Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many, American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each (36) for one semester. A (37) course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would (38) to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to (39) the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular (40) (41) , for every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is (42) for the student to show to prospective employers. All this (43) a constant pressure and strain of work, (44) . Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. (45) . Any student who is thought .to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. (46) . A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.