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III. Doctors of Philosophy.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
is offered to students who propose to devote their energies to special study
and research in some of the various departments of letters, or of science.
The candidate for this degree must hold the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or
other degree of like value, from this University or from some other college
or university of good standing, or must exhibit to the Academic Faculty,
by examination if necessary, satisfactory evidence of having a collegiate
education equivalent to that represented by the degree of Bachelor of Arts
of a college or university of good standing. If the applicant has received
his collegiate education at an institution other than this, the Academic
Faculty will pass, if necessary, upon the standing of the institution in
question.

The preparation of the candidate for entrance upon Ph. D. courses
in the particular subject selected shall be passed upon by the Academic
Faculty on the basis of a report from the professors in charge of the
Schools involved. These professors may satisfy themselves as to such
preparation by any test they see fit to apply, including a formal examination,
if they deem this necessary.

The work offered for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University
of Virginia shall in all cases embrace three cognate subjects;
namely, a major subject, a primary minor, and a secondary minor. The
three subjects must be chosen from at least two Schools. The candidate
shall in all cases submit his choice of, at least, his major subject to the
Academic Faculty for approval, before entering upon his work.

The instruction open to candidates for the Doctor's degree in each of
the Academic Schools is described in its proper connection in the portion
of the catalogue immediately following.

The minimum time limit set for the acquisition of the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy at this University, is three years' residence after
the B. A. degree has been conferred. The major subject shall be pursued
during the whole time, the primary minor during at least two years, and
the secondary minor during at least one year. No undergraduate work
can be counted for this degree.

Each candidate for the degree shall be required to show, by examination
if necessary, that he possesses a reading knowledge of French and
German; and such knowledge of other subjects considered fundamental
as may be prescribed by the individual Schools.

Graduate work done in other universities of high standing may be
accepted in lieu of resident work done here, provided sufficient evidence
is furnished that such work has been of a grade similar to that required
here, and has been satisfactorily performed.

It is also provided that a candidate who is a professor in charge of
the subject selected by him as major in a chartered college or university,
may be allowed by the Academic Faculty to spend only two years in
resident work at this University. The graduate work of the last year
of candidacy shall in all cases be done at this University, unless the
Academic Faculty shall for special reasons direct otherwise.

Upon the completion of the approved courses, the candidate shall
submit to the Academic Faculty a dissertation exhibiting independent
research in some branch of his major subject. The dissertation must be
submitted not later than April 15 of the year in which the candidate
applies for graduation. If approved, the dissertation must be printed
before the degree is conferred and two hundred copies deposited in the
Library of the University.