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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.

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.