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I ANNOUNCEMENTS 1955-56
VOLUME 47 MAY, 1955 NUMBER 5
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ex-Officio
Lawrence W. Wetherby, Govemor I
Wendell P. Butler, Superintendent of Public Instruction i
Ben S. Adams, Commissioner of Agriculture v
Members l
Paul M. Basham, December 31, 1953, Hardinsburg l
Mrs. Paul G. Blazer, December 31, 1956, Ashland I
R. P. Hobson, December 31, 1952, Louisville E
Harper Catton, December 31, 1953, Madisonville F
Carl Dempewolfe, December 31, 1954, Henderson '
°]ohn C. Everett, December 31, 1954, Maysville i
Thomas A. Ballantine, December 31, 1955, Louisville
Smith D. Broadbent, ]r., December 31, 1955, Cadiz
Marion W. Moore, December 31, 1955, Covington
Alumni Members
Guy A. Huguelet, December 31, 1954, Lexington
]. Stephen Watkins, December 31, 1957, Lexington
Ralph Angelucci, December 31, 1956, Lexington Y
Officers of the Bourd P
Lawrence W. Wetherby, Chairman
Frank D. Peterson, Secretary i
Executive Committee
Guy A. Huguelet, Chairman }
Smith D. Broadbent, ]r. »
°]ohn C. Everett §
R. P. Hobson
Harper Catton l
Ralph Angelucci
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
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GENERAL
Herman Lee Donovan, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., President
Leo Martin Chamberlain, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., Vice President
Frank Dewey Peterson, A.B., LL.D., Vice President (Business Administration,
Elvis jacob Stahr, M.A., A.B. in jur., B.C.L., Provost
I George Richard Kavanaugh, M.A., University Comptroller
john Sharpe Chambers, M.S., M.D., Director of University Health Service
` Lysle Warrick Croft, M.A., Ph.D., Director of University Personnel Oilice
I Bruce Frederick Denbo, M.A., Director, University of Kentucky Press
` Thomas Lee Hankins, M.S., Director of Northern Kentucky Center
I 1 Sarah Bennett Holmes, M.A., Dean of Women
Leslie Leon Martin, M.S., Ph.D., Acting Dean of Men
Robert Lee Mills, M.A., Ed.D., University Registrar
Hambleton Tapp, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant to the President
4 Lawrence Sidney Thompson, M.A., Ph.D., Director of Libraries
i Raymond Wesley Wild, Ph.M., Director of Public Relations
THE COLLEGES
Martin Marshall White, M.A., Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
I Frank james Welch, M.A., Ph.D., Dean of the College of Agriculture and
Home Economics; Director of the Experiment Station; Director of Agri-
’ cultural Extension
Levi jackson Horlacher, M.S., Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and
Home Economics
~ Daniel Voiers Terrell, C.E., Dean of the College of Engineering
Elvis jacob Stahr, jr., M.A., A.B. in jur., B.C.L., Dean of the College of Law
Frank Graves Dickey, M.A., Ed.D., Dean of the College of Education
Cecil Clayton Carpenter, M.S., Ph.D., Dean of the College of Commerce
Earl Platt Slone, Ph.G., M.A., Dean of the College of Pharmacy
Lyman Vernon Ginger, M.A., Ed.D., Dean of the College of Adult and Exten-
sion Education
Louis Clifton, M.A., Associate Dean, College of Adult and Extension Education
Herman Everette Spivey, M.A., Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School
CONTENTS
Page
Publications and Sources of Information ........................................................ 4
Calendar for 1955-56 ..................................................................,................... 6
University Calendar for 1955-56 .............................,...................................... 7
Registration Schedules for 1955-56 .........................r...................................... 9
Part I. General Information of Special Interest to the
Prospective Student .......... , ..............................,.......... . ............... I3
Origin, Purposes, and Accreditation ................................................ 15
Admission to the University ............................................................ 16
Fees and Expenses ............................................................................ 19
Residence Halls for Women ............................................................ 24
Residence Halls for Men ..................,............................................... 25
Opportunities for Financial Help .........................,...................... 25
Special Services for the Student ...................................................... 26
The University and the Veteran .........,............................................ 27
VVhat Is Expected of the Student .................................................... 29
Opportunities Outside the Classroom ...................,........................ 35
The Alumni Association .................................................................... 39
The Plant of the University .,............................................................ 39
Part II. Educational Opportunities at the University of Kentucky ............ 45
Degrees and Curricula ...................,..i............................................... 46
College of Arts and Sciences .......................................................... 49
College of Agriculture and Home Economics ....................,......... 86
College of Engineering .................................,..........i......................... IO3
College of Law ..................................................4............................... 114
College of Education ........................................................................ 120
College of Commerce ...................,.................................................. 136
College of Pharmacy ........................................A............................... 145
College of Adult and Extension Education ..........,....................... 148
Graduate School ...............................i.... , .................................i....... 150
Part III. Statement of Courses Ollered at the University .....,.................,.... 169
Part IV. Special Services of the University .................................................... 313
Part V. The Academic and Administrative Staff of the University ..........l ..321
Part VI. Statistical Summary ,.................... . .....,.............................................. 369
Iudcx ..................................,....................................,.,...................................... 377
PUBLICATIONS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Several publications are issued by the University of Kentucky for the pur-
pose of giving prospective students and other citizens information about the
}` institution. The offices from which publications may be received are listed
;.Q below.
