 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1929 |  |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE SUMMER QUARTER
The Summer Quarter of the University is an integral part of the University
Year, the courses in the College of Arts and Sciences being the same in character,
method and in credit value as in the other quarters. In the Department of
Education many professional courses for elementary and high school teachers which
are not offered in the regular session are given to meet certificate requirements.
The Summer Quarter is divided into two terms for the accommodation of those
who can give only six weeks to the work but who desire University credit. The
First Term will begin June 17th and will close July 27th, with lectures five
times a week. The Second Term will begin July 29th and close August 30th, with
six lectures a week. Students may enter for either term or both. A separate
registration card must be filled out for each Term.
The normal amount of work for college credit which a student may take, is
three courses; but in a few exceptional cases, permission may be obtained to take
four courses. In all cases an additional fee of $5.00 will be charged for each
extra course. See page 22.
The Summer Quarter is conducted for white men and women students as
follows: Elementary teachers seeking certificate or degree credit, high school
teachers desiring certificate or degree credit, students just entering college desiring
advanced standing, undergraduate students, pre-medical students and pre-law students
desiring to meet entrance requirements, medical students, graduate students
working for the master's degree or wishing to engage in research, school officials,
supervisors and superintendents, and serious minded men and women who wish a
wider knowledge of some special subject or seek broader general culture.
Institute of Public Affairs.—The third session of the Institute of Public
Affairs will be held August 4th to 17th for the study and discussion of outstanding
issues in national, state and local government and the economic and
social problems underlying them.
The Institute of Public Affairs was inaugurated in 1927 as an experiment for
the purpose of advancing the popular understanding of public questions and stimulating
in the public mind a more vital interest in public affairs. Its program in
1927 was a comparatively simple one consisting of 7 Round Tables and 18 Public
Addresses. It succeeded far beyond the expectations of those who conceived and
planned it, and because of the fact that it emphasized particularly the domestic
problems of the United States and had amongst the speakers outstanding men in
public affairs, made a wide appeal to the American people.
The program in 1928 was a much fuller and richer one. There were 11
Round Table leaders and 28 Evening Speakers; and in addition to these there
were 107 invited speakers who participated in the Round Table discussions and
in the Open Forum which was held each day at 11:30 o'clock as a substitute for
the mid-day addresses of the previous year. The total number, therefore, participating
this year was 139 as against 25 in 1927. The attendance the first year
of the students enrolled in the second term of the Summer Quarter. The attendance
in 1928 consisted of 116 delegates from Virginia appointed by Governor
Byrd; 21 delegates appointed by organizations in other states; 276 registered
members from 37 states and 6 foreign countries and 812 registered visitors, not
including the Summer Session students. This increase in the number of those
participating as well as those attending is gratifying evidence that the Institute is
meeting a popular need.
The third session of the Institute will be planned on lines similar to those
of last year, but there will be a natural enlargement of program and an increase
in the number of persons participating. The Institute offers unusual opportunities
to graduate students in the social sciences. A complete announcement
will be sent to any person upon application. All the railroads in the Southeastern
Passenger Tariff Association will grant reduced railroad rates.
Attendance.—A change from a six weeks' summer session to a full Summer
Quarter was approved by the faculty and authorized by the Rector and Visitors in
1920 and its rapid growth has justified the wisdom of these bodies in establishing
it. The total enrollment for both terms in 1927 was 2,792. Deducting duplicates
in the second term there was a total attendance of 2,209 individual students. Of
the total enrollment 1,910 were from Virginia and 882 from 43 other states and
countries. There were 1,757 women and 1,035 men.
Entrance Requirements.—There are no formal examinations for admission
to the Summer Quarter. Students are admitted to such courses as instructors find
them qualified to pursue with advantage, but they should be graduates of accredited
high schools or have had equivalent preparation. If a student wishes
regular admission with a view to taking a degree, and does not expect to register
in the regular session of the University, he should present a full statement with,
as far as possible, official credentials of all work which he has done in high school
or college. These credentials should be sent in advance to the Dean of the
Summer Quarter. Students who wish to enter the courses leading to the Normal
Professional Certificate are required to make formal application on blanks which
will be furnished by the Registrar of the Summer Quarter. Such applications
should be filed in the Office of the Registrar before the opening of the Summer
Quarter.
Location.—Charlottesville, the seat of the University of Virginia, is in a
picturesque and healthful situation among the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It is at the junction of two great lines of railway, the Chesapeake & Ohio
and the Southern, and is thus of easy access from every part of the country. The
sanitary arrangements of the University are excellent. The climate is invigorating,
healthful, and free from malarial conditions, the average elevation of the surrounding
country being about six hundred and fifty feet above sea level; the water
supply is pure, being drawn by gravity from a mountain reservoir six miles away;
the system of drains and sewers is complete. The average monthly mean temperatures
from 1901 to 1928, taken from the records of the U. S. Weather Bureau
station at the University Observatory, were: June, 72.2; July, 76.5; August, 74.5.
There are golf links, swimming pools, and many other attractions for summer
visitors.
Excursions.—One of the most attractive features of the Summer Quarter
are the trips to nearby points of interest and of beauty. Under the directorship of
a competent guide there will be excursions to Monticello, the home of Thomas
Jefferson; to Natural Bridge; the battlefields in Virginia; the Endless Caverns
and the Grottoes and any other points to which a sufficiently large number may
care to go. The trips to the famous caverns located in the Valley of Virginia
have always been exceedingly popular. The underworld wonders of these caves
are famous throughout the entire country and many tourists come from all over
the world to see them. These trips are made by automobile and the scenic beauty
of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont Valley and the Valley of Virginia
greatly enhances the pleasure and profit derived from them.
The proximity to Richmond, Petersburg and Old Point Comfort should make
a visit exceptionally interesting. On designated clear nights parties will leave
Cabell Hall at 8 o'clock to visit the McCormick Astronomical Observatory, where
they will be shown the stars through the large telescope in the observatory.
In addition to the trips suggested above, well planned and personally conducted
trips are arranged to Washington and New York. Since these are conducted
by competent and experienced guides and are arranged for large numbers,
a student can see more in less time and for less money than if traveling alone.
To Endless Caverns and the Grottoes.—Saturday, July 20th. Total cost,
including transportation, entrance to both caves, and meals, about $7.50.
To Natural Bridge and Lexington.—Saturday, June 22nd. An auto trip
over the beautiful Blue Ridge and through the famous Shenandoah Valley. Cost
about $6.50.
To Monticello.—Saturday June 29th, and other dates to be announced.
Automobile round trip, including admission to grounds and buildings, $1.25.
To Washington.—Saturday, July 13th, returning late July 14th. Total cost,
including sightseeing trips through public buildings, Arlington and Mount Vernon,
the services of a guide and chaperon, hotel bills (the party stopped at the famous
Mayflower Hotel in 1928), and railroad fare, from $18.00 to $19.00.
To New York.—Date not set. The New York Excursion includes passage
to and from New York, meals and all sightseeing cost except incidental car fare,
and subway charges. The sightseeing includes, among numerous other features,
Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Grant's Tomb, Columbia University, Chinatown and
East Side, Aquarium, Brooklyn, the top of Woolworth Building, Statue of
Liberty, and, if time allows, Coney Island. If sufficient number desire it, a trip
to Atlantic City will be arranged. Approximate cost from $16.00 to $18.00.
Entertainments and Lectures.—For the benefit of those who need and want
entertainment, a number of concerts, plays and artistic performances will be provided
by the University and offered to the students at a nominal cost.
Board and Rooms.—Board and room may be had at prices ranging from
$7.50 per week, where several stay in the same room, upward, according to accommodation
and proximity to the University, the average being $7.50 to $9.00 per
week. Most of the boarding houses immediately adjoin the University grounds.
