SCAA Report

THE FUTURE STATUS of Naval students at Dartmouth was clarified in a report made last month by the Special Committee on Academic Adjustment, under the chairmanship of Prof. W. S. Messer. Outlined in the report was a method by which an estimated 130 to 145 Naval men can remain at Dartmouth this summer and either obtain a degree or acquire nearly enough hours for a degree which can later be obtained through a short effort elsewhere.

Under this method, NROTC or Marine Unit trainees who will have had four or more terms at Dartmouth with an over-all average of 1.8 or higher and a credit of at least 99 semester hours may remain and study here this summer and secure a degree in accordance with one of two plans.

Plan number one is for men who enter the summer term with at least 105 semester hours credit, and who secure a credit of nine additional hours that term, and who satisfy all other requirements for a degree. These men will then be recommended for the degree appropriate to their program of study with an amassed total of 114 semester hours, six less than the usual 120.

Approved by the Navy's Bureau of Personnel, this plan does not set a precedent, since it was followed for many students during the war.

Plan number two is for men who enter the summer term with 99 hours, but less than 105 hours, and pass nine hours for a total of at least 108 hours. These men will be permitted to secure the additional hours needed to complete the 120 hours required for a Dartmouth degree through whole or part time study at an accredited college or university, or by approved extension courses, at any time prior to October, 1949.