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BACHELOR OF ARTS.

The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts of the University
of Virginia are such as to permit of the large measure of
freedom of election on the part of the individual student which has
characterized the work of the University from the beginning: such
restriction only being placed upon this liberty as is necessary to insure
at the same time the thoroughness and the breadth of culture
for which this degree stands. In order to secure to the recipient of
this degree in due measure an acquaintance with the methods of study
and of thought characteristic of each of the leading departments of
knowledge, as well as with their subject matter, as far as possible,
his choice of work leading thereto is subject to the following conditions.

The candidate for this degree is required to choose ten B. A.
electives from the groups given below (save in the cases presently to
be mentioned): these electives consist in some cases of a single course,
in others of two or more courses. The choice of electives is subject
to the following restrictions: two electives (one of which must be
either Latin or Greek) must be chosen from the first of the five
groups, one from the second group, two from the third, one from
the fourth, and one from the fifth. The other three electives are to
be taken at large from the courses indicated as open to such election
in the brief summary which immediately follows the statement of the
groups, or from the graduate courses open to candidates for the
Master's degree. But in every case at least two of the electives-at-large
must be chosen from a single group, to be known as the candidate's
major group. Each elective-at-large consists of a single course.

Students who complete the work of the B. A. electives in both
Latin and Greek, are required to choose but seven other electives
(or two electives-at-large). Students who have completed seven or
more B. A. electives, satisfying the requirements of the group system,
may offer in lieu of the three electives-at-large the work of the first
year in the Department of Law or of Medicine, or three technical
courses in the Department of Engineering. Candidates who enter
with advanced standing from other colleges must be regularly registered
in the College for at least one session, and must complete at
least three B. A. electives here, to be admitted to the privilege last
stated.

Every candidate for the B. A. degree must (unless admitted to
advanced standing) complete the work in English Literature 1A and
Mathematics 1A.

Any student in good standing who satisfies the requirements
above stated, under the prescribed conditions, is entitled to the degree
of Bachelor of Arts of the University of Virginia.

The groups from which the candidate for the B. A. degree must
choose his B. A. electives, in accordance with the regulations detailed in
the preceding paragraphs, are as follows: (The courses included in each
elective are indicated.)

• I. LANGUAGES.

  • Latin: Latin 1A, and Latin 2B or 3B.

  • Greek: Greek 2A and Greek 3B.

  • French: French 2B.

  • German: German 2B.

  • Spanish: Spanish 2B.

  • English Language: English Language 1B.

• II. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES.

  • Mathematics: Mathematics 2B.

  • Mechanics: Mechanics 1B.

  • Astronomy: Astronomy 1B.

• III. NATURAL SCIENCES.

  • Chemistry: Chemistry 1B.

  • Physics: Physics 1B.

  • Biology: Biology 1B.

  • Geology: Geology 1B; or

  • Economic Geology: Economic Geology 1B.

• IV. HISTORY, ENGLISH LITERATURE and ECONOMICS.

  • History: History 1B.

  • Economics: Economics 1B.

  • English Literature: English Literature 2B or 3B.

• V. PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES.

  • Philosophy: Philosophy 1B (Logic).

  • Philosophy: Philosophy 2B (Ethics).

  • Philosophy: Philosophy 3B (Psychology).

  • Education: Education 1B.