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DEGREES.

No merely honorary degree is conferred by the University of Virginia.
The degrees are conferred only upon examination, as follows:

1. A Certificate of Distinction is conferred on one who has attained
three-fourths of the value of the questions at any General Examination.

2. A Certificate of Proficiency is conferred on one who has passed
examination on any of the following special subjects: Anglo-Saxon,
Early English, Modern English, Rhetoric and English Literature, General
History, Political Economy and Science of Society, Logic, Philosophy,
Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, Junior Physics, Agricultural
Chemistry, Mineralogy, Geology, Botany, Physiology, Human Anatomy,
Medical Jurisprudence, Pharmacy, and Constitutional and Internationa
Law.

3. A Diploma of Graduation is conferred on one who has passed examination
on any of the following general courses: Latin, Greek, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Modern Languages (any two of the last four),
English Language and Literature, Historical Science, Moral Philosophy,
Pure Mathematics, Mixed Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, Practical Physics, Practical Astronomy, General Chemistry,
Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical and Agricultural
Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology, Natural History and Geology, and
Agriculture, Zoology and Botany.

ACADEMICAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The title Bachelor of Letters of the University of Virginia
(B. Let. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has graduated in Latin, Greek,
and Moral Philosophy, and in Modern Languages, or English, or Historical
Science.

2. The title Bachelor of Science of the University of Virginia
(B. S. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has graduated in Pure Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, General Chemistry, and Natural History and
Geology.

3. The title Bachelor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
(B. Ph. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has graduated in any
three of the following: Latin, Greek, both French and German, English,

Historical Science, and Moral Philosophy; and in any two of the following:
Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, General Chemistry, and Natural
History and Geology.

4. The title Bachelor of Arts of the University of Virginia
(B. A. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has attained: First, Distinctions
in the work of Senior Latin, and in that of Junior and Intermediate
Greek, and a Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, in
Junior Physics, and in either class of Moral Philosophy; Second, any
two of the following: a Distinction in a prescribed course of General
Chemistry, a Proficiency in Geology, in either class of English, in either
class of Historical Science, and a Diploma in either French or German;
Third, Graduation in any two of the ten Schools indicated.

N. B.—The examination in Senior Latin for this degree is limited in the translation
of Latin into English to the Latin read in the lecture-room, and in the translation of
English into Latin to a designated one-fourth of the exercise assigned for graduation.

5. The title Doctor of Letters of the University of Virginia
(D. Let. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has attained the degree
Bachelor of Letters, and accomplished a Graduate Course in any two or
more of the Literary Schools.

6. The title Doctor of Science of the University of Virginia
(D. S. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has attained the degree
Bachelor of Science, and accomplished a Graduate Course in any two
or more of the Scientific Schools.

7. The title Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
(D. Ph. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has attained the degree
Bachelor of Philosophy, or Bachelor of Arts, and accomplished a Graduate
Course in any two or more of the Literary Schools, or in any two
or more of the Scientific Schools.

N. B.—The candidate for a Doctorate may obtain the preliminary degrees above required,
or other degrees which the Faculty may deem equivalent, either at this University,
or at other chartered institutions of learning: provided, however, that he shall, in
all cases, have graduated at this University in the schools in which it is proposed to
pursue graduate courses. The candidate for a Doctorate is also required to prepare and
have printed a fortnight before Public Day, an approved Thesis, showing independent
research in the subjects of one or another, as he may elect, of the Schools in which he pursues
a Graduate Course. His election of Schools is subject to the approval of the Faculty.

8. The title Master of Arts of the University of Virginia
(M. A. Univ. Va.,) is conferred on one who has graduated in Latin,
Greek, French and German, Moral Philosophy, Pure Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, and General Chemistry.

PROFESSIONAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The title Doctor of Medicine (M. D.) is conferred on one who
has passed examination on all the subjects of instruction in the Schools
of the Medical Department.

2. The title Bachelor of Law (B. L.) is conferred on one who has
passed examination on all the subjects of instruction in the Schools of
the Law Department.

N. B.—A candidate for the degree Doctor of Medicine, who in a previous session
has become a Proficient in Physiology, Anatomy, or Medical Jurisprudence, or a Graduate
in General Chemistry, is not required to stand examination in these subjects anew.
The same rule applies to a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Law, who is a Proficient
in Constitutional and International Law.

3. The title Civil Engineer (C. E.) is conferred on one who has
attained a Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, accomplished
a prescribed course on the Infinitesimal Calculus, and graduated
in Natural Philosophy, General or Industrial Chemistry, Mineralogy and
Geology, and Applied Mathematics in the course of Civil Engineering.

4. The title Mining Engineer (M. E.) is conferred on one who has
attained a Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics and in
Junior Physics, accomplished a prescribed course on the Infinitesimal
Calculus, and graduated in General and Industrial Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology, and Applied Mathematics in the
course of Mining Engineering.

5. The title Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture (B. S. A.) is conferred
on one who has attained Distinctions in Junior Applied Mathematics,
a Proficiency in Junior Physics, and graduated in General and
Industrial Chemistry, Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry, Natural
History and Geology, and Agriculture, Zoology and Botany.