he has already studied
10 -ophomore year or subjects In which
% u possible Tor him % -le~t parallel
courses IN esther junior or senior year
a. TIE end u junior year he must indi-
cate among his Junior subjects ons minor
W hich 10 Wlll pureIe through senior
year
rhcse new regulations e. into eject
wf'l tie rlasa II 1918