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1. Because of the increasing complexity of modern civilization,
new types of occupations and new combinations of occupations are being
developed.

2. Both the vocational and sccttieeiees. desires of some students cut
across departmental lines and frequently across school lines. In such
cases the student should have a major suited to his ow needs, provided
he has a clearly satisfactory objective. For example, "Social Recon-
struction" and "The Development of American Culture" might be considered
types of satisfactory objectives not served by standard majors. —

3. The war has given many students an awareness of opportunities
for life and work in other world areas, and some of them will wish a
college major which will prepare them for living and working abroad in
the postwar period. |

Your Conmittee feels that a student whose best interests cannot be
served by one of the standard majors should have an opportunity to apply
for a special major.

Your Committee recommends, chewerue, that a student be permitted,
during his sophomore year, to apply to the Dean of the College for a
special major. It is further recommended that, if the Dean thinks the
student has a well thought out plan and if the student's interests can
be best served by a special major, the Dean be authorized to appoint a
committee of three Faculty members who shall constitute that student's
major committee. It is further recommended that this committee shall
work out the details of the student's major program, which shall then be
submitted for the approval of the Administrative Committee.
| Such major programs shall not be subject to the following require-

ments: (1) the rule requiring a major of from twenty to forty hours, of