Note—It is important that every prospective student read all the announcementts from
pages 11 to 38.
Two hundred and twenty-five furnished double rooms in the University dormitories
will be reserved for women, and one house for men, in the order of application.
The price for each term will be $6.00 for each person for full term of
six weeks for a double room. All checks for rooms should be made payable to
University of Virginia. Every double room must be occupied by two persons.
No reduction will be made for parts of a term. Applications for rooms must be
accompanied with the full amount of the fee, which will be returned for good
reason and room released if application is made before June 9th. No room will
be rented to any person who does not register and pay the fee in the Summer
Quarter. Rooms that are reserved will not be held later than June 22nd. No
room will be open for occupancy before June 14th. No transfer of a reservation
will be allowed without written permission of the Assistant Secretary or Local
Manager. Roomers must provide themselves with necessary bed clothes, towels,
etc. Rooms will be in charge of Mrs. E. I. Carruthers, an experienced matron
and chaperon. Residence, E. Range, Phone 271. Some members of the faculty
will be located in each set of dormitories. No cooking allowed in rooms. The
location of these dormitories in the University grounds and the social advantages
resulting from bringing so many teachers close together make this arrangement a
very desirable one and the rooms are eagerly sought.
Two new dormitories are now being built and it is hoped that they will be
ready for occupancy by June 17th.
Application for dormitory rooms should be sent promptly with retaining fee.
For list of boarding houses, rates, etc., see page 84, or write to Assistant Secretary,
Summer Quarter, Box 149, University, Virginia.
No student will be permitted to room in a house not approved by the
Administrative Board of the Summer Quarter. If the name is not on the approved
list in the catalogue, inquiry should be made before accommodations are
engaged. Girls will not be permitted to visit fraternity houses for men, whether
chaperoned or not.
Students are requested not to accept rooms when prices quoted are in advance
of those listed in the catalogue. When a room is accepted it is the usual understanding
that it is for a term of six weeks, and a student is expected to pay for
that time unless there is a definite agreement to the contrary in advance or it may
be clearly shown that accommodations are not as represented.
If accommodations are not secured before arriving, students should go immediately
to Peabody Hall, where there will be listed the available boarding places
still open. A guide will be at the station with the Summer Quarter badge to aid
students with baggage; but not to designate boarding places. Students are cautioned
against solicitors at the station or on the grounds and are advised to accept
advice and directions only from official sources.
Baggage.—Trunks and heavy bags should be left at the railway station
until a residence is secured. There are two passenger stations in Charlottesville;
all baggage should be checked to Union Station, Charlottesville.
No check for baggage should be given to a drayman or transfer company
without taking a receipt for it.
APPROXIMATE SUMMARY OF NECESSARY EXPENSES
The figures in the following tables may be taken as fairly accurate approximations
of all necessary expenses for a session of six weeks. Necessary expenses are
and books, but not clothing, traveling expenses, or pocket money. Three estimates
are given—a low, an average, and a liberal estimate. The difference in the three
depends on the difference of expenditure for board, lodging, books, and laundry—
in other words, on the scale of living of the individual student. If a student
shares a room with another student, and practices the strictest economy, he may
possibly reduce his expenses below the estimate.
| Virginia Teachers[1] | Non-Virginians | |||||
| Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal | |
| University Fee | $10 00 | $10 00 | $10 00 | $ 5 00 | $ 5 00 | $ 5 00 |
| Tuition Fee | [2] | [2] | [2] | 20 00 | 20 00 | 20 00 |
| Medical Fee | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Room—Light, Furniture and Service |
6 00 | 12 00 | 18 00 | 6 00 | 12 00 | 18 00 |
| Board—per term | 30 00 | 36 00 | 48 00 | 30 00 | 36 00 | 48 00 |
| Books | 2 50 | 2 50 | 5 00 | 2 50 | 2 50 | 5 00 |
| Laundry | 5 00 | 5 00 | 7 50 | 5 00 | 5 00 | 7 50 |
| Total for session of six weeks |
$54 00 | $66 25 | $89 25 | $69 25 | $81 25 | $104 25 |
University Cafeteria.—The University Cafeteria is in the University
Commons at a point on the campus convenient of access for all students. The
management makes a special effort to render the kind of service that Summer
Quarter students will most appreciate. The sanitary conditions are of the highest
and only the best quality of food is served. The service is rendered at cost and
the prices are much lower than at any other place at the University. Accommodations
are ample and reservations need not be made. Mr. J. W. Preston, an
experienced manager, is in immediate charge and inquiries may be made of him
as well as Dr. Kincaid, in charge for the University.
Reduced Railroad Rates.—Reduced rates on the round trip identification
plan will be authorized from points on the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk
and Western Railroads and from Southeastern territory with the exception of
stations on the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad and the Winston-Salem
Southbound Railway. The basis will be one and one-half fare for the round trip,
minimum excursion fare $1.00, and tickets will be sold only to students and members
of their families upon presentation of identification certificates to ticket agents
at time of purchase of tickets.
Ask your station agent in advance of your coming about rates.
Tickets will be sold June 13th to 19th, inclusive, and July 25th to July 31st,
inclusive, final limit of all tickets September 6th, tickets to be validated by the
regular ticket agents of the Charlottesville terminal lines over which such tickets
read before return journey is commenced.
Application for identification certificates should be made to Assistant Secretary,
Summer Quarter, Box 149, University, Virginia.
Fees for Virginia Teachers and Students.—Tuition is entirely free to all
Virginia teachers in all the regular courses, leading to certification. No student,
however, will be permitted to take more than three courses without the payment of
$5.00 for each additional course. To meet local expenses, a registration fee of
$5.00 for a six weeks' term and a medical fee of 75 cents is charged all students
except Virginia teachers, who pay no tuition, and are charged $10.00 registration
fee. An extra fee of $5.00 will be charged for each graduate course. There are
a few special courses offered to meet certain demands, for which fees will be
charged to all who take them. The fee for each is designated in the catalogue.
Small fees in laboratory courses will also be charged all students who register
in them.
Students from Virginia who are not teachers will be charged the registration
fee of $5.00 and $15.00 tuition.
| Virginia Teachers |
Other Virginia Students |
Students From Other States |
||||
| First Term |
Second Term |
First Term |
Second Term |
First Term |
Second Term |
|
| Tuition | $— | $— | $15 00 | $15 00 | $20 00 | $20 00 |
| Registration fee | 10 00 | 10 00 | 5 00 | 5 00 | 5 00 | 5 00 |
The term "Virginia teachers" includes those who are now teaching in Virginia
or whose last teaching was in Virginia. The term cannot be construed as
meaning any of the following:
1. Those who are now teaching in another state.
2. Those whose last teaching was in another state.
3. Those who are planning to teach but have not yet taught.
Students from Virginia who are planning to teach but have not yet taught
may secure a State Scholarship which entitles them to free tuition in return for
their pledge to teach two years in the public schools of Virginia. A student applying
for such a scholarship should have his application endorsed by the Superintendent
of the Division in which he lives.
Fees for Non-Virginia Students.—A registration fee of five dollars for
each term and a tuition fee of $20.00 for each term will be charged each student
who registers from outside of Virginia. This fee will entitle the student to enter
any of the courses outlined in the catalogue (except a few special courses which
are so designated). No student, however, will be permitted to take more than
three courses without paying a fee of $5.00 for each extra course. See page 22.
Note.—Teachers outside of Virginia are not limited in the choice of courses
to the regulations under which Virginia licenses are issued, unless they desire to
teach in Virginia and apply for a license issued in this State. In this case only
State certificates from other states issued by a State Superintendent or a State
of Virginia, will be recognized as a proper basis for professional credit.
Teachers from other states will receive credit for all work done in accordance
with the certificate regulations of those States from which they come. Most
Southern States accept the work of the University Summer Quarter for certificate
credit or renewal.
