 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1930 |  |
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.
For admission to the College of Arts and Sciences, the candidate must
present a certificate or pass an equivalent examination. In either case the
amount of preparation required is measured in terms of units:
A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting
approximately a quarter of a full year's work.
This definition of a unit takes the four-year high-school course as a basis
and assumes that the length of the school year is from thirty-six to fort