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GENERAL ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
For admission to any department of the University, the general conditions
are the following:
1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years.
2. Good Character.—This must be attested by a certificate of honorable
dismissal from the school last attended, or by other valid proof.
3. Adequate Preparation.—This must be such as will enable the candidate
to meet the requirements for admission to the several departments of the
University, as detailed below.
ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE
For admission by certificate from a secondary school the applicant should
file with the Dean, a certificate of preparation, made out on a blank form
furnished by the University. This certificate must come from an accredited
public high school or from an accredited private secondary school. For
admission from an institution of collegiate rank, an official transcript of the
applicant's record, made out on the form used by the institution in question,
must be submitted. In addition, each applicant, whether from a secondary
school or a college, must submit a formal application for admission, on a
blank form supplied by the University.
The candidate for admission from a public high school must be a full
graduate of an accredited four-year high school.
The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be a
full graduate of the school, or must present a certificate showing that he has
completed at least the equivalent of four years of satisfactory secondary school
work of standard grade, covering at least 15 entrance units.
Certificate credit for any unit is invalidated by failure in a college entrance
examination on the unit in question in the year admission is desired, unless the
applicant ranked in the highest quarter of his class.
An applicant for admission who ranked in the lowest quarter of his class,
or who failed on more than two subjects in secondary school, will not be
admitted unless he presents positive evidence that he is likely to succeed in
college in spite of his secondary school record.
An applicant for admission from outside of Virginia may be required to
supplement his application by an interview with a representative of the
University.
In every case the applicant must have a general character recommendation
from the principal of his school, and personality and promise, as well as
scholarly attainment, will be considered in determining admission.
The University accredits all four-year public high schools and all private
secondary schools which are fully accredited by the State Board of Education of
Virginia. Schools outside of Virginia which are fully accredited by their own
state universities or institutions of equal rank, by their own state departments of
education or by recognized regional associations of secondary schools, are also
accredited by the University.
Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases pass the entrance examinations.
ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION
For admission by examination, the candidate must present himself at the
University in June or in September, according to the dates given in the Program
of Entrance Examinations. The examinations are held under the Honor System,
no paper being accepted unless accompanied by the usual pledge, and they are
held only on the dates given in the Program of Entrance Examinations. A fee
of one dollar is charged for each examination taken. This fee is payable in
advance and is in no case returned.
The entrance examinations of the University are similar, in many respects,
to those of the College Entrance Examination Board. The University does not
furnish sample copies of its entrance examinations.
Official records of the examinations of the College Entrance Examination
Board or of the University of the State of New York may be submitted in
lieu of taking entrance examinations here.
PROGRAM OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
June, 1935 | 9-11 A. M. | 11 A. M.-1 P. M. | 2:30-5 P. M. | Sept., 1935 |
Mon. 3 | Science D | Greek C | Science F | Mon. 9 |
Science E | Science A | Science C | ||
French Cp. 2 | History D | |||
Tues. 4 | English Cp 2 | Greek Cp. 2 | English C-D | Tues. 10 |
French C | ||||
Wed. 5 | History A | History B | History C | Wed. 11 |
Spanish Cp. 2 | Science B | |||
Thurs. 6 | Math. A1 | Math. A2 | Math. B. | Thurs. 12 |
Math. Cp. 2 | Math. C | |||
Fri. 7 | German Cp. 2 | Spanish D | German C | Fri. 13 |
Spanish C | French D | Math. D | ||
Sat. 8 | Latin Cp. 2 | Latin C | Latin D | Sat. 14 |
German D |
SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION
The subjects usually accepted for admission and their values in units are
given below in tabulated form. Other subjects are also acceptable.
SUBJECT | TOPICS | UNITS |
English A | Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
English B | Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
English C | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
English D | English or American Literature | 1 |
Mathematics A1 | Algebra to Quadratic Equations | 1 |
Mathematics A2 | Quadratics, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula | ½ or 1 |
Mathematics B | Plane Geometry | 1 |
Mathematics C | Solid Geometry | ½ |
Mathematics D | Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
History A | Greek and Roman History | 1 |
History B | Medieval and Modern European History | 1 |
History C | English History | 1 |
History D | American History and Civil Government | 1 |
Latin A | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Latin B | Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
Latin C | Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition | 1 |
Latin D | Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
Greek A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Greek B | Xenophon's Anabasis, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
Greek C | Homer's Iliad, I-III; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
German A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
German B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
German C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
German D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
French A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
French B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
French C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
French D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Spanish A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Spanish B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Spanish C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Spanish D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
Science A | Physical Geography | 1 |
Science B | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
Science C | Experimental Physics | 1 |
Science D | Botany | ½ or 1 |
Science E | Zoölogy | ½ or 1 |
Science F | Biology | 1 |
VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS (Not more than 4 Units) | ||
Manual Training |
Mechanical and Projection Drawing | ½ to 1 |
Free-Hand Drawing | ½ to 1 | |
Shop-work | ½ to 1 | |
Agriculture | (Accredited Agricultural Schools) | 1 to 4 |
Commercial Subjects |
Commercial Geography | ½ to 1 |
Shorthand | ½ to 1 | |
Typewriting | ½ | |
Bookkeeping | ½ to 1 | |
Commercial Arithmetic | ½ to 1 |
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