Following the precedent set in previous wars, the Law School will award regular LL.B. degrees to third-year men if they leave the School to join the armed forces at any time after the February mid-year period, the University announced last night.

These special degrees will be given only to members of the Senior class of the School who are in good standing at the time they withdraw because of enlistment or the draft. They must also pass satisfactorily the regular mid-year examinations or special examinations given in substitution.

This action, the University stated, will have no effect on the established requirements for a Law School degree for future classes. It is in accordance with a recent vote of the Association of American Law Schools approving such war degrees in its member schools.

Only last Monday the Law School announced the condensation of its usual three-year course into 27 months and plans for operation on a full year basis. These moves were designed principally for prospective students while the war degrees are aimed more at men already in the school.