Medical Fee.—A small medical fee of 75 cents will be charged each person
who registers each term, which will entitle him or her to free medical attendance
by Dr. Oscar Swineford, Jr., the Physician of the Summer Quarter, hospital
phone, 548; residence phone, 1233; office hours at the hospital 8:30 to 9:30 and
5:00 to 6:00. Sundays, holidays, and Saturdays, 12:00 to 1:00 only. Moderate
charges will be given at the University Hospital, under the following regulations:
Medical Attendance.—Any student who is temporarily ill from causes not due
to his own misconduct, is entitled, without charge, to all necessary medical advice
from the Physician of the Summer Quarter; and, if necessary, to nursing in the
University Hospital at a reasonable charge for maintenance while there. This
reduced charge does not apply to cases requiring surgical operation, and for special
treatment of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, or to constitutional disorders from
which the student in question was suffering at the time of coming to the University.
Nor is the University responsible for the expense incurred through the employment
of private nurses, necessitated by severe illness of the student, or through
the maintenance of quarantine precautions in contagious cases. Any student sent
to the University Hospital upon the advice and under the care of a physician
other than the Summer Quarter Physician will be required to pay the regular
hospital charges for private patients.
Late Registration and Transfer Fees.—Students who fail to register on the
days specified for the purpose must pay a special fee of $1.00. Registration is
not completed until all fees are paid; therefore, if fees are not paid on the registration
days, $1.00 is added to the total of fees charged.
A fee of $1.00 is charged for each change from one course to another after
registration has been completed.
No auditors or visitors are allowed in classes unless this privilege is mentioned
in the description of the course. All who attend must be regularly registered
and enrolled.
Refund of Fees.—Students who withdraw within the period allowed for
registration and changes in program, that is, within the first week of the session,
will be reimbursed the full amount of tuition fees and half the laboratory fees,
but no other fees.
Students who withdraw after the time allowed for registration and changes
cannot be allowed reimbursement for any fees.
Formal application for withdrawal, by notice to the Registrar before leaving
the Summer Quarter, must be made and permission granted or no remission of
fees will be allowed.
Payment of Fees and Other Expenses.—The Bursar does not cash personal
checks, but will accept them in payment of the exact amount of fees, and they will
be accepted at the cafeteria for meal tickets. Students should provide themselves
home banks, or Postal Money Orders.
A Branch of the Peoples National Bank of Charlottesville is located at the
University where accounts may be opened, if desired.
Time and Place of Recitations and Lectures.—Recitations will begin in all
courses Tuesday, June 18th, at 8:30 A. M. There will be no classes on Saturdays
in the first term except Saturday, June 29th, and Saturday, July 6th, to make up
for registration day, June 17th and Fourth of July, when there will be no classes.
The length of recitation periods will be one hour, ten minutes of which will be
allowed for transfer from one room to another.
Sunday Vesper Service.—The Vesper Services held in McIntire Amphitheatre
every Sunday evening at 7:30, draw thousands not only from the Summer
Quarter but from the community for miles around. They consist of a religious
address from a distinguished speaker, special music by the Vespers Choir and
individual soloists, community singing and selections played on the big pipe organ
in the amphitheatre. These Vesper Services have always proven to be one of the
most attractive features of the Summer Quarter.
The Vespers Choir.—This Chorus (for women's voices) is conducted along
the lines of a city church choir of high standards. Students of the Summer Quarter,
particularly those with some experience in choral singing, are invited to join;
membership is limited to thirty. Regular rehearsals are held each Wednesday
from 7:30 to 8:30 P. M. at Madison Hall and programs will be prepared and
performed during the Vesper Services. The organization takes place Wednesday,
June 19th, at 7:30 P. M. in Madison Hall.
General Assembly.—Every evening except Saturday and Sunday, from 7:30
to 8:00 o'clock, a general assembly of students and faculty will be held in Cabell
Hall. The program will be informal and varied, and will be musical, devotional,
educational, or recreational. Assembly will be under the direction of a faculty
committee, and will be led by members of the faculty and prominent visiting
speakers.
Commencement.—In order to provide for the increasing number of students
who complete the requirements for their degrees during the Summer Quarter,
commencement exercises will be held Friday evening, August 30th, at 8 o'clock,
when degrees will be conferred.
Each applicant for a degree in the Summer Quarter must submit to the Dean
of the Summer Quarter for approval by the proper Committee on Degrees, the
program of work leading to the degree sought, not later than April 1st of the year
in which the degree is to be obtained. If the Committee approves the program,
it will be submitted to the proper faculty of the University for recommendation
to the General Faculty and will be finally approved by the General Faculty at the
meeting in June at which other degrees are approved. Each student who expects
to receive a degree at the close of the Summer Quarter is required to leave his
or her name with the Registrar of the Summer Quarter on or before August 1st.
This is necessary in order that credits may be checked, caps and gowns ordered,
diplomas engraved, etc.
Registration in Person.—Those students who will need advice before
registering will regis in person on June 14th, 15th, 17th, in Peabody Hall.
No student will be allowed to attend any class until his registration has been
completed. Registration is completed and the student's card filed only after his
fees have been paid in full. No student will be enrolled in any course without a
card showing that he has been regularly registered for such a course and that his
fees have been paid. Students are urged, therefore, to register and pay fees
promptly on the days set aside for that purpose.
A delayed registration fee of $1.00 will be charged all persons after June 19th.
The Registrar's office, located in Peabody Hall, will be open continuously
from 8:30 to 4:30 P. M. on registration days. Students should consult freely
with members of the Faculty in case of difficulty in choosing courses. No certificate
will be granted to students who fail to register before Tuesday, June 25th,
except a certificate of attendance.
Registration by Mail.—Registration may be completed by mail to June 8th.
For the necessary blanks, address, Registrar Summer Quarter, Box 149,
University, Va.
Registration by mail is intended only for those who know the program of
studies which they may or should take. All such prospective students are urged
to register by mail. This will avoid the great congestion on registration days,
and enable the students to arrive a day or two later. Students who register by
mail are not expected to pay fees until after arrival at the University.
Classes of students who should register by mail:
Teachers who are working on a prescribed program of study. These
students should send an official transcript of their credits to the Registrar. More
careful attention can be given to the planning of such students' work than if left
until the Registration days.
Graduates of accredited High Schools, who are beginning work toward a
teacher's certificate. As the work for such students is outlined for them, there will
be no difficulty in their registering by mail.
Teachers from out of the State. The work of such students is outlined
by the Board of Education of their own State and therefore, they would not need
advice in planning their work.
College Students who have decided on a definite course of study.
Procedure for Registration by Mail.—After receiving the registration blank
from the Registrar, the student should answer all questions on the front of the
card, and on a separate sheet of paper, list the classes which he wishes to pursue.
After this card is returned to the Registrar, if the program is approved, the
Registrar will fill in the classes on the back of the registration card. A list of
the fees due will be sent to the student. Upon arrival at the University, the
student should go immediately to the Bursar, in the Basement of Peabody Hall,
pay his fees and receive a card showing he may enter the classes for which he
registered. Upon payment of fees, registration will be considered complete and
the registration card filed in the Registrar's office.
The General Library.—The General Library is open to the corps of instructors
and the students of the Summer Quarter, from 9 A. M. to 9:30 P. M.
The collection contains about eighty-seven thousand volumes.
All books withdrawn from the library must be charged at the desk. Usually
books are lent for one week but there are exceptions, and the loan expires on the
date stamped in the book. Prompt return not later than the date on which the
loan expires is expected and borrowers will be fined ten cents for each day
delinquent. Students are expected to give prompt attention to all communications
from the librarian.
At the end of each term, the names of students who owe library fees or who
have not returned borrowed books, are sent to the Registrar. No grades or credits
are issued for such students until their names have been cleared at the Library.
