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and all of the propositions having already received the unanimous 

 approval of the faculty and board of trustees of this college. 



i. That the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science 

 in Pharmacy shall' be a four year course, of not less than 600 hours' 

 instruction yearly, and based on an entrance qualification of high 

 school graduation, equivalent to 145^2 units as accepted by Columbia. 



2. That the course leading to the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy 

 shall be a two year course, of not less than 600 hours' instruction 

 yearly, based on the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. 



3. That no other degrees than those named shall be registered for 

 the four and six years courses, respectively. 



4. That the course leading to the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist 

 be a three year course, of not less than 600 hours' instruction yearly, 

 and that no other degree for a three year course shall be registered. 



5. All of these arrangements shall apply to students matriculating 

 after the first of January, 191 3. 



6. Arrangements having already been made bv two of the schools 

 for the three year course and the Pharmaceutical Chemist degree 

 based on one high school year, it was agreed that this arrangement 

 should not be changed until one year later, when the entrance re- 

 quirements should become the same as that for the Bachelor's Course 

 above named. Proper provision will then be made for a third year 

 of study with suitable degree, for those graduates in pharmacy whose 

 deficient preliminary qualifications render them ineligible to matri- 

 culation for any of the other courses here named. 



The effect of these changes is to separate completely and clearly 

 University instruction in pharmacy from that which is not based on 

 University requirements and which cannot receive University recog- 

 nition. This does not mean that schools not connected with inde- 

 pendent universities will be debarred from participation. In this state 

 such schools are ex officio members of the University of the State 

 of Xew York, and, meeting the same conditions, under the supervision 

 of the State, these degrees, conferred by them, will receive the same 

 recognition as when elsewhere conferred. 



With the exception of that of three years, it is not expected that 

 these courses will for some time attract many students. Nevertheless, 

 there is a demand for graduates with the qualifications which they 

 represent, and it is certain to be a growing one. The federal govern- 

 ment now requires a Bachelor's degree for all applicants for positions 

 as chemist and analyst, and state and municipal governments will 



