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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
quent term fails to maintain a scholastic standard set by the Committee
automatically loses his honor standing and scholarship for the
remainder of the school-year.
Honor standing entitles the student to such special privileges and
opportunities as excuse from some of the more routine work, instruction
in "honor sections," and admittance to more advanced subjects
and to research work, but a student in honor standing may not be
admitted to an honor section in a particular subject unless he has
obtained a grade of "B" or better in the work prerequisite to that
subject.
A student will be graduated with honor who has received on the
average throughout his course 13 0 credits per term which result
from grades of "A" and "B," provided also that he maintains such
an average through the three terms of the senior year. In addition, a
student may be graduated with honor under joint recommendation
of his department and the Honors Committee, and approval of the
faculty.
Excess or less than normal units. Any student carrying less than
the normal number of units required in his option must make a
grade point average of at least 1.9 each term to be eligible for further
registration.
Applications for registration in excess of the prescribed number of
units, or for less than 25 units, must be approved by the Registration
Committee.
Leave of absence. Prolonged leave of absence must be sought by
written petition to the faculty, and the student must indicate the
length of time, and the reasons, for which absence is requested. In
case of brief absences from any given exercise, arrangements must be
made with the instructor in charge.
Freshmen and sophomores should make application, shortly before
the close of the school year, for admission to the second and third
years of the Course in Engineering or in Science.