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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, Mineralogy and Geology, Physics, Physiology,
Medical Jurisprudence, Human Anatomy, Botany, 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 Greek Language and Literature,
in the French, German, Spanish, or Italian Language and Literature,
Mixed Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Practical
Physics, Moral Philosophy, History, Literature and Rhetoric, Applied
Mathematics, Analytical Chemistry, General Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry,
and Natural History and Practical Agriculture.
3. That of Bachelor of Letters—conferred upon such students as
have graduated in the Schools of Ancient and Modern Languages, Moral
Philosophy, and History, Literature and Rhetoric.
4. That of Bachelor of Science—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and General
Chemistry, and who are proficient in the classes of Mineralogy and
Mathematics, and made satisfactory attainments in the first Laboratory
class of Analytical Chemistry.
5. That of Bachelor of Arts—conferred on such students as have
made satisfactory attainments in the Senior Classes of Greek and Latin;
in the Intermediate Class in Pure Mathematics and in Moral Philosophy;
obtained certificates in Physics and in History, or Literature and Rhetoric;
and graduated in Chemistry and French or German.
6. 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 degrees 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 of these subjects anew; and the same rule applies to
candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Law who are proficients in International
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, and obtained Certificates of Proficiency in Mathematics and
in Mineralogy and Geology, and graduated in the School of Applied
Mathematics, course of Civil Engineering, with satisfactory attainments
in a prescribed course of the Infinitesimal Calculus.
4. That of Mining Engineer—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Analytical
Mineralogy and Geology, 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.
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