ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE
For admission by certificate from a secondary school the applicant should
file with the Dean, not later than September 1, a certificate of preparation, made out
on the blank from furnished by the University. This certificate must come
from an accredited public high school or from an accredited private secondary
school. For admission from an institution of collegiate rank, an official
transcript of the applicant's record, made out on the form used by the institution
in question, must be submitted. In addition, each applicant, whether
from a secondary school or a college, must submit a formal application for
admission, on a blank form supplied by the University.
The candidate for admission from a public high school must be a full
graduate of an accredited four-year high school.
The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be a
full graduate of the school, or must present a certificate showing that he has
completed at least the equivalent of four years of satisfactory secondary
school work of standard grade, covering at least 15 entrance units.
Certificate credit for any entrance unit is invalidated by subsequent
failure in a college entrance examination on the unit in question, unless the
applicant ranked in the highest quarter of his class.
An applicant for admission who ranked in the lowest quarter of his
class, or who failed on more than two subjects in secondary school, will not
be admitted unless he presents positive evidence that he is likely to succeed
in college in spite of his secondary school record.
An applicant for admission from outside of Virginia may be required to
supplement his application by an interview with a representative of the
University.
In every case the applicant must have a general character recommendation
from the principal of his school, and personality and promise, as well as
scholarly attainment, will be considered in determining admission.
The University accredits all four-year public high schools and all private
secondary schools which are fully accredited by the State Board of Education
of Virginia. Schools outside of Virginia which are fully accredited by
their own state universities or institutions of equal rank, by their own state
departments of education or by recognized regional associations of secondary
schools, are also accredited by the University.
Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases pass the entrance examinations.
