 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1921 |  |
DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE STUDIES.
| Edwin Anderson Alderman, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D. | President |
| Richard Heath Dabney M.A., Ph.D. | Dean |
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Required for Admission to the Department.—A candidate for admission
to the Department of Graduate Studies must have a baccalaureate
degree from a recognized institution of collegiate rank; or, in case the
institution he attended does not confer such a degree, he must present a
certificate of graduation in a course of study accepted by the Academic
Faculty as fully equivalent to that ordinarily required for the degree in
question.
Required for Admission as Applicant for a Degree.—In order to be
recognized as an applicant for a master's or doctor's degree, any candidate
who has not received a baccalaureate degree from this university
must secure from the Registrar of the University a blank form, which,
when properly filled out, he must file with the Dean of this department,
together with a catalogue of the institution from which he graduated.
If that institution has (1) a faculty of at least eight professors giving
their full time to college or university work; (2) entrance requirements
equal to those of this university, and (3) a course of four full years in the
liberal arts and sciences, the candidate will not be required to take any
undergraduate courses except such as the Committee on Rules and
Courses or the professors in charge of the graduate courses he elects
may consider necessary for their successful prosecution. If, however, the
institution in question does not meet the three conditions mentioned
above, the candidate's preparation will be carefully considered by the
Committee on Rules and Courses, which will prescribe such undergraduate
courses as are deemed necessary to supply his deficiences.
Admission of Women.—The candidate must hold a baccalaureate degree
from a recognized institution of collegiate rank.
REGULATIONS.
Grade.—The grade of a student in any course, either for a term or
for the session, 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.
Grade Required for Passing.—For passing in any course a grade of
seventy-five per cent is required.
Absence from Examination 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, is entitled to a special examination on a date to be arranged
between himself and the professor in charge.
Change of Subjects of Study after registration can be made only with
the consent of the Dean and of the professors concerned.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.
The Master's Degrees.
A candidate who has received a baccalaureate degree from this university,
or who has fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance
Requirements, is entitled to a master's degree upon his successful completion
of four graduate courses, chosen in accordance with the restrictions
detailed below:
No C course which a candidate has offered as part of the work credited
for a baccalaureate degree (pp. 143-144) may be counted for a master's
degree.
No C course may be counted toward a master's degree unless preceded
by B work in the same subject aggregating at least 6 session-hours;
or, in case only one 3 session-hour course is offered in that subject, by
one B course in that subject and a second B course in the same Group,
chosen with the approval of the professor in charge of the C course in
question.
A candidate must take at least two graduate courses during the last
year of his work for a master's degree, and no candidate may receive this
degree until at least one year after he has received his baccalaureate degree,
except by special consent of the Academic Faculty.
The degree of Master of Arts is conferred upon a Bachelor of Arts
who has successfully completed four graduate courses, chosen with the
approval of the Academic Faculty. These four courses must be in at
least three distinct subjects, and in three different Academic Schools, except
by special order of the Academic Faculty. Three of the subjects
must be cognate, which means that they must be selected from kindred
groups of subjects, such as, for example, languages and literature, or
mathematics and natural science, or history, economics, and government,
or philosophy, education, and biology.
The degree of Master of Science is conferred upon a holder of the
cultural degree of Bachelor of Science (page 143), who has successfully
completed four graduate courses chosen in accordance with the regulations
prescribed for the Master of Arts above.
The degree of Master of Science in a Special Subject, the name of
which is inscribed on the diploma, is conferred upon a holder of the vocational
degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject (page 144), who
has successfully completed four graduate courses selected from among
those offered in his special subject, or from among other courses which
meet with the approval of the professors in charge of his special subject.
Doctor of Philosophy.
A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy must hold a baccalaureate
degree of this university, or, if he be a graduate of some other
institution, he must have fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance
Requirements. The requirements for the degree are as follows:
(1) A reading knowledge of French and German, attested by the successful
completion of the B courses in these languages, or else by examinations
held at the beginning of the first year of the candidate's work
for the doctorate, by committees consisting of the professor in charge of
the candidate's major subject and the professors of French and German,
respectively. If the candidate fails on one or both of these examinations,
he will be required to enter the appropriate course in one or both of
these languages. No student will be regarded as a regular candidate for
the doctorate until he has fulfilled this requirement.
(2) The successful completion of at least three years of graduate work
in three subjects, to be known, respectively, as the candidate's major, primary
minor and secondary minor. These subjects must be cognate (see
page 151), and must be chosen, with the approval of the Committee on
Rules and Courses, from at least three Academic Schools. The major
must be pursued for at least three years, the primary minor for at least
two years, and the secondary minor for at least one year.
No C course may be counted toward the doctor's degree unless preceded
by B work in the same subject aggregating at least 6 session-hours;
or, in case only one 3 session-hour course is offered in that subject, by
one B course in that subject and a second B course in the same Group,
chosen with the approval of the professor in charge of the C course in
question.
Any student taking a D course in any 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.
Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in lieu of
resident work, 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 the candidate takes in this university at least one graduate
course in his primary minor, and does at least one year's resident work
in his major subject.
A candidate who is a professor in a chartered college or university,
of the subject selected by him as major, may be allowed by the Academic
Faculty to spend only two years in resident work. In all cases the work
of the last year of candidacy shall be done in residence, unless the Academic
Faculty shall for special reasons direc otherwise.
(3) A dissertation exhibiting independent research in some branch
of the candidate's major subject. The dissertation must be submitted to
the Academic Faculty not later than April 15 of the year in which the
candidate applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy presented for the
prescribed quality and size, shall be bound, and shall have certain prescribed
phrases on the cover and title page. If the dissertation is accepted
by the faculty as satisfactory the copy submitted shall immediately
become the property of the University. Before the degree is conferred
the dissertation must be printed at the candidate's expense, 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.
(4) A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with any
field of Education as a major subject, shall (a) pass, at least two terms prior
to receiving the degree, preliminary written examinations in each of the
following fields: History of Education, Educational Psychology, Educational
Administration, Secondary Education, Educational Sociology; and
(b) pass a final oral examination upon his dissertation and the general fields
of his major and minor subjects.
EXPENSES.
The necessary expenses of a Virginia student in the Department of
Graduate Studies may be estimated at from $270 a year upward, according
to the mode of living; for students from other States, $435 upward.
A fuller statement of expenses, including the conditions under which Virginians
and other students are entitled to free tuition, will be found on
pages 91-95 of the General Catalogue.
Applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who are granted the
privilege of non-residence during a period of their candidacy, under the
conditions above stated, are required to register each year during such period
of non-residence, and to pay the annual university fee ($10 for Virginians,
$40 for students from other States).
| The University of Virginia record February 1, 1921 | |