Bulletin of General Information ................ University Registrar’s Office
General Catalog .......................................... U niversity Registrar’s Office
Summer Session Bulletin ............................ University Registrar’s Office
j Agriculture and Home Economics College of Agriculture and
‘ Bulletin ...................................................... Home Economics or Uni-
`: versity Registrar’s Office
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3 Arts and Sciences Bulletin .......................... College of Arts and Sciences or
Q University Registrar’s Office
Campus View Books .................................... Director of Public Relations
lp Commerce Bulletin ...................................... College of Commerce or
-\ University Registrar's Office
. Education Bulletin ...................................... College of Education, or
¤ University Registrar's Office
Engineering Bulletin .................................,.. College of Engineering or
? University Registrars Office
_‘ Graduate Bulletin ........................................ Graduate School
Law Bulletin ................................................ College of Law or
University Registrar’s Office
Q Pharmacy Bulletin ........................................ College of Pharmacy, First
and Chestnut Streets,
Louisville, Ky., or
. University Registrar's Office
Q Summer Session Announcement .................. Coordinator of the Summer
Session or
University Registrar’s Office
Extension Bulletins ...................................... College of Adult and
Extension Education
SPECIAL INFORMATION
In order to assist those who may wish special information about some part
of the University’s program, there are listed below the members of the adminis-
trative staff to whom inquiries of various types may be sent. In each case the
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, is the post 0Ece address.
The general policies of the University ...... President of the University
General information, all admissions,
and transcripts of credits ........................ University Registrar
Living accommodations, student Dean of Men or
help, social affairs .................................... Dean of Women
A particular college and its program ........ Dean of the College
Graduate work ............................................ Dean of the Graduate School
Summer Session .......................................... University Registrar or
Coordinator of the
Summer Session
Class extension and correspondence Dean of the College of Adult
study .......................................................... and Extension Education
Agricultural extension .................................. Director of Agricultural
Extension
Facilities for veterans . ............................... University Personnel Oltice
or University Registrar
General information about the University .... Director of Public Relations
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UNIVERSITY CALENDAR FOR YEAR I955-56
Summer Session I955
june 13 Monday, 7:45 a.m. — ClassiBcation tests and physical ex-
aminations for all new students.
]une 14 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. — Registration and classifi-
cation of all students according to an alphabetical sched-
ule.
]une 15 Wednesday — Class work begins.
]une 21 Tuesday - Last date one may enter an organized class for
the Summer Session.
Iune 25 Saturday —— Last date one may drop a course without a
grade. A
]une 28, 29 Tuesday and Wednesday — Period for Bling applications for
degrees.
]uly 4 Monday — Independence Day holiday.
August 5 Friday — Summer Session Commencement.
August 6 Saturday Noon —- End of Summer Session.
First Semester
1955
Sept. 11-17 Sunday through Saturday — Orientation Week for all new
students.
Sept. 11 Sunday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. — President's reception for new
students.
Sept. 12-14 Monday, 7:45 a.m. through Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. — Classi-
· Bcation tests, physical examinations, and advising of all
new students.
‘ ‘ Sept. 15 Thursday, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. — Registration and classifica-
tion of new Freshmen.
Sept. 15-17 Thursday, 1:30 p.m. through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - Regis-
tration and classification of all other students according to
an alphabetical schedule.
Sept. 19 Monday —— Class work begins.
Sept. 24 Saturday — Last date one may enter an organized class for
the first semester.
