CONDITIONS FOR THE ACCREDITING OF SCHOOLS.
A school desiring to be placed on the accredited list of
the university should apply to the Chairman of the Committee
on Accredited Schools. In response to the application, a blank
form inquiring into the course of study, faculty, etc., of the
school will be sent to the principal. Upon the return of this blank,
properly filled out, a representative of the university will be sent to
inspect the school. If his report is favorable and the Committee
concurs, the school will be accepted and the principal duly notified.
The name of the school will be entered upon the list of accredited
schools and published in the catalogue of the university.
No school will be placed upon the list in which the course of
study covers less than four years of high school work based upon
at least seven years of competent elementary instruction.
Each school must offer at least sixteen units of high school
instruction as defined in the entrance requirements of the University
of Virginia in the current number of the catalogue (pp. 75-88).
A unit consists of thirty-six weeks of instruction in one subject, in
which there are five recitations of forty minutes each per week or
the equivalent of one-fourth of a year's work. These sixteen units
must include English A, B, and C, Mathematics A, B, C, and one
unit of History, as outlined in the entrance requirements. Those
schools which wish to prepare students for the study of Latin in
the university must offer four units of Latin.
The university will not consider any high school in which the
teaching force consists of less than three teachers devoting their
entire time to high school instruction. All high school teachers
should possess college training and preference will be given to those
schools in which the teachers are college graduates.
The number of daily recitation periods given by one teacher
should not exceed seven. The university advises six. The number
of daily recitation periods of one student should not exceed four.
The quality of the instruction, the general intellectual and moral
tone of the school, the efficiency of the equipment and the character
of the text-books used are paramount factors, and a representative
of the university must report satisfactorily upon these points before
a school shall be accredited.
The laboratory and library facilities should be adequate to the
needs of the instruction in the subjects for which credit is asked.
Each accredited school is required to report to the Committee
on Accredited Schools when requested to do so. Any failure so to
report will be considered cause for removal from the list.
The principal is required to forward to the dean of the university
upon a blank to be supplied upon request, a list of subjects in
which each student entering the university from said school is
properly prepared.
The university reserves the right to cease to accredit at any time
any school that employs inefficient teachers or fails to maintain the
standard mentioned herein.
High schools which do not fulfill all the requirements for a
fully accredited school, but which offer four years of work and complete
at least twelve units, may be partially accredited, upon those
subjects which have been approved by the committee. Graduates of
such schools will be credited with the twelve approved units and will
be required to stand examinations upon the other units.
LIST OF ACCREDITED SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA.
The following is a list of the schools within the State of Virginia
at present accredited by the university. This list is revised
annually by the Faculty Committee on Accredited Schools. Schools
already on the list will be retained and new schools added provided
they give evidence upon examination of meeting the entrance requirements
stated above.
| Abingdon High School |
Abingdon, Va. |
| Academy of Eastern College |
Manassas, Va. |
| Alexandria City High School |
Alexandria, Va. |
| Appomattox Agricultural High School |
Appomattox, Va. |
| Augusta Military Academy |
Port Defiance, Va. |
| Bedford City High School |
Bedford, Va. |
| Big Stone Gap High School |
Big Stone Gap, Va. |
| Blackstone Academy |
Blackstone, Va. |
| Bridle Creek High School |
Bridle Creek, Va. |
| Bristol City High School |
Bristol, Va. |
| Buchanan High School |
Buchanan, Va. |
| Burkeville High School (Haytoka Agricultural) |
Burkeville, Va. |
| Cape Charles High School |
Cape Charles, Va. |
| Chamberlayne School, The |
Richmond, Va. |
| Charlotte High School |
Charlotte, Va. |
| Charlottesville High School |
Charlottesville, Va. |
| Chase City High School |
Chase City, Va. |
| Chester Agricultural High School |
Chester, Va. |
| Churchland High School |
Churchland, Va. |
