 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1918 |  |
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
The general requirements for admission to the university may be found
on page 62. For admission to the college, the candidate should possess an
amount of preparation which is at least the equivalent of that represented by
four years of successful work in an accredited school. He must offer, either
by certificate or by examination (see page 64), fifteen units, of which three must
be in English, two and one-half in Mathematics, and one in History. The
remaining eight and one-half units may be selected at will from the list on
page 63, unless the candidate expects to apply for a baccalaureate degree. In
that case he should offer, if he is an applicant for the degree of Bachelor of
Arts, four units in Latin or two units in Greek; if he is an applicant for the
degree of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Education, two units
in each of two modern languages (French, German, Spanish); if he is an applicant
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, or Bachelor of
Science in Medicine, two units in French and two units in German). For definitions
of the entrance units, see pages 66-75.
Advanced Standing is given to any candidate who, in addition to meeting
the minimum requirements for entrance above stated, can show by passing an
examination that he has done work equivalent to that covered by any of the
following courses offered in the college: Latin A1, Greek A1 or A2, Greek A3,
English Literature A1 or A2, Mathematics A1 or A2. Such a candidate will be
admitted to the corresponding B course, and upon his successful completion
of the same will be entitled to count toward a baccalaureate degree the credit
value of both the A and the B courses in question. The examinations for advanced
standing are set at some time during the first month of the session.
College Credit.—Candidates who desire credit for work done at other
colleges must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students, and 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 professors in charge of the courses accredited. The certificate
specify the character and content of the courses passed by the candidate, and
must give his grades, which should in no case fall below the standard of seventy-five
per cent. The final validation of such certificates is effected by the successful
completion of the courses taken in this university. In no case will credit be
given on more than forty-eight session-hours of work done elsewhere, and any
candidate who receives this maximum amount of credit can count among the
remaining fifteen session-hours required for his degree only the credit value of
the courses he has passed as a resident student in the college, exclusive of any
credit for work done in the Summer School or in any of the professional departments.
In every case the candidate must spend at least one regular session
exclusively in college work in this university.
Conditioned Students.—A candidate for entrance must offer fifteen units
as defined by the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools. At least thirteen
of the units offered must be included in the list of units accepted for
admission on page 63. A student not able to offer fifteen units as defined in this
list may be conditioned on any two units except English A and B. All conditions
must be absolved before the beginning of the session following initial
registration. This may be done by private study or by taking courses in the
University or in the Summer School. But no course taken to remove a condition
may be counted as part of the work credited toward a degree. No conditioned
student may be later registered as a special student.
Special Students.—A candidate may be admitted as a special student
without fulfilling the entrance requirements above specified, provided he is more
than twenty years old on the day of registration and gives adequate evidence of
serious purpose and of the training needed to pursue with profit the courses for
which he is registered. No special student may be a candidate for a degree;
but such students are permitted and encouraged to make up their deficiencies
by private study or by taking courses in the University or in the Summer
School. They will then be admitted as regular students, and may be accepted
as applicants for degrees, provided all entrance requirements are met at least
one academic year before the date of graduation.
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