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( See hathitrust.org which also has Simpson College Catalogues for 1885-86, 1890-91, 1893-94, 1898-99, 1900-01, 1901-02, 1903-04, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1910-11, 1915-16, 1916-17, and 1921-22)

Courses of Study 1880-1881
Simpson College offers to its undergraduates four courses of study, each requiring four years’ work as follows: The Classical Course, the Latin and Scientific Course, the Greek and Scientific Course, and the Scientific Course.

Classical Course
This course is substantially the same as the Classical Course in the best colleges of this country.  Two years of thorough preparation in Latin and one year or two terms in Greek, with the usual amount of mathematics, English, elementary sciences, and Grecian and American History, are required for admission.  Regarding, in the few cases where they occur, a recitation once a week for one year as equivalent to a term’s work, the course after admission requires seven terms in Latin, seven terms in Greek, four terms in English, six terms in pure mathematics, ten terms of advanced work in the natural and physical sciences, three terms in history, and seven terms in the moral, intellectual, and political sciences.  Three terms of work in German or French may be substituted for analytical geometry and calculus, which are included in the above summary.

Latin and Scientific Course
This course included all the Latin of the Classical Course but omits the Greek.  In place of the Greek of the latter course, this course has French and German, and additional work in English Literature.

Greek and Scientific Course
This course is the same as the Latin and Scientific except that Greek take the place of Latin in the latter course.

Scientific Course
This course includes four years of thorough work in advanced studies in mathematics, the sciences, English, history, and modern languages, the same amount of mathematics and English as in the other courses and elementary chemistry, elementary physics, physiology, physical geography, and American history are required for admission. After admission, the course requires twelve and one-third terms’ advanced work in the national and physical sciences, six terms in pure mathematics, nine terms in French and German, five terms in English, three terms in history, and seven in the moral, intellectual, and political sciences.

Preparatory Department – requirements for admission
Those who expect to finish the regular courses of study in the Preparatory department in the time prescribed, should have a good knowledge of English orthography, the first half of English grammar, and arithmetic to percentage, before they enter.  However, preliminary work is provided for those who are not advanced enough to enter upon the regular courses.  These are classes beginning English grammar, and beginning at fractions in arithmetic.