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DEGREES.
The degrees conferred by the University are Academic and Professional.
The Academic Degrees are:
1. That of Proficient—conferred for satisfactory attainments in certain
subjects of study, to-wit: In Anglo-Saxon, the Junior and Intermediate
Course of Mathematics, Geology, Mineralogy, Botany, Physics,
Physiology, Medical Jurisprudence, Human Anatomy, Political Economy,
History, Literature, International Law and Government, Pharmacy,
and Agricultural Chemistry.
2. That of Graduate in a School—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in the leading subjects of instruction in the same, to-wit: In the
Latin Language and Literature, in the GreekLanguage and Literature,
in the French, German, Spanish, or Italian Language and Literature,
Mixed Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Practical
Physics, Moral Philosophy, History and Literature, Applied Mathematics,
Analytical Chemistry, General Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Zoology,
Agricultural Botany and Agriculture, and Natural History and Geology.
3. That of Bachelor of Arts—conferred on such candidates as
have—1st, Attained distinction on the whole course taught in the
Intermediate Class, (or its equivalent, as fixed by the Faculty, where
no Intermediate Class exists), in the Schools of Pure Mathematics,
of Latin, of Greek, of Natural Philosophy, and of Moral Philosophy;
2nd, Graduated in any two of the Academic Schools; and 3rd,
as satisfactory by the Faculty, on some subject of science, philosophy,
history or literature.
4. That of Doctor of Philosophy—granted to students who shall
have graduated and obtained Post-Graduate distinction in the studies
contained in any one of the five following classes, (after having received
the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, as a previous condition):
Class I. to contain—Mathematics, and Mathematical Physics.
Class II. to contain—Latin and Greek.
Class III. to contain—Moral Philosophy, Political Economy, and History
and Literature.
Class IV. to contain—Modern Languages, (including Anglo-Saxon,)
History and Literature.
Class V. to contain—Experimental Physics, Chemistry, and Natural
History and Geology.
It will be perceived that the above scheme leaves unchanged the
present degrees of Proficients and Graduates in single Schools, and also
the present Degree of Master of Arts.
5. That of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia, conferred
upon students who have graduated in the Latin, Greek, French and
German Languages, Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, General
Chemistry, Moral Philosophy, and History, Literature and Rhetoric, and
who have been subjected in the last year of their candidacy to a special
examination, in any two schools of their own selection, in which they
may have graduated in a previous year.
The candidate for the degree of Bachelor or Master of Arts is also required
to submit for the approval of the Faculty an essay, composed by
himself, on some subject of Literature or Science, which essay must be
read by the author on the Public Day, if so ordered.
The Professional Degrees are:
1. That of Bachelor of Law—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in all the subjects of instruction in the Schools of Law.
2. That of Doctor of Medicine—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in all the subjects of instruction in the several schools constituting
the Medical Department.
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine who have been previously
declared graduates in General Chemistry, or proficients in Anatomy,
Physiology, or Medical Jurisprudence, are not required to stand
the examinations in these subjects anew; and the same rule applies to
Law and Government.
3. That of Civil Engineer—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the schools of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry or Industrial
Chemistry, obtained Certificates of Proficiency in Mathematics and in
Geology and Mineralogy, and graduated in the School of Applied
Mathematics, course of Civil Engineering, with satisfactory attainments
in a prescribed course on the Infinitesimal Calculus.
4. That of Mining Engineer—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, obtained Certificates of Proficiency in Physics, in
Geology and Mineralogy, and in Mathematics, and graduated in the
School of Applied Mathematics, course of Mining Engineering, with
satisfactory attainments in a prescribed course on the Infinitesimal Calculus.
5. That of Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture—conferred on such
students as have obtained a certificate of proficiency in the Class of Physics,
distinctions in Junior Applied Mathematics, Analytical and Agricultural
Chemistry, and graduated in the Schools of General and Industrial
Chemistry, Zoology, Agricultural Botany, Agriculture, and Natural
History and Geology.
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