 | University of Virginia record March, 1914 |  |
Doctor of Philosophy.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
will be conferred upon the holder of the B. A. or cultural B. S. degree
of this university, or (under the regulations mentioned below)
upon the holder of a similar degree from some other chartered institution
of learning who possesses a reading knowledge of French and
German, and who completes the prescribed graduate work in three
cognate subjects (see p. 191), chosen by himself from at least two
academic schools and approved by the academic faculty; this graduate
work to be pursued for at least three years in the major subject, for
at least two years in the primary minor, and for at least one year
in the secondary minor subject. It is to be noted, however, that no
"C" course can be counted for the Ph. D. degree unless preceded by
undergraduate work of "B" grade amounting to at least six session-hours
in the same subject, or (in case only one three-session-hour
course is offered in that subject), by one "B" course in it and another
approved by the professor in charge of the "C" course in question.
It is also provided that any student taking the second or third year
of graduate work in a subject may be required by the professor, with
the approval of the academic faculty, to attend such lectures or
courses in any of the academic Schools as the professor may deem
necessary.
The "reading knowledge" of French and German mentioned
above is intended to enable the candidate to pursue his chosen subjects
through the medium of books and periodicals in the French
and German languages. His ability to do this must be tested at the
beginning of the first year of his candidacy by examinations on these
languages in the presence of a committee consisting of the professor
of the candidate's major subject and the professors of French and
German. In case of failure on either or both of the examinations,
he will be required to enter the appropriate class or classes in one
or both of the languages, and will not be regarded as a regular candidate
for the doctorate until he has fulfilled the requirements in
French and German. It is provided, however, that any student who
has already passed on courses B1 and B2 in either or both of the languages
at this university shall be considered as having the requisite
knowledge of either or both of them, as the case may be.
Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in lieu
of resident work done here, provided sufficient evidence is furnished
by examination, written or oral, or both, that such work has been of
a grade similar to that required here, and has been satisfactorily performed,
and provided also that, while it shall be possible for a candidate
to get credit in this way for the whole of his secondary minor
subject, every candidate must take here at least one advanced course
in his primary minor, and at least one year's work in his major subject.
It is also provided that a candidate who is a professor, in charge
of the subject selected by him as major, in a chartered college or
university, may be allowed by the academic faculty to spend only
two years in resident work at this university. The graduate work of
the last year of candidacy shall in all cases be done at this university,
unless the academic faculty shall for special reasons direct otherwise.
Upon the completion of the approved courses, the candidates shall
submit to the academic faculty a dissertation exhibiting independent
research in some branch of his major subject. The dissertation
must be submitted not later than April 15 of the year in which the
candidate applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy presented for
the faculty's approval shall be written (type-written, if feasible) on
certain prescribed phrases on the cover and title page. If accepted
as satisfactory by the faculty, this copy shall immediately become
the property of the university. If approved, the dissertation must
be printed at the candidate's expense before the degree is conferred,
and one hundred copies deposited in the library of the university;
or, if this be impracticable on account of lack of time, the candidate
must deposit with the Bursar a sum of money sufficient to have a
hundred copies of the dissertation printed.
The instruction open to candidates for the doctor's degree in
each of the academic schools is described in a preceding portion of
the catalogue. No graduate course can be counted for the doctor's
degree unless the professor regularly meets the class not less than
three hours a week.
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