The Heck Memorial Library.—The Department of Education maintains its
own library in Peabody Hall, named in honor of the first professor of Education
in the University, the late Professor William Harry Heck. At present the library
consists of over six thousand well selected volumes covering most fields of Education,
and files of national, state, and foreign publications. This Library will be
open from 8:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M.
Rest and Study Rooms.—Madison Hall, the beautiful building of the
Young Men's Christian Association, and during the summer session headquarters
for the Y. W. C. A., will be open to students and Faculty of the Summer Quarter,
from nine o'clock in the morning until ten at night. Students will have access to
the current periodicals in the reading room. The other rooms will be used for
rest, for study, for recreation, and for social gatherings. North of the building
there are nineteen tennis courts which will be equipped for the use of the students.
The Secretary in charge requests the co-operation of all and invites each
students to make the Y. W. C. A. her "home" while at the University.
The New Memorial Gymnasium.—The new Memorial Gymnasium is situated
between the athletic field and the University golf links, and offers facilities
unsurpassed in any American university. The main exercise room is 180 by 96
feet, with a ten-foot running track gallery of twelve laps to the mile. There is
also an auxiliary gymnasium 30 by 70 feet. The swimming pool is 30 by 75 feet,
with a gallery for spectators. A general locker room provides for 1700 full-length
steel lockers, with two shower rooms. There are also spacious locker rooms and
baths for home and visiting teams as well as special rooms for boxing, fencing,
and wrestling, and three handball courts. The administration wing includes offices
for the staff, examination rooms and a large lecture room.
Students' Mail.—In order to insure safe and prompt delivery of mail,
every student should have all mail directed to, University, Virginia, giving always
the street and number of his or her boarding place or the number and location of
his or her room in the University. The local address should be filed at the post
office promptly upon arrival.
Before leaving, each student should file at the post office his or her forwarding
address; otherwise, mail without return address which comes after the student has
departed, will be sent to the dead letter office.
Teachers' Positions.—The Appointment Committee of the Summer Quarter
receives demands for teachers each year. This committee is glad to have well
qualified teachers who are in attendance upon the Summer Quarter file their
applications. There will be no charge for this service except a small registration
fee of $1.00 to assist in the expenses of the Committee.
Regulations Concerning Credit.—The instructor giving each course will
keep the class grades and attendance, hold the examination and average the class
grade with the examination grade, returning to the Dean of the Summer Quarter
the general average grade of each student in each course. Absence or delayed
entrance will be counted against the student. All examinations must be held under
the Honor System. A report of each course completed will be signed by the
Registrar of the Summer Quarter and mailed to the student. Each student who
wishes his or her report sent, should file with the Registrar not later than July
14th, the First Term and August 15th, the Second Term a self-addressed government
stamped envelope for mailing it.
Credit Allowed by Other States Than Virginia.—Application has been made
to other Southern States for credit equal to that accorded by the Virginia State
Board of Education. Credit is now allowed toward the extension of certificates
by most of the Southern States. All persons wishing to arrange for credits with
their respective school authorities should correspond with the Dean of the Summer
Quarter.
Entrance Credit.—Where college courses in the Summer Quarter are taken
to absolve conditions or to meet entrance requirements, no more than three units
of entrance credit may be obtained in a full quarter.
University of Virginia College Credit.—Below are stated the conditions upon
which credit in the University of Virginia may be granted for work done in the
Summer Quarter.
(a) The student must satisfy the entrance requirements of the University of
Virginia and matriculate before he can receive credit in the College for any
work done in the University of Virginia Summer Quarter.
(b) The Dean of the College will accept the completion of the courses in the
summer quarter in lieu of the entrance examinations in the same subject, provided
that in his judgment the courses are equivalent to those required for entrance to
the University of Virginia, and provided, that the certificate of courses completed
be approved by the University of Virginia professor concerned.
(c) The Dean of the College will accept certificates of completion of summer
courses in the University of Virginia, provided that such summer courses be approved
by the University of Virginia professor concerned as the full equivalent in
character and scope of the corresponding courses in the University.
All courses for which degree credit is designated in this catalogue have been
approved by the professors concerned and will be accepted by the Dean for such
credit as is indicated in the description of each course.
(d) Students, both men and women, who satisfy entrance requirements will
not only receive credit in the University of Virginia for college courses taken in
the Summer Quarter, but the summer work is recognized by standard colleges
everywhere, so that students have no difficulty in securing transfer of credits.
(e) Graduate courses completed in the Summer Quarter if approved by the
Committee on Graduate Studies, shall be credited just as if they were taken in the
regular session; residence work aggregating three summer quarters shall be considered
as fulfilling the residence requirements for the master's degree.
College Credit.—Candidates who desire credit for work done at other colleges,
must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students, and must, in addition,
which college credit is desired. The certificate must bear the official signature of
the head of the candidate's college, must specify the character and content of the
courses passed by the candidate, and must give his grades. The final validation of
such certificates is effected by the successful completion of the courses taken in
this University. In no case will credit be given on more than forty-five session-hours
of work done elsewhere, and any candidate who receives this maximum
amount of credit can count among the remaining fifteen session-hours required
for his degree only the credit value of the courses he has passed as a resident
student in the Summer Quarter. In every case the candidate must spend at least
three full summer quarters in this University.
REGULATIONS
The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour as
a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the regular session of
lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of laboratory
work, or five hours a week or five laboratory periods a week for a term of six
weeks in the Summer Quarter.
It is equal to two semester-hours or three quarter-hours.
Maximum and Minimum Number of Session-Hours.—Each student may undertake
each term courses aggregating three session-hours (with the exception
noted in paragraph I.)
(I) A student may take four session-hours, provided he (a) has passed in
the regular session at the college last attended courses aggregating fifteen session-hours,
or (b) is in his graduating year and needs four session-hours for his degree.
Exceptions to the above regulations will be allowed only by special permission
of the Dean of the Summer Quarter and all of the professors concerned.
Grade.—The grade of a student in any course is determined by his class
standing and his examination grade, combined in such proportion as the professor
in charge of the course in question may decide. Class standing in any course is
determined by the regularity of the student's attendance upon the lectures (and
laboratory or other similar exercises) of the course, and by the quality of his
work, as indicated by his recitation grades, written tests, laboratory work, etc.
For passing in any course a grade of seventy-five per cent. is required.
For certificate regulations, see page 31.
Report of Grades.—A report of the final grade in each course pursued is
mailed to each student as soon as practicable after the close of each term.
The names of students who passed will be posted as soon as reported after
each examination but no grades will be given out from the Registrar's Office.
Transcript of Records.—After the original record is issued, a charge of
twenty-five cents will be made for each transcript of a record. Remittance
should accompany each application.
Report of State Credits.—State credits and State certificates will be sent
from the Department of Public Instruction, Richmond. Students who fail to
get their certificate should communicate with the Supervisor of Certification,
State Board of Education, Richmond, Virginia.
Absence from Lectures may be excused by the professors, but only for sickness
or like providential cause. Any explanation of an absence which a student
has to offer must be made on the day of the first lecture attended after the absence.
Absence from Examinations will not be excused, except for sickness on the
day of examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for other cause which
the Faculty by special order may approve. An unexcused absence is counted as
a total failure.
Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination is
excused, in accordance with above, is entitled to a special examination on a date
to be arranged between himself and the professor in charge of the examination.
Re-examinations.—A student whose grade in any course falls below seventy-five
per cent. but not below sixty-five per cent. may, upon the written recommendation
of the professor in charge, be admitted to re-examination upon that
course during the first two days of registration of the following Summer Quarter.
All applicants for re-examination must register and pay the fee of $2.50.
The Honor System.—All examinations are held under the Honor System.