Oct. 8 Saturday — Last date on which photographs will be taken
for ID cards.
Oct. 14, 15 Friday and Saturday — Period for Bling applications for de-
grees.
Oct. 24 Monday — Last date one may drop a course without a grade.
Nov. 24-28 Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to Monday, 8:00 a.m. — Thanksgiving
holiday.
Dec. 17 Saturday noon — Christmas holidays begin.
§ 1956
]an. 3 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. — Christmas holidays end.
Jan. 23-27 Monday through Friday — Final examinations.
i Ian. 27 Friday, 6:00 p.m. —— End of first semester.
Second Semester
Feb. 4 Saturday, 7:45 a.m. — Classification tests and physical ex-
i aminations for all new students.
Feb. 6, 7 Monday, 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. — Registra-
» tion and classification of all students according to alpha-
2 betical schedule.
` Feb. 8 Wednesday — Class work begins.
l Feb. 14 Tuesday — Last date one may enter an organized class for
_ . the second semester.
, March 2, 3 Friday and Saturday — Period for filing applications for de-
~ grees.
March 12 Monday — Last date one may drop a course without a grade.
‘ Mar. 30-Apr. 3 Friday, 8:00 a.m. to Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. — Easter holidays.
May 26 Saturday — Alumni Day.
. May 27 Sunday — Baccalaureate Services.
May 28 Monday — Eighty-ninth Annual Commencement.
May 29-]une 2 Tuesday through Saturday — Final examinations.
l ]une 2 Saturday — End of second semester.
Iune 5-9 Tuesday through Saturday —— 4-H Club Week.
Summer Session 1956
june 11 Monday, 7:45 a.m. — Classification tests and physical ex-
aminations for all new students.
` ]une 12 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. — Registration and classifi-
cation of all students according to an alphabetical sched-
u e.
June 13 Wednesday — Class work begins.
· ]une 19 Tuesday — Last date one may enter an organized class for
the Summer Session.
june 23 Saturday—Last date one may drop a course without a grade;
]uly 4 Wednesday — Independence Day holiday.
August 3 Friday — Summer Session Commencement.
August 4 Saturday Noon — End of Summer Session.
Sept. 16 Sunday — Opening of Fall Semester of 1956-57.
REGISTRATION SCHEDULES FOR I955-56
First Semester
September 12-14 — Monday, 7:45 a.m. through Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. — Classi-
fication tests, physical examinations, and advising of all new students.
September 15 — Thursday, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. — Registration and classification
of new Freshmen.
September 15-17 -— Thursday, 1:30 p.m. through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. — Regis-
tration and classification of all other students, according to the alphabetical
schedule below:
Thursduy Afternoon Friday Forenoon
1:30 to 2:20 — A through Broo 8:00 to 8:50—Crao through Fln
2:30 to 3:20 — Brop through Cran 9:00 to 9:50 — Flo through Haw
3:30 to 4:00- Miscellaneous 10:00 to 10:50- Hax through Kei
A h C
thmg m" 11:00 to 11:50-Kej through Max
Fridoy Afternoon Suturdoy Fcrenoon
1:30 to 2:20-May through Pes 8:00 to 8:50-Sc through Tol
2:30 to 3:20-—Pet through Saz 9:00 to 9:50 —Tom through Z
3:30 to 4:00 — Miscellaneous 10:00 to 10:50 — Miscellaneous
A through Saz A through Z
Note: -— Veterans should pick up their certification cards during the period im-
mediately preceding their registration period.
September 19 — Monday — Class work begins.
September 24 — Saturday — Last date one may enter an organized class for the
First Semester.
Second Semester
February 4 — ·Saturday, 7:45 a.m. — Classification tests and physical examina-
tions for all new students.
February 6, 7 — Monday, 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. — Registration
and classification of all students according to the alphabetical schedule be-
low:
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8:00 to 8:50- U through Z 1:30 to 2:20- M
1 9:00 to 9:5() -Si111 through T 2:30 to 3:20-I through L 1
Q 10:00 to 10:50- R through Sil 3:30 to 4:00- Miscellaneous
j I through Z
1 11:0() to 11:50- N through Q
1 Tuesday Afternoon
I Tuesday Forenoon
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A 10:00 to 10:50- Cro through Fle
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I 1·`ehruary 8 - \Vcdnesday - Class work begins.
` 1·`e1>ruary 14 - '1`nesc1ay—Last date one may enter an organized class for the
' Second Semester.
