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Expenses.

The University Fees paid by all students in the regular courses are for
the entire session of nine months, as follows:

           

Department.	Academic.	Law.	Medicine.	Pharmacy.	Engineering	Agriculture.
Matriculation	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40
Contingent	10	10	10	10	10	10
Tuition	75	100	120[1]	120	100	100
Total	$125	$150	$170	$170	$150	$150
Reduced charges to Virginians	50			145	100	50

The unassessed portion of the contingent deposit of $10 is credited in the
final settlement.

The Living Expenses of the student vary with the cost of the board,
which is $11 a month at the Mess Club, $16 at Mrs. Elsom's and Mrs.
Harris' hotels, and from $16 to $20 at private boarding-houses; and depend
also upon whether the student shares his dormitory with a room-mate or is
the sole occupant. The following estimates are for the lowest and highest
ordinary rates:

             

Dormitory rent	$15	$ 30
Servant's attendance	9	9
Furniture for dormitory	9	19
Fuel and lights,	12	24
Washing	14	14
Board	99	162
Total,	$158	$258

Board at the University hotels is deposited with the Proctor, and must be
paid monthly in advance; but the student may change his hotel at the end
of any fiscal month on application to the Chairman.

The Total Necessary Expenses for the session of nine months vary,
therefore, between the following limits for the regular courses, exclusive of
books, stationery, laboratory materials, etc.:

             

Department	Regular Charges.	Charges to Virginians.
Academic	$283—383	$208—308
Law	308—408	308—408
Medicine	328—428[2]	328—428[2]
Pharmacy	328—428	313—413
Engineering	308—408	258—358
Agriculture	308—408	208—308

For Special Courses the tuition fee varies, its amount being made up
from the following list; the charge for apparatus (indicated in parentheses)
is contingent on the amount of breakage, and may be greater or less than the
average stated. Starred (*) courses include the charges for laboratory materials.
In Graduate Chemistry the fee for materials varies according to the
work done.

 

Applied Mathematics  $ 50  Agricultural Chemistry  15  Analytical Chemistry (15)  100*  Analytical Chemistry, first course ($10)  60*  Assaying ($10)  50*  Biology and Agriculture  45*  Botany  20*  Determinative Mineralogy ($5)  20*  General Biology  35*  Graduate Chemistry ($10)  50  Mechanical Drawing  10  Practical Physics  10*  Shop Work  20*  Law—one class  40  Law—two classes  65

Law—three classes  $ 85  Law—four classes  100  Law—full course  115  Medical Chemistry  The fees for special courses in the Medical Department will be announced as soon as revised by the Visitors to accord with the new three-year plan.  Medical Biology  Anatomy  Physiology  Practice  Surgery  Materia Medica  Gynecology and Obstetrics  Medical Jurisprudence  Hygiene  Pathology  Clinics

Except as above stated, the tuition fee for one School, taken alone, is $50;
for two Schools, $60; for three or more, $25 each.

All of the foregoing items are payable on entrance, except board and
washing. An abatement of one-third in fees for matriculation, dormitory
rent, and tuition, is made to students who enter after December 15th; two-thirds
after March 15th.

Privileged Students.—Ministers of the gospel may attend any of the
Literary or Scientific Schools of the University without the payment of tuition
fees. The same privilege will be extended to any young man who submits
testimonials that he is an approved candidate for the ministry, and
unable to meet the expenses of education at the University without aid.

Prohibition of Credit.—An act of the Legislature prohibits merchants
and others, under severe penalties, from crediting students. The license to
contract debts, which the Chairman is authorized to grant, is limited (except
when the parent or guardian requests otherwise in writing) to cases of urgent
necessity; and these, it is hoped, parents and guardians will prevent, as far
as possible, by a timely supply of the requisite funds.