Its administration is entirely in the hands of the students through the Honor
Committee.
DEGREES
Students who desire to confer with representatives of the Faculties in regard
to their program of work leading to a degree can do so at the following hours:
Charles G. Maphis, Dean of the Summer Quarter, 10:30-12:30—Peabody Hall.
James Morris Page, Dean of the University, first term, 10:30-11:30—Administration
Building.
John Calvin Metcalf, Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies, first term
to July 1st, 10:00-12:30—Graduate House, West Lawn.
Armistead Churchill Gordon, Assistant Dean of the Department of Graduate
Studies, July 1st to August 30th—Graduate House—West Lawn, 11:30-12:30.
J. C. Flippin, Dean of the Department of Medicine, or Dr. H. E. Jordan, at
University Hospital.
John Levi Manahan, Dean of the Department of Education, 10:30-11:30—
Room D, Peabody Hall.
W. R. Smithey, Chairman, Committee on B.A. and B.S. Degrees in the
Summer Quarter, 11:30-12:30—Room B, Peabody Hall.
Other officers by appointment.
Five degrees are offered candidates for graduation in the regular session of
the College. Two of these, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science, are
cultural; the Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, the name of which is
inscribed on the diploma, the Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and the Bachelor
of Science in Commerce, are vocational degrees, designed for those who wish to
fit themselves especially for professional work. Appropriate courses taken in the
Summer Quarter count toward these degrees.
No course offered by a successful candidate for one of the cultural baccalaureate
degrees can be offered by the same candidate as part of the work credited
toward the other cultural baccalaureate degree, nor can any work done to remove
an entrance condition be counted for any degree.
The Summer Quarter is an integral part of the University year. Courses in
the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the Department of Education, are the
same in character and in credit value as in any other quarter of the University.
Degrees are conferred upon men and women upon exactly the same terms for
work done in the Summer Quarter when the degree requirements are fully met.
Sixty session-hours of undergraduate courses, exclusive of physical training, taken
in conformity with the requirements published herewith, are required for the
Bachelor's degree. Those who contemplate completing their degree requirements
in the Summer Quarter should keep clearly in mind, in estimating the time that
will be required, that the normal amount of credit which may be taken in one
Summer Quarter is six session-hours.
Candidates for a degree who desire credit for work done at other colleges
must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students and must, in addition,
file with the Dean of the Summer Quarter a certificate covering the courses
for which college credit is desired. This certificate must be acceptable both to
the Dean of the Summer Quarter and to the Dean of the Department in which
the degree will be obtained. The certificate must bear the official signature of the
head of the candidate's college and must specify the character and content of the
courses passed by the candidate and must give his grade. In every case the
candidate must spend at least three full Summer Quarters at the University in
order to meet the residence requirements.
The Master's degree may be obtained by properly qualified persons in three
Summer Quarters. In no case is this degree to be conferred upon any person
who has not attended and done graduate work three full Summer Quarters or the
equivalent time in the regular session of the University.
All persons who are looking forward ultimately to taking a degree through
summer work are urgently requested to file with the Dean of the Summer Quarter
an official statement of their entrance requirements and work for which college
credit is desired.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
The degree of Bachelor Arts or of Bachelor of Science, respectively, will
be conferred upon regular students who have completed not less than sixty (60)
session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the following
programme:
(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for either cultural degree must take
30 session-hours of required subjects as stated below in addition to Physical
Training. Of the 30 session-hours of required subjects, not less than 24 hours
must be taken during the first two years of the regular session and the remaining
6 hours not later than the third year. In the Summer Quarter the work
should be chosen as nearly as practicable in this order.
Foreign Languages
For the Bachelor of Arts.—9 session-hours from two languages, of which
6 must be in either Latin or Greek.
For the Bachelor of Science.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either French, German, Spanish or Italian.
Mathematics
For either degree.—3 session-hours.
Natural Science
For either degree.—6 session-hours.
English
For either degree.—6 session-hours, 3 of which may be in Biblical History,
or Biblical Literature, or Public Speaking, the other 3 being in English or
English Literature.
Social Science
For either degree.—3 session-hours in History B1 or B2, or Economics
B1, or Government B1, or Sociology B1. Economics B1, or Sociology B1, if
selected, cannot be taken before candidate's second year.
Philosophy
For either degree.—3 session-hours in Philosophy B1, Philosophy B2, or
Psychology B1.
Physical Training
For either degree.—This course must be completed during the first two
years of the regular session.
Note: A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college credit
shall in his first regular session, and if necessary, continuously in subsequent
sessions, take such courses as are necessary to complete these requirements for
the first and second sessions.
(2) Electives-at-Large.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for the
baccalaureate degree, 18 session-hours may be elected from any courses in the
academic schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.
(3) Major-Electives.—The remaining 12 session-hours required for either
degree, shall be known as Major-Electives. The Major-Electives shall include at
least one C course (which must require 6 session-hours as a prerequisite) and
must all be offered from some one of the following Major-Groups of related
subjects, except that when the major group is Group III, the candidate may offer
in lieu of a C course, any six-hour B course, in this group, for admission to
which another six-hour B course in the group is prerequisite.
The major-electives must all be completed at this University.
Group I.—Languages, Literature, Fine Arts, and Music.
Group II.—Social and Philosophical Sciences.
Group III.—Mathematical and Natural Sciences.
(4) Substitutes for Major-Electives.—The first-year course in Law, or the
first-year course in Medicine or 12 session-hours of technical courses in one of the
professional departments of Engineering or Education may be substituted for the
12 session-hours of Major-Electives in academic subjects. This work, which must
be completed in one of the professional departments of this University, cannot
be begun by the candidate until he has spent at least 2 sessions of 9 months each
credit.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN A SPECIAL SUBJECT
The degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject will be conferred upon
regular students who have completed not less than sixty (60) session-hours of
undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the following programme:
(1) Required Subjects: Candidates must complete 30 session-hours of required
subjects as stated below. Of the 30 session-hours of required subjects not
less than 24 must be taken during the first two years, and the remaining 6 not later
than the third year.
Foreign Languages: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and
3 in German.
Mathematics: 6 session-hours.
Natural Science: 12 session-hours in 2 subjects.
English: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English B6.
Physical Training: This course must be completed during the first two
years.
Note: A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college credit
shall, in his first regular session, and, if necessary, continuously in subsequent
sessions, take such courses as are necessary to complete the requirements for
the first and second sessions.
(2) Major-Electives: 30 session-hours. At least two years before the date
of graduation, the candidate must select one of the Schools of the Natural or
Mathematical Sciences as his Major School, and during the remainder of his
candidacy must pursue work in that School, with such other courses as shall be
prescribed by the professor or professors in charge of his Major School and
approved by the Academic Faculty.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education must complete
63 session-hours distributed as follows:
A Required Academic Subjects. 30 session-hours.
1. Foreign language. 6 session-hours in one language. (Latin, French or
German).[3]2. Mathematics. 3 session-hours in Mathematics A1 or Mathematics A2.
3. Natural Science. 6 session-hours in one science.
4. Social Science:
(a) History B1, History B2 or History B3. 3 session-hours.
(b) Sociology B1. 3 session-hours.
5. English:
(a) English A1, or English A2. 3 session-hours.
(b) English B2. 3 session-hours.
6. Psychology B1. 3 session-hours.
B. Education. 12 session-hours in Education which must include Education
B2, Education B7, Education B11 and Education B12.C. Major-Electives. 12 session-hours in addition to the required academic
subjects shall be selected from one of the following groups of subjects:Group I. English and Foreign Language.
Group II. Social Sciences.
Group III. Mathematical and Natural Sciences.
Group IV. Psychology and Education. (Students otherwise meeting the
requirements for high school principals and elementary supervisors may
choose their major electives from Psychology and Education.)
