 | The University of Virginia record April 1, 1935 |  |
I. Extension Teaching
Credit Course.—Two types of Extension courses carrying degree credit
are offered, namely, Extension classes and home study courses.
Extension Classes.—Extension classes are conducted in communities requesting
them that are available to the Extension instructors. In general only
the equivalent of courses offered in residence are given.
The exceptions are courses in education offered by teacher-training institutions
of the State in fields not dealt with in the Department of Education
at the University of Virginia. Prerequisites and general requirements are the
same for extension credit courses as for courses in residence.
Students and Fees.— Fifteen or more qualified students are required for
a credit class, although under certain circumstances a class may be organized
for a smaller number, as, for example, when an advanced course is desired.
The fee is $10.00 per session-hour course.
Subjects Offered in Extension Credit Courses.—Cultural courses are emphasized
by the Division but student participation in the choice of subject is
encouraged. Courses requiring laboratory work, with a few exceptions, are not
offered.
Coöperation With Other Virginia Colleges.—The University with its
resident faculty cannot alone meet all of the requests for Extension credit
courses. Rather than employ a special Extension faculty, it has asked the coöperation
form of instruction to the people of the State. The University is responsible for
administrative procedure and general supervision while the several colleges and
universities assist in providing instruction. A more satisfactory geographical
distribution of Extension instructors results.
The universities and colleges now coöperating with the Extension Division,
in the order in which coöperative agreements were made, are as follows:
Roanoke College, Washington and Lee University, Farmville State Teachers College,
Harrisonburg State Teachers College, Fredericksburg State Teachers College,
Randolph-Macon College, Sweet Briar College, Randolph-Macon Woman's
College, Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Emory and Henry College,
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Extension Teaching Centers.—The Extension Division maintains, in addition
to offices at the University, local offices in centers in the state from which
the work in the cities or sections represented can best be carried forward. These
centers with addresses are as follows:
Richmond Center, Franklin and Shafer Streets, Richmond.
Roanoke Center, Boxley Building, Roanoke.
Lynchburg Center, E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg.
Petersburg Center, Chamber of Commerce Building, Petersburg.
Danville Center, Averett College, Danville.
Home Study Courses.—Fifteen full courses (including forty-five term
courses) carrying degree credit are offered by home study. The courses are
prepared and conducted only by regular members of the University of Virginia
faculty. The courses are the equivalent of similar courses given in residence.
Prerequisites and general requirements are the same for the home study
courses as for the corresponding courses offered in the University. The final
examination in a full three-term course must be taken at the University.
Fees.—The fee for a term course is $15. For a full three-term course, the
fee is $40. Books are rented at nominal rates through the Extension Library.
Informal (non-credit) Instruction.—Informal instruction is carried forward
by means of forums, lectures, conferences and reading courses. Neither
method leads to credit toward University degrees.
Forums, Lecture Courses and Conferences bring together teachers and
mature men and women who are interested in discussing and studying together,
usually informally, some subject or problem. The Division's chief interest is,
in social and cultural subjects although opportunity for student choice of subject
is furnished. These methods are valuable in reaching on a high level many
adults who are not interested in a form of instruction developed especially for
college students and designed to lead to academic credit.
Forums or lectures in such cases are usually in series of from six to fifteen
in number and at weekly intervals. Often conferences meet daily for shorter
periods. Organizational requirements as to enrollment, numbers of lectures,
fees, etc., are adjusted in accordance with the peculiar demands or conditions
under which each course is conducted.
Directed Reading Courses are less formal in character than home study
courses. The outlines are prepared by recognized authorities in the several
fields and are simply guides to systematic reading. Courses are offered to extend
educational opportunities to men and women in all walks of life denied the
advantages of or uninterested in formal instruction. Courses are in a variety
of subjects in cultural, scientific, professional and vocational fields. Courses are
$4.00 each for those who desire to submit papers for criticisms. They are $1.00
each for those who desire the outlines only as guides to independent study.
| The University of Virginia record April 1, 1935 | |