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EXAMINATIONS.

Besides the daily examination upon the previous lecture, two General
Examinations of each class are held during the session, which
every member is required to stand. The Intermediate Examination
occurs near the middle of the session, and is upon the subjects of instruction
of the first part of the course. The Final Examination occurs
near the end of the session, and is upon the subjects of instruction
of the second part of the course only, or upon those of the entire
course. These examinations are conducted in writing. The questions
have numerical values affixed. If the answers at any general examinatiod
amount in value to three-fourths of the aggregate value of the
questions, a Distinction is awarded to the student, and the fact published
at the close of the session. Examination for a Proficiency or for
Graduation usually coincides with a general examination.

The general and graduating examinations are conducted in each
School by the Professor, in the presence of two other Professors, forming
with him the committee of examination for that School. They are
sufficiently comprehensive and difficult to render it impossible for a
student, without steady diligence, to attain a Distinction, and candidates
for a Proficiency or for Graduation are subjected to searching interrogations
on the details as well as on the general principles of the
subject, and are expected to be accurately versed in all matters treated
in the lectures and correlative text. Moreover, the student's command
of English, and his standing at both daily and general examinations
are taken into account in estimating his qualification for the certificate
or diploma.

No entrance examination is required except for Academical students
from Virginia seeking free tuition. The requirements for these examinations
are stated elsewhere [page 41.]