D. Electives-at-Large. The remaining 9 session-hours may be selected from
any courses in the academic schools for which the candidate has adequate
preparation. 3 session-hours of electives-at-large credit will
be allowed for the completion of the courses in Physical Education required
for degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences.
6 session-hours of some other language may be substituted for the language requirements,
if approved by the Faculty of the Department of Education.
GRADUATE STUDIES
Registration.—Graduate students of the Summer Quarter, new or old, are
required each summer of their residence, if they wish to become candidates for the
Master's Degree at this University, to register at the office of the Dean of
Graduate Studies, Graduate House, West Lawn, where they will be advised in
regard to a program of studies.
This registration should promptly follow registration at the Summer Quarter
Office in Peabody Hall. Graduate students must register in person and not
by mail.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the Department.—For admission to the Department of Graduate
Studies a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of collegiate rank is
required, for men and women alike. In order to become a candidate for a degree,
the student must be advanced to candidacy by the Committee on Rules and
Courses upon formal application as set forth below.
Final approval of candidacy will depend upon the record made during the
first term or quarter of residence.
Advancement to Candidacy for a Degree.—Any graduate student who wishes
to become a candidate for a degree must file with the Dean of the Department his
application on a blank form to be secured from the Dean's Secretary. This application
must include a proposed program of work arranged in accordance with
the requirements for the several degrees as stated below, and must be accompanied,
in case the applicant does not hold an academic degree from this University,
by an official transcript of the applicant's academic record made out by the |
Note—Each graduate student is urged to consult with the professor of his Major Subject,
and to have his course of study finally arranged and approved before registering in
Peabody Hall.
No student may enter a graduate course for credit after three days.
No graduate student is entitled to a special examination on any course in the Summer
Quarter on which his or her grade has been unsatisfactory. This deficiency may be made
up during another summer or in the regular session.
Registrar of the institution from which the baccalaureate degree was received, and
by a catalogue of that institution, marked to show the courses of study pursued.
The application will be submitted by the Dean to the Committee on Rules and
Courses, who will consider it in conference with the professors concerned. The
Committee will have the right to require that the applicant add to his program any
courses, undergraduate or graduate, considered necessary to supply his deficiencies,
or to enable him to pursue with profit the courses he has selected. When
the program has been finally approved, the Dean will report to the applicant his
advancement to candidacy for a degree.
It should be distinctly understood that graduate degrees are not conferred
merely upon the basis of the number of courses passed, or of the length of time
spent in resident or non-resident work, but upon the basis of the quality and scope
of the candidate's knowledge and his power of investigation in his chosen field of
study. Candidates whose training and attainments are inferior cannot expect to
secure a degree in the normal length of time estimated below for the respective
degrees.
As a prerequisite to full candidacy for a Master's degree, at least six collegiate
session-hours of foreign language credit are required.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES
Master of Arts.—The degree of Master of Arts will be conferred upon the
holder of a degree of Bachelor of Arts who has fulfilled the following requirements:
(1) The successful completion, in not less than one full year of resident
graduate work, or three summer quarters, of the program of studies approved
for the candidate by the Committee on Rules and Courses, as embodied in his
formal application for advancement to candidacy. This application must be submitted
not later than one week after registration. The program must form a consistent
plan of work, to be pursued with some definite aim, and grouped around
some one subject to be known as the candidate's Major Subject, the name of which
will be incorporated in the body of each diploma conferring the degree. The
program should be arranged in consultation with the professors concerned, and
must be approved in writing by a professor of the candidate's Major Subject, who
shall be designated by the Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies, after
consultation with the candidate.
(2) The preparation and submission of a thesis, and an examination written
or oral, upon the program of study, to be accepted as satisfactory by the professor
of the candidate's Major Subject in the regular session of the University. A candidate
who expects to obtain the Master's degree in three Summer Quarters shall
select his subject for a thesis not later than the beginning of his second summer
of residence. This subject should be approved by October 15th following. Two
copies of the thesis, typewritten on paper of prescribed quality and size, and substantially
bound, must be deposited in the office of the Dean of the Department of
Graduate Studies not later than July 20th of the year in which it is expected that
the degree will be conferred. The back of the cover must bear the title of the
thesis and the writer's name, and the title page must bear the words: A thesis
presented to the Academic Faculty of the University of Virginia in candidacy for
the degree of Master of Arts.
(3) A final comprehensive examination, oral or written, after the acceptance
of the candidate's thesis, conducted by the candidate's major professor and one or
more of his departmental colleagues.
Master of Science.—The degree of Master of Science will be conferred upon
the holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science who fulfills requirements corresponding
to those stated above for the degree of Master of Arts. The degree of
Master of Science, like that of Master of Arts, is regarded as a cultural rather
than a professional degree and the prerequisites for candidacy, including a reading
knowledge of foreign languages, are estimated accordingly.
No extension or correspondence courses will be credited toward a Master's
degree.
Graduate Work in Education.—Graduate work in Education leading to the
degree of Master of Arts and Master of Science may be pursued in the Summer
Quarter.
Residence.—As stated above, the Master's degree may be won by properly
qualified persons in three full Summer Quarters of two terms each. In no case
will a degree be conferred without resident graduate study during three Quarters,
the equivalent in time of the regular session. Graduate students in the Summer
Quarter are required to make their Master's degree in three out of five summers,
after being accepted for graduate courses without conditions. Graduate students
are advised to continue their residence, if possible, during one or more terms of
the regular session.
Courses, Session-hours, and Grade.—Only those courses marked C in this
catalogue may be counted toward the Master's degree. Not more than two
graduate courses each term of the Summer Quarter will be credited toward the
degree except by special permission of the Dean and the Committee on Graduate
Studies.
At least twelve session-hours of resident work, constituting a definite program
of study and distributed over three Quarters, or six Summer terms, are required
for the Master's degree. Terms devoted entirely to undergraduate study will not
be counted in residence for the Master's degree.
A graduate student's standing in a course is indicated not by a numerical
grade, but by one of the following terms: Distinguished, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory.
PRE-LAW COURSES
For admission to the Department of Law, in addition to the completion of an
approved high school course of four years, or its equivalent, the candidate must
present evidence that for at least two years he has pursued in a standard college
courses leading to a baccalaureate degree, of which he must have successfully completed
at least thirty session-hours.
All the required pre-Law courses are offered in the Summer Quarter.
Credit will be given for completed courses only. A completed course is one
for which the student is entitled to final credit toward a baccalaureate degree from
the institution in which the work was done, without further pursuit of that course.
Notice is given that two important changes in the requirements for admission
are in contemplation, of which changes pre-law students should be forewarned.
courses in Art, Music, Commercial Law, Education, Physical Training, Military
Training, and Public Speaking. Second: The definite requirement, for admission
to the Law School, of most of the following subjects, which are now recommended
as desirable pre-law courses: English, Latin, French or Spanish, History,
a Natural Science, Mathematics, Government, Accounting, and for students of
more than average maturity Economics, Logic and Ethics.
PRE-MEDICAL COURSES
The requirements given below are strictly minimum requirements. Premedical
students are advised to take more than thirty session-hours of college
work, either by spending an additional year in college or by taking thirty-three or
thirty-six session-hours during their two years as college students. Entrance conditions
of any kind whatsoever are absolutely prohibited and no substitution can be
allowed for any required subject.
In addition to the high-school work specified above, a candidate for admission
to the Department of Medicine must present evidence of the completion in a
manner satisfactory to this medical school of at least thirty session-hours of collegiate
work in a college approved by the Council on Medical Education of the
American Medical Association. A session-hour is the credit value of one hour a
week of lecture or recitation or two hours a week of laboratory work throughout
a session of at least thirty-two weeks, exclusive of holidays. The subjects included
in the thirty session-hours of college work should be in accordance with the following
schedule:
Required Subjects:
| Session-hours | |
| General Inorganic Chemistry (a) | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry (b) | 3 |
| Physics (c) | 4 |
| Biology (d) | 4 |
| English Composition and Literature (e) | 3 |
| Other non-science subjects (f) | 6 |
Subjects Strongly Urged:
French or German, Advanced Botany or Advanced Zoölogy, Psychology,
Advanced Algebra, Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry, additional courses in
Chemistry.
