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DEGREES.

No merely honorary degree is conferred by the University of Virginia.
A Certificate of Distinction is conferred on one who has attained
three-fourths of the value of the questions at any General Examination.
For the Degrees an equal or a higher standard is demanded;
these degrees, which are conferred only upon examination,
are as follows:

UNTITLED DEGREES.

1. 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,
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, Constitutional and International
Law.

2. A Diploma of Graduation is conferred on one who has passed
examination on any of the following general courses: Latin, Greek,
French, German, Spanish, Modern Languages (i. e., French and German),
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, Biology and Agriculture.

ACADEMICAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The title Bachelor of Letters of the University of Virginia
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
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
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
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 in this paragraph.

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. The prescribed course in
General Chemistry includes all the instruction given in that subject, except the portion devoted
to Chemical Physics.

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

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

7. The title Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has attained the degree Bachelor of Philosophy,
or Bachelor of Arts, and accomplished a Graduate Course in two
or more Literary Schools, or in two or more 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 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 Bachelor of Law is conferred on one who has passed
examination on all the subjects of instruction in the Schools of the
Law Department.

2. The title Doctor of Medicine is conferred on one who has
passed examination on all the prescribed subjects of instruction in the
Schools of the Medical Department.

3. The title Graduate in Pharmacy is conferred on one who has
completed the prescribed course of instruction, and has passed the examinations
in each of the subjects taught in the Department of Pharmacy.

N. B.—A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Law, who in a previous session has become
a Proficient in Constitutional and International Law, is not required to stand examination
in this subject anew. A similar rule applies to a candidate for the degree of Doctor of
Medicine, who is a Proficient in Physiology, Anatomy, or Medical Jurisprudence, or a graduate
in General Chemistry; and to a candidate for the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy, who has
completed the course and stood the examination in one or more of the prescribed subjects in
a previous session; but for the degree in Medicine, all candidates alike are required to stand
the oral examination. (See page 51.)

4. The title Civil Engineer 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.

5. The title Mining Engineer 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.

6. The title Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture is conferred on
one who has attained Distinction in Agricultural Engineering, a Proficiency
in Junior Physics, and graduated in General and Industrial
Chemistry, Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry, Natural History
and Geology, and Biology and Agriculture.