4 Summer Session 1956
A june 11 — Monday, 7:45 a.1n. — Classification tests and physical exa111inations
for all new students.
_1u11e 12 - '1`uesday, 8:00 a.111. to 4:00 p.n1. - 1)1<.‘g1Sll`;111()1] ill1(l classification of
all students aeeorcling to t11e following alpliahetieal schedule:
Tuesday Forenoon Tuesday Afternoon
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11:00 to 11:50- A through Cli A 11ll‘(>llg1l Z
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1ner Session, with t11e exception of those entering for short courses starting
later than _1une 12.
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PART I
GENERAL INFORMATION OF SPECIAL INTEREST
TO THE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT
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ORIGIN, PURPOSES, AND ACCREDITATION
The University of Kentucky, a state-supported institution, is located at
Lexington, an urban community of over 100,000 population. The Board of
Trustees includes the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
the Commissioner of Agriculture, ex officio, and twelve members appointed by
the Governor, three of whom are alumni of the University. The University is
one of a number of institutions known as land-grant colleges, which were
established by the Morrill Act of 1862, and which have continued to receive
federal assistance under provisions of this and subsequent laws relating to
the teaching of agriculture and the mechanic arts and the provision of agri-
cultural experiment stations and extension services in agriculture and home
economics.
The University of Kentucky began as a part of Kentucky University under
a cooperative plan authorized by the legislature in 1865. The purpose of this
plan was to unite sectarian and public education under one organization. This
experiment was tried for a number of years. In the meantime, the federal funds
authorized under the Morrill Act were used to develop agriculture and mechanic
arts in Kentucky University. In 1878, when the people of Kentucky decided to
establish a state institution of higher Ieaming, the College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts was separated from Kentucky University and reestablished on
land given by the City of Lexington and the County of Fayette. Thirty years
later the legislature changed the name of the institution to the State University
of Kentucky, and gave it additional financial support. In 1916 the name was
again changed, this time to the present title, and additional maintenance was
arranged by legislative act.
The major function of the University is that of instruction. For the per-
formance of this function it is organized into the College of Arts and Sciences,
the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, the College of Engineering,
the College of Law, the College of Education, the College of Commerce, the
College of Pharmacy, the College of Adult and Extension Education, and the
Graduate School.
In addition to giving instruction to its student body, the University con-
tributes to the welfare of the state through research, experimentation, and pub-
lic service. While all departments make important contributions along these
lines, certain divisions and bureaus have been established specifically for these
purposes. Included in this group are the Experiment Station and the Extension
Division of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics, the Bureau of
Business Research, the Bureau of Government Research, the Bureau of School
Service, the Bureau of Source Materials in Higher Education, the University
Placement Bureau, the Radio Studios, the Bureau of Correspondence and Home
Study, the Bureau of Club and Community Service, the Bureau of Audio Visual
Materials, the Department of Public Relations, the Engineering Experiment
Station, the Child Guidance Service, the Industrial Psychological Service, the
Social Research Consultation Service, and the Bureau of Community Service;
The University of Kentucky is a member of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Kentucky Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools. It is accredited in its respective colleges or departments by
the Association of American Law Schools, the American Bar Association, the
American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, the American Associa-
tion of Schools and Departments of ]ournalism, the American Library Associa-
tion, the Association of Research Libraries, the National Association of Schools
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I of Music, the Engineer’s Council for Professional Development, the American
Chemical Society, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, the American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education, and the National University Extension Associa— Wi
” i tion. The University’s Department of Social Work is a constituent member of sta
2 the Council on Social Work Education. mz
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ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY 3;
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§ Students are admitted to the University of Kentucky as freshmen, as stu- he
I dents with advanced standing from other institutions, as graduate students, as
g special students, and as auditors. Admission to certain colleges is govemed by COI
} special regulations. thf
- Applications for admission to the University should be made to the Uni- as
` versity Registrar on forms fumished by the Registrar’s OHice. Certified copies C0]
; of high school credentials and of work done in other institutions should be CN
submitted to the Registrar’s Office in advance of the registration period. Failure
* to file credentials in time for checking before the registration period will delay of
I the student in arranging his program. All admissions, including those to the sta
¤ professional schools and the Graduate School, must be passed on by the Regis- an
] trar’s Ofhce. Students who come to the University without having had their Sul
- admission approved, do so at their own risk. The University reserves the right
` to refuse consideration of applications not made before the beginning of the
I registration period. The University classification tests must be taken by new ud'
L undergraduate students before they can be registered for classes.
