 | The University of Virginia record April 15, 1936 |  |
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 single exception, 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
of other higher educational institutions in Virginia in taking this
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, 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 $10. For a full three-term course, the
fee is $28. 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
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. Organization 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 $0.25 each for those who desire the outlines only as
guides to independent study.
| The University of Virginia record April 15, 1936 | |