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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.


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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.

                 

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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. 

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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.