| Clifton Forge High School (R. E. Lee) |
Clifton Forge, Va. |
| Clintwood High School |
Clintwood, Va. |
| Cluster Springs Academy |
Cluster Springs, Va. |
| Covington High School |
Covington, Va. |
| Crewe High School |
Crewe, Va. |
| Danville High School |
Danville, Va. |
| Danville School for Boys |
Danville, Va. |
| Deep Creek High School |
Deep Creek, Va. |
| Driver Agricultural High School |
Driver, Va. |
| Dublin Institute |
Dublin, Va. |
| Elk Creek High School |
Elk Creek, Va. |
| Emerson Institute |
Washington, D. C. |
| Emporia High School (Greenville) |
Emporia, Va. |
| Episcopal High School |
Alexandria, Va. |
| Farmville High School |
Farmville, Va. |
| Fishburne Military Academy |
Waynesboro, Va. |
| Fork Union Academy |
Fork Union, Va. |
| Franktown-Nassawadox High School |
Franktown, Va. |
| Fredericksburg High School |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Fredericksburg College (Preparatory Dept.) |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Front Royal High School |
Front Royal, Va. |
| Gloucester Academy |
Gloucester, Va. |
| Hampton High School |
Hampton, Va. |
| Harrisonburg High School |
Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Highland Springs High School |
Highland Springs, Va. |
| Jefferson School |
Charlottesville, Va. |
| Lafayette High School |
Norfolk, Va. |
| Lawrenceville High School |
Lawrenceville, Va. |
| Leesburg High School |
Leesburg, Va. |
| Lexington High School |
Lexington, Va. |
| Lincoln High School |
Lincoln, Va. |
| Louisa High School |
Louisa, Va. |
| Luray High School |
Luray, Va. |
| Lynchburg High School |
Lynchburg, Va. |
| Manassas Agricultural High School |
Manassas, Va. |
| Martinsville High School |
Martinsville, Va. |
| Massanutten Academy |
Woodstock, Va. |
| McGuires University School |
Richmond, Va. |
| Miller School |
Miller School, Va. |
| New London Academy |
Forest, Va. |
| Newport News High School |
Newport News, Va. |
| Norfolk High School (Maury) |
Norfolk, Va. |
| Norfolk Academy |
Norfolk, Va. |
| Old Dominion Academy |
Reliance, Va. |
| Onancock High School |
Onancock, Va. |
| Palmyra High School |
Palmyra, Va. |
| Petersburg High School |
Petersburg, Va. |
| Pocahontas High School |
Pocahontas, Va. |
| Portsmouth High School |
Portsmouth, Va. |
| Pulaski High School |
Pulaski, Va. |
| Radford High School |
Radford, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy |
Bedford City, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy |
Front Royal, Va. |
| Reedville High School |
Reedville, Va. |
| Richmond Academy |
Richmond, Va. |
| Richmond High School (John Marshall) |
Richmond, Va. |
| Roanoke High School |
Roanoke, Va. |
| Rural Retreat High School |
Rural Retreat, Va. |
| Salem High School |
Salem, Va. |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute |
Dayton, Va. |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy |
Winchester, Va. |
| Shoemaker High School |
Gate City, Va. |
| Smithfield High School |
Smithfield, Va. |
| South Boston High School |
South Boston, Va. |
| South Hill High School |
South Hill, Va. |
| South Norfolk High School |
South Norfolk, Va. |
| Staunton High School |
Staunton, Va. |
| Staunton Military Academy |
Staunton, Va. |
| Suffolk High School (Jefferson) |
Suffolk, Va. |
| Tazewell High School |
Tazewell, Va. |
| Toano High School |
Toano, Va. |
| Turbeville Agricultural High School |
Turbeville, Va. |
| Wakefield High School |
Wakefield, Va. |
| Waverly High School |
Waverly, Va. |
| Western Branch High School |
Portsmouth, Va. |
| Wicomico High School |
Wicomico Church, Va. |
| Winchester High School |
Winchester, Va. |
| Woodberry Forest School |
Woodberry Forest, Va. |
| Woodlawn High School |
Woodlawn, Va. |
| Woodstock High School |
Woodstock, Va. |
| Wytheville High School |
Wytheville, Va. |
LIST OF SCHOOLS PARTIALLY ACCREDITED IN VIRGINIA.
| Accomac High School |
Accomac, Va. |
| Botetourt High School |
Botetourt, Va. |
| Buena Vista High School |
Buena Vista, Va. |
| Capeville High School |
Capeville, Va. |
| Courtland High School |
Courtland, Va. |
| East Stone Gap High School |
East Stone Gap, Va. |
| Fairfield High School |
Fairfield, Va. |
| Graham High School |
Graham, Va. |
| Orange High School |
Orange, Va. |
| Scottsville High School |
Scottsville, Va. |
| Strasburg High School |
Strasburg, Va. |
| Warrenton High School |
Warrenton, Va. |
CERTIFICATES OF SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA.
Certificates from schools outside the State of Virginia which
are accredited by their own state universities, or other institutions
of similar rank, may be accepted by the dean, provided the courses
of instruction in such schools meet the requirements indicated in the
foregoing pages.
