Entrance Requirements.
Required for Entrance upon the Work of the Departments.—For
admission as a regular student, the preparation of the candidate
should be at least the equivalent of that represented by four years
of successful work in an accredited high school. For entrance to
the college, as either a regular or a conditioned student, the candidate
must either present satisfactory certificates, or pass the entrance
examinations described in detail, pp. 75-89. The seven and
one-half units which the candidate may select at will (p. 75) must
be so chosen as to absolve in full the requirements for entrance
upon the courses for which he desires to be registered.
Admission with Advanced Standing.—The preceding paragraph
states the minimum requirements for admission to the college. Candidates
for admission who have in addition completed, in an accredited
secondary school, courses in English, Mathematics, Latin, or
Greek, equivalent to the A courses in these subjects, and who are
recommended officially and in writing by the principal of the school
for such credit, may receive college credit for such courses, after
conforming to the regulations regarding such advanced standing on
the course in question. These regulations are given in connection
with each course in the requirements for degrees in the college.
Entrance with College Credit for Courses Passed at Other Colleges.—Candidates,
who desire college credit for work done at other
colleges, must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students,
and the programme of subjects offered by such candidates must conform
in essentials to the degree requirements in this college. The
candidate must, in addition, file with the dean of the college a certificate
covering the courses for which college credit is desired. This
certificate must be acceptable both to the dean and to the professor
in charge of the course accredited. The certificate must bear the official
signature of the head of the college; must specify the character
and content of the course followed by the student; must give his
grades, which should in no case fall below the standard seventy-five
per cent of this university; and must recommend the student as
worthy of admission to the University of Virginia in respect of both
character and scholarship. The final validation of such certificates
is effected by the successful completion of the courses attended in
this university. In no case will college credit be given on more than
45 session-hours of work done elsewhere, and in every case the
candidate must spend at least one regular session exclusively in college
work in this university, no credit being given such candidates
for the last 15 session-hours of the degree if passed in the Summer
School or while enrolled in one of the professional departments.
Special Students.—Applicants for registration who are more than
twenty years old, and desire to enter for the pursuit of special elective
courses, must present adequate proofs of good character and of
the necessary maturity and training. Such applicants may then be
registered by the Dean of the university as Special Students, and
will be admitted without formal examination to the privileges of the
university, but not as candidates for any titled degree. Such students
must in all cases meet the specific entrance requirements as
prescribed for the courses elected by them.