Other Suggested Electives:
English (additional), Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science, Ethics,
Logic, Mathematics, Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Drawing.
Credit Not Given for an Incomplete Course:
Credit can be accepted only when the student has a clear record on the entire
course; for example, if the course in general physics is a six session-hour course
consisting of 3 hours lecture and six hours laboratory weekly for three trimesters
and the student passes on two trimesters but fails on the third, no credit for
admission to medicine can be given for the portion of the subject passed, even
though the credit value of this work is four session-hours. In all cases the student
of this kind may however be made up by obtaining a clear record in the portion of
the subject in which the failure has occurred, without repeating the entire course.
All the pre-medical courses are offered in the Summer Quarter.
CHANGES IN REGULATIONS AFFECTING FIRST GRADE AND
PROVISIONAL FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATES
The State Board of Education, on November 16, 1926, authorized the Department
of Education to raise standards for the teaching profession, in order that
by 1931 the Elementary Certificate, requiring at least one year of professional
training of college grade, will constitute the minimum legal license for teachers
in the elementary grades.
The division of teacher-training is anxious to encourage the raising of the
requirements as rapidly as is compatible with the interests of many experienced
and satisfactory teachers who happen not to hold the Elementary Certificate.
The following schedule, therefore, is adopted in order to meet as rapidly as possible
the minimum standards set up by the State Board of Education.
1. Holders of the Provisional First Grade Certificate issued during the summer
of 1926, on the completion of one-third (five college session-hours' credit) of
the course required for the Elementary Certificate, were expected to complete the
second third of this course during the summer of 1927; and on completion of the
second third (ten college session-hours' credit) of the course, will be granted a
Provisional Elementary Certificate. This certificate will be good for two years;
but in view of the fact that some applicants may have begun this work in the
summer of 1926 with the notion of receiving in 1927 a First Grade Certificate
good for five years, the division of teacher-training will extend this provisional
certificate to 1931, in any case where the applicant may show her inability to complete
the requirements for the Elementary Certificate within the two-year period.
2. High school graduates who enter teacher-training institutions in the summer
of 1927 and complete one-third (five college session hours' credit) of the
work leading to the Elementary Certificate, will not receive certificates; but on
the completion of the second third (ten college session-hours' credit) of the course
in the summer of 1928 or before, will be granted Provisional Elementary Certificates
good for one year.
3. Holders of First Grade Certificates issued on State examinations, or on
completion of two-thirds (ten session-hours' credit) of the work for the Elementary
Certificate, may have their certificates, upon expiration, renewed as Provisional
Elementary Certificates and maintained in force until 1931. All such holders
of First Grade Certificates, however, are urged to complete the requirements for
the Elementary Certificate at the very earliest possible moment; it being the
purpose of the division of teacher-training to bring about the minimum requirement
for the Elementary Certificate at the earliest possible date without having
seriously handicapped those applicants who may of necessity take the full five
years for adjustment to the new requirements.
VIRGINIA CERTIFICATES
During the Summer Quarter courses are offered which will meet the requirements
for the following certificates:
1. The Elementary Certificate for either primary or grammar grades.
2. The Normal Professional Certificate for primary grades and for grades
6, 7, 8.3. The Special Certificate for high school teachers.
4. The Collegiate Certificate for high school teachers.
5. The Collegiate Professional Certificate for high school teachers.
6. The renewal of certificates.
7. Requirements of the West Law.
8. Provisional Elementary Certificate (for the completion of ten hours toward
the Elementary Certificate—see "Certificates Granted on Partial
Course").
Note.—The old Provisional First Grade Certificate, based on five session-hours'
credit and the old First Grade Certificate, based on ten hours' credit, are
no longer issued by the State Board of Education.
THE ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE
This certificate formerly known as the Elementary Professional Certificate is
issued to an applicant who has secured a minimum of fifteen (15) session-hours'
credit representing one year (Junior) of a normal school course at a standard
normal school or teachers' college offering the required subjects. These credits
may be secured through summer schools, or regular sessions. This certificate is
issued for six years, and is renewable for a similar period in accordance with the
regulations for renewal. It permits the holder to teach in the elementary schools.
Requirements for an Elementary Certificate
I. Entrance Requirements to the Course.
1. Graduation from an accredited high school, or
2. An accredited private secondary school.
3. Graduates admitted upon less than the above requirements cannot apply
for a certificate of any type until satisfactory high school credits have
been placed before the State Department.4. Holders of First Grade Certificate may be permitted to enter the course.
Such students may receive an Elementary Certificate upon presentation
of credits but cannot secure credit for a normal diploma until the
necessary high school units have been presented.
Note.—No credits on this course can be allowed those who have had normal
training in high school. Credits secured for education in high schools
can only be accepted as high school units.
II. Distribution of Credits.
Fifteen session-hours, selected as follows:
| 1. | English, History and Social Science | 4 to 5 session-hours |
| 2. | Education—General | 2 to 3 session-hours |
| 3. | Health and Physical Education | 2 session-hours |
| 4. | Elementary Education, including Special Methods of teaching school subjects |
3 to 5 session-hours |
| 5. | Applied Arts | 2 to 3 session-hours |
III. Courses.
1.
Academic Subjects 4 to 5 session-hours Required: (a) English s41, s42, or sA1-I 2 session-hours (b) History sB3-I, or sB3-I1, or sB3-III 1 session-hour Elect one or two session-hours: (c) English—any college course in English 1 session-hour (d) History—any college course in History 1 session-hour (e) Science—any college course in Science 1 session-hour 2.
General Education 2 to 3 session-hours Required: (a) Educational Psychology—Education sB2-I 1 session-hour (b) Education sB2-II or Education sB2-III 1 session-hour Elect One: (c) Education sB3-III—Measurement in Secondary
Education1 session-hour (d) Education sB4-I 1 session-hour (e) Education sB4-II 1 session-hour (f) Education sB3-I or Education sB3-II 1 session-hour 3.
Health and Physical Education 2 session-hours (a) Education sB12-I—School Hygiene and Physical
Inspection of Children1 session-hour (b) Physical Education s94 and s92 or s93 1 session-hour 4.
Elementary Education 3 to 5 session-hours (a) For Primary Teachers—
(1) Education s36—The Teaching of Reading in
Primary Grades, or(2) Education s32—Child Literature, or (3) Education s38—Methods in Language and
Spelling—Primary Grades2 session-hours (b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—
(1) Education s37—The Teaching of Reading in
Grammar and Upper Grades, or(2) Education s43—Methods in Language and Literature,
or(3) Education s46—General Geography 2 session-hours
Required:
(1) Education s31—Nature Study,
(2) Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic,
(3) Education s41—Kindergarten Methods,
(4) Education s42—Methods in Civics and History,
(5) Education s35—The Teaching of Geography.
Elect one or two session-hours:
5.
Applied Arts 2 to 3 session-hours (a) For Primary Teachers—
(1) Music,
(2) Manual Training,
(3) Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41,
(4) Penmanship.
(b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—
(1) Music,
(2) Manual Arts,
(3) Industrial and Fine Arts,
(4) Penmanship.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NORMAL PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
The work for this certificate in the Summer Quarter was authorized by the
State Board of Education by resolution December 15, 1924. Thirty session-hours
are required for its completion.
This certificate permits the holder to teach in the elementary schools. It is
valid for ten years and renewable for periods of ten years.
