The Registrar is secretary of the University Faculty Committee on Admission by Certificate and also has charge of the credentials of those entering by Regents' credentials and by examinations, including the examinations conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board. During the last fifteen years the number of applicants admitted by school certificate, by Regents' credentials, and by examinations, has been as follows: '91-2 '92-3 '93 4 '94-5 '95-6 '96-7 '97-8 '98-9 '99-00 '00-1 '01-2 '02-3 '03-4 '04-5 '05-6 Certificate 171 195 209 156 164 102 193 199 275 296 357 308 315 317 380 Regents' 118 120 125 118 119 131 140 154 164 198 212 219 220 238 233 Exam. 57 63 55 23 28 28 25 22 24 26 39 19 18 27 16 Coll. Ent. II 20 27 29 Exam. Bd. Total 9 346 378 389 297 311 361 358 375 463 520 617 557 573 609 658 The Regents' credentials mentioned above do not include medical and veterinary students certificates. The discrepancy in numbers in the freshman class, if compared with those given in the Register, is due to students being registered back and to students admitted from colleges and universities partly to advanced standing. The small number credited to entrance by examination would be much larger if those taking a single examination to make up a shortage in another group were included. It is not unusual to have a student enter partially by certificate, by examination, and by College Board Examination. The combining of schoo. with Regents' credentials, however, is not a common method of admission and is only employed in very exceptional cases. It should be noted that the number entering entirely by our examinations is gradually decreasing and that the total entering by all methods is again larger than in the former years. The preparatory schools are now better acquainted with our entrance requirements. Certain Regents' credentials now admit to the College of Law, and under certain conditions relieve all students from taking an entrance examination in English. The failure of several students to pass the entrance examination before completing the high school course has influenced others to complete their course in school and enter the University by certificate. UNSATISFACTORY WORK The function of the Doubtful Case Committee of the former General Faculty has been performed by a similar Committee from each of the Faculties or by the special Faculty itself. During the year 1905-06 the following action has been taken by the different Doubtful Case Committees at the close of the respective terms: Arts Law Med. Agr. Vet. Arch. C.E. M.E. 21 18 3 24 Date Action 3 4 - 3 I 22 37 PETITIONS The usual form of petition has been continued by the several Faculties. When the petition relates to other matters than a mere change of registration of studies a much simpler method has been adopted for changes in registration, and the strict enforcement of registration rules has made a marked improvement on the student work. The Faculties of Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine have filed the petitions in the offices of these Colleges and have notified the Registrar of the action taken; while the Arts and Sciences, Law, and Mechanical Engineering Faculties have returned the petitions to this office and the office has notified the students by mail. LATE REGISTRATION Permits to register after registration day have been granted by the Deans of the Faculties concerned, as below. In the first term graduate students are allowed until October 15th to register. 20 17 Term Grad. Arts Law Med. Agr. Vet. For. Arch. C. E. M.E. Total 1896-97- Fall 2 I 4 12 56 |