 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1929 |  |
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.
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