The highest priority was given to the graduates of the department of letters at higher schools for the department of humanities at universities without preparatory courses, and to the graduates of department of sciences at high schools for faculty of sciences, and at universities with preparatory courses the highest priority was given to those who completed the preparatory courses.
予科をもたない大学の文系学部では高等学校文科卒業者に、理系学部では高等学校理科卒業者に、予科をもつ大学では予科修了者に、第一位の優先順位を与えた。