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i Admission to the Freshman Cluss Sul
_ Applicants who are graduates of accredited high schools will be admitted
` to the University on certificate, provided they have at least fifteen units of ac-
ceptable high school work. A unit represents the study of any subject for a
school year of at least thirty—two weeks, with five recitation periods a week,
each of at least forty-five minutes in length, or the equivalent thereof. Double 3 S
i periods are required in shop, drawing, typewriting, and all other courses which Vid
demand no out-of-class preparation. One unit is the minimum credit accepted WW
in any foreign language, and one-half unit the minimum in any other subject.
While the University does not prescribe a pattern of work for admission, hw
it recommends that at least ten of the units presented be chosen from English, of
the social studies, mathematics, the foreign languages, and the laboratory
sciences, and that within these ten units the student offer at least three units
in English, one and one-half in algebra, and one in plane geometry. Should a
student lack these courses as prerequisites for any of his college work, he will be
required to take them in college without credit, thus delaying his graduation.
Applicants who have graduated from unaccredited high schools and those the
not graduated from high school may be admitted as freshmen if, in addition
‘ to presenting the fifteen acceptable units, they successfully pass the University
classification examinadons.
Admission to the University does not necessarily qualify a student for ad-
mission to a particular college. In every case the student must meet the ad- Cla!
mission requirements of the college in which he is to enroll. gf
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2 Admission to Advanced Standing
’f Kentucky Students. A resident of Kentucky who applies for admission
" with advanced standing is expected to present evidence that he is in good
’f standing in every respect in the institution last attended. He should have
maintained a standing of 2.0 or an average of C in all previous college work.
The student whose standing is below 2.0, however, may be admitted on pro-
bation if after taking the University classification tests such an admission seems
warranted. In no case shall a student be admitted whose record is such that
_ he would have been dropped at the University of Kentucky.
is The University does not disregard at any time or under any conditions
5, college or university records in order to admit applicants solely on the basis of
their high school records.
A transfer student is allowed not more than half as many advanced credits
" as he can present quality points. Otherwise, work done at a fully accredited
S college or university is recognized credit for credit. Credit earned in an ac-
6 credited junior college is limited to a maximum of 32 credits per year.
8 In order to be classified as fully accredited, a college must be a member
Y of a regional accrediting association or it must be on the approved list of the
8 state university of the state in which it is located. Advanced standing from
l' an unaccredited college may be obtained at the University only by special
Q subject examinations.
B Out-of-State Students. A non-resident who applies for admission with
V advanced standing must in all cases have maintained a standing of 2.0 (C aver-
age) in all previous college work. In other respects, the requirements and con-
ditions of transfer are the same as for Kentucky students.
Written applications for admission with advanced standing should be
submitted to the Registrar’s Oflice on forms furnished by that ofHce.
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' Admission as a Special Student
a
;, A graduate of another university or college may enter the University as
5,- a special student. Any other person may be admitted as a special student pro-
1 vided he is fully prepared to do the work desired and provided he is at least
1 twenty-one years of age.
I. Before a special student can become a candidate for a degree he must
V, have his status changed to that of a regular student. This may be done in one
, of two ways:
; 1. Satisfying the entrance requirements for admission to the freshman class.
1 2. Completing in residence sixty-seven credits with a standing of at least
3 2.5 in all work attempted.
· A special student is eligible to take any course for which he has satisfied
3 the prerequisites except one numbered 200 or above. ‘
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{ Admission as an Auditor
. By payment of the required fees any person may be admitted to a class or
- classes as an auditor. A student regularly enrolled in any college must apply
to the Dean of the College in which he is registered in order to be an auditor.
Other persons should apply to the Registrar’s Office for admission. No credit
can be given for a class audited, nor is the student permitted an examination
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l for credit. No instructor is authorized to admit an auditor to any of his classes C
except on presentation of an auditor’s card from the Registrar’s Office. Bair
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T Admission to Colleges and The Graduate School be i
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Q College of Arts and Sciences. Admission to this college is governed by
the general admission requirements of the University outlined on the preceding this
pages. cud
College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Admission to this college
is govemed by the general admission requirements of the University outlined I
on the preceding pages. ii;
l College of Engineering. In addition to meeting the general requirements d0€¢
= for admission to the University, the applicant for admission to the freshman g1'a<
class of the College of Engineering shall include in high school credits one to d
` unit of plane geometry and one and one-half units of alge