The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
Sam Houston

Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the only dictator that freemen acknowledge, and the only security which freemen desire.
Mirabeau B. Lamar

Where liberty has arisen, learning must be cherished--or liberty itself becomes a fragile thing.
Lyndon B. Johnson

The catalog of the University comprises four issues: General Information, The Undergraduate Catalog, The Graduate Catalog, andThe Law School Catalog. Each issue is available from the Office of the Registrar.

The Undergraduate Catalogis published in July of even-numbered years; The Graduate Catalogis published in July of odd-numbered years; The Law School Catalogis published in January of even-numbered years. These issues contain regulations and degree requirements that apply to undergraduates, graduate students, and students in the School of Law. Regulations are valid only for the period given on the title page; for an explanation of the period for which degree requirements are valid, see "Graduation under a Particular Catalog" in each issue. The list of courses to be offered in the following sessions is preliminary and is superseded by the Course Schedule, published each semester and summer session.

General Information,published every July, contains current and historical information about the University and regulations that apply to all students during the academic year given on the title page. General Informationis meant to be used along with each of the other issues; each student must be familiar with the regulations given there and with those given in the issue that covers his or her degree program.

The catalog of the University is the document of authority for all students. Any academic unit may issue additional or more specific information that is consistent with approved policy. The information in the catalog supersedes that issued by any other unit if there is a conflict between the two. The University reserves the right to change the requirements given in the catalog at any time.

Catalogs may be ordered by writing to the Office of the Registrar, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1157 or by calling (512) 475-7555.

Issue Number 9801, January 1998

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (USPS 652-360) is published six times a year, one issue in January, two issues in April, two issues in July, and one issue in October, by the Office of the Registrar, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1157.

Editorial staff
June Burke, Meg Driscoll, Tamara Gill, Laura Kobler, S. Terry Reyes

Photography
Keith Baird, Depth of Field Productions

The photograph is a detail of a two-part wood chest, made in Germany in 1623, ornamented with carving and inlay work in various woods.

The chest is part of the Elton M. Hyder Jr. and Martha Rowan Hyder Collection, which has been on loan to the School of Law since 1961. The collection is housed primarily in the Jamail Center for Legal Research, Tarlton Law Library.

Martha Rowan Hyder and the late Elton M. Hyder Jr., of Fort Worth, are alumni and benefactors of the University. A 1943 graduate of the law school, Mr. Hyder served for more than three decades as life trustee of the Law School Foundation; Mrs. Hyder is internationally known for her charitable and cultural work.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - General Information
Chapter 2 - Admission
Chapter 3 - Academic Policies and Procedures
Chapter 4 - Degrees
Chapter 5 - Courses
Chapter 6 - The Faculty
Appendix - Endowments

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