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elor's degrees will be affected.
Present students will not.
The university also will be re-
organized in connection with the
changes, DR.. Anderson said.
"We're beginning a new era in
the development Of American
University" DR.. Anderson said.
The university president said he
hopes future expansion will in
clude new schools of business ad-
ministration, foreign service,
theology and nursing.
Planning for Some Time.
DR.. Anderson said the univer-
sity has been planning the
changes for some time, but
plans have been speeded since
he took Office last fall. The
Methodist Church last year
took control of the university
and now is contributing money
to its operation.
Gerge Washington University
also recently announced plans
for sitter course requirements.
The new AU study require
ments are aimed at giving stu
dents a more realistic under
standing Of the modern world,
DR.. Anderson said. Freshmen
and sophomoreS especially will
be affected.
eve are narrowing down the
courses that will meet require
nents for graduation, but the
program still leaves more free
dom than many plans announced
by other Institutions" he said.
Course in Democracy.
Starting next fall, entering
students will be required to take
a course designed to present the
problems of American democrat
ic life in a world setting. The
course, given experimentally for
several years. will deal with such
topics as forms of government,
capitalism, individual freedom.
racial segregation and the
United Nations.
Students also must take two
other. basic subjects one-year
course in basic English writing,
already required, and three
semesters of physical education,
not required now. Part-time
students need not take the ply
Sical education.
In addition, students begin
ming in the fall must study for
three semesters in each of these
three fields: Natural sciences
and mathematics, social sciences
and the humanitfes.
Subject Choices Listed.
Students will choose from these
subjects: In Sciences-hum
biology, physics, chemistry and
mathematics; in social sciences
psychology, sociology, elemen-
tary economics, American gov.
ernment. world politics and gen.
eral anthropology; in humanities
literature, art, music. philoso-
ply and religion.
In the hunnanities category, a
full year must be spent on one of
the subjects, with the remaining
semester on one other. In
sciences. more advanced courses
will be substituted for students
with prior background.
Freshmen students still will be
able to devote q third Of their
time to their major interest. And
requirements in some cases will
be relaxed where students by
examination prove they are able
to bypass them, DR.. Anderson
emphasized.
1--WE feel this program is flex-
ible enough to meet the needs Of
the individual" the president
said.
Junior college graduates who
have had a general course rough
ly comparable to the program
will be admitted to Junior class
standing, DR.. Anderson said. This
is an innovation.
Both Divisions Included.
A new undergraduate division
will include both uptown and
downtown schools. The graduate
program also is to be expanded,
DR.. Anderson said. Addition of
a doctorate in psychology will be
considered by the trustees soon.
The university was criticized
for administrative faults, before
Dr.. Anderson became president.
by an accrediting organization.
Inc new president said the
changes will meet these criti-
ciSmS.
DR.. Anderson announced these
appointments:
Dean John E. Bentley of the
College Of Arts and Sciences will
become dean emeritus in charge
Of a new counseling program.
DR.. Harold E. Davis, professor
Of history, will become dean Of
a new undergraduate division.
DR.. Donald Derby. university
provost, will become dean of adj
ministration, q newly created
post.
DR.. Ernest Posner, director of
the School of Social Science and
Public Affairs, viii be given the
title Of dean.
DR.. Austin VanderSlice, now
undergraduate dean of the down.
town division, will become asso-
ciate dean for the undergraduate
| program in thedowntown schools.
DR.. Pitman Potter will be dean
Of the expanded graduate school
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