1. It is necessary for those taking work toward the Normal Professional
Certificate to make formal application on blanks which will be furnished by the
Registrar.
2. It is necessary to accompany this application with a statement of graduation
from an accredited high school, or its equivalent. Only such graduates
may secure credit for this course.
3. It is necessary to file in the Registrar's office, a complete transcript of all
credits earned at any other institution.
4. There is a residence requirement of six summer terms or three full
Quarters for this certificate. Under no circumstances may a student earn this
certificate—having spent less than the required time at the University.
I. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Teachers of
Grammar Grades:
1.
Academic Subjects 19 session-hours (a) English s41—Survey of English Grammar 1 session-hour English s42—The Teaching of Composition 1 session-hour English sA1-I—Grammatical Analysis and Composition 1 session-hour English Electives 3 session-hours (b) History sB3-I, or II, or III—American 1 session-hour (c) Government sB1-I—United States Government 1 session-hour (d) Psychology—Education sB2-II 1 session-hour (e) Electives—5 in each of two subjects 10 session-hours 2.
Education 8 session-hours Education sB2-I—Educational Psychology 1 session-hour Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching 1 session-hour Supervised Teaching 2 session-hours Education s37 or s43—Elementary Grade Methods 1 session-hour Education s46—General Geography 1 session-hour Electives in Education—Elect two of the following: Education s42—Methods in Civics and History 1 session-hour Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic 1 session-hour Education sB3-III 1 session-hour Education sB4-I or sB4-II 1 session-hour Education s35—The Teaching of Geography 1 session-hour Education s31—Nature Study 1 session-hour Education s30—Teaching General Science 1 session-hour 3.
Health and Physical Education 3 session-hours Education sB12-I—Hygiene and Sanitation 1 session-hour Physical Education s92 ½ session-hour Physical Education s94 ½ session-hour Physical Education—Elective—Education sB12-II 1 session-hour
II. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Kindergarten
and Primary Grade Teaching:
First Three Quarters—
| Industrial and Fine Arts I—Introduction to Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41 |
1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-II—Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
| Education s31—Nature Study | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-I—Elementary Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
| Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching | 1 session-hour |
| Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic | 1 session-hour |
| Education s32—Child Literature | 1 session-hour |
| Education s36—The Teaching of Reading | 1 session-hour |
| English s41—Survey of English Grammar | 1 session-hour |
| Education s38—Methods in Language and Spelling, Primary Grades |
1 session-hour |
| Phy. Ed. s92—Physical Education—Primary Grades | ½ session-hour |
| Phy. Ed. s94—Theory, Methods and Practice | ½ session-hour |
| Education sB12-I—School Hygiene | 1 session-hour |
| Music—Public School Music | 1 session-hour |
| Education s46—General Geography | 1 session-hour |
| Elective | 1 session-hour |
| 15 session-hours |
Second Three Quarters—
| Education sB3-III—Measurement in Elementary Education |
1 session-hour |
| Education sB1-I—History of Education | 1 session-hour |
| Education s42—Civics and History | 1 session-hour |
| History sB3-I—American History | 1 session-hour |
| Education—Supervised Teaching | 2 session-hours |
| Dramatic Art s44—Art of Expression; Reading and Speaking |
1 session-hour |
| English s42—The Teaching of Composition | 1 session-hour |
| English sA—Literature | 1 session-hour |
| Physical Education s95—Folk and Aesthetic Dancing | ½ session-hour |
| Electives | 5½ session-hours |
| 15 session-hours |
Appropriate credit will be allowed on this certificate for courses taken in
other standard teachers colleges or normal schools.
Note—Teachers who desire to take Supervised Teaching must notify the Dean of the
Summer Quarter at least 30 days before the opening of the first term in order to be assured
of securing it, as the number of such students who may be accommodated is necessarily
limited. Students are urged to take this course immediately after securing 18 session-hours
credit.
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATES
A. Prerequisites—
I. Must be eighteen years of age.
II. Graduation from
a. An accredited high school, or b. An accredited private secondary school.
B. Academic Requirements—
The Special Certificate is issued on the basis of completion of two years' work
in a standard college or graduation from a junior college, provided the credits
aggregate thirty college session-hours' work and include three college session-hours
in education, and one college session-hour in school hygiene.
The holder is permitted to teach in the high schools those subjects in which
he has credit for six session-hours' work, except as noted below for science.
This certificate is issued for six years and is renewable, subject to the regulations
for the renewal of certificates, for periods of six years.
Science
Applicants who satisfy all other requirements and present credit for 12
session-hours' work distributed equally among not more than three sciences may
teach the sciences for which credit is presented; if however credit is presented
for four session-hours' work each in biology, chemistry, and physics the applicant
may teach all branches of science offered in the high schools.
REGULATIONS FOR COLLEGIATE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
The Collegiate Professional Certificate is issued to an individual who holds
a baccalaureate degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) conferred by a standard university,
a teachers college, an arts college, or a technical college, and who has completed
one and one-half session-hours' work in physical education (physical training)
and at least nine session-hours of work in general education (teacher-training
courses) distributed as described below.
This certificate permits the holder to teach all subjects in the elementary
schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he has credit for six[4]
session-hours of work of specialization.
This certificate is valid for ten years and renewable, subject to the regulations
for the renewal of certificates, for periods of ten years.
From September 1, 1927, all beginning principals of accredited high schools
shall have the qualifications of the Collegiate Professional Certificate with two years
of successful teaching experience, or the Collegiate with three years of experience.
1.
Required courses in education: [5] Practice teaching 3 session-hours [6] School hygiene, including physical inspection of school
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[6] Teaching physical education (in elementary or high
schools)½ session-hours Total required 4½ session-hours 2. Suggested courses from which electives in education may be chosen:
Educational psychology
Educational sociology
Elementary school organization, supervision and administration
High school organization, supervision and administration
Curriculum of elementary school
Curriculum of high school
Educational and psychological tests
Problems in secondary education
Special methods in high school subjects
History of education
Collegiate
The Collegiate Certificate is issued to an individual who holds a baccalaureate
degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) from a standard university, a teachers college, an arts
college, or a technical college and who has completed at least one session-hour's
work in school hygiene, including physical inspection of school children, and one
and one-half session-hours' work in physical education (physical training); one-half
session-hour's work in methods of teaching physical education is recommended
in addition.
The holder of this certificate is permitted to teach all subjects in the elementary
schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he has credit for six
session-hours of college work.
This certificate is issued for seven years and is renewable, subject to the
regulations for the renewal of certificates, for periods of seven years.
Collegiate Certificates issued since 1918 for a five-year period will be extended
for two years without condition.
Exception is made in the case of home economics for which the Board has stipulated
additional requirements.
Three years of successful teaching experience may be accepted in lieu of practice
teaching, provided at least nine session-hours' credit in education in addition to practical
experience is offered. This exemption will be granted upon presentation of statements and
ratings from the division superintendents and principals under whom the individual has
taught during each of the three years.
In accordance with provisions of West law requiring all teachers in public schools to
have training in health and physical education.
EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES
A certificate may be extended or renewed by the State Department of Education
subject to certain requirements. Information in regard to renewal and
extension of certificates should be obtained from the State Board of Education,
Richmond, Virginia.
Requirement "b," quoted below, of these regulations may be met in attendance
at the University of Virginia Summer Quarter for one term of six weeks.
"b. Present the equivalent of two session-hours of college or normal school
credit in education or academic subjects or in subjects directly related
to the grade work or branches which the applicant teaches."
All applications for renewals or extensions should be sent through the division
superintendent and be accompanied by his recommendation or endorsement. No
certificate should be sent to the State Department of Education for renewal prior
to April 1st, or subsequent to September 15th, of the year in which the certificate
expires.
| The University of Virginia record March 1, 1929 | |