ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE
For admission by certificate from a secondary school the applicant should file
with the Dean, not later than September 1, a certificate of preparation, made out
on the blank form furnished by the University. This certificate must come
from an accredited public high school or from an accredited private secondary
school. For admission from an institution of collegiate rank, an official transcript
of the applicant's record, made out on the form used by the institution in question,
must be submitted. In addition, each applicant, whether from a secondary
school or a college, must submit a formal application for admission, on a blank
form supplied by the University.
The candidate for admission from a public high school must be a full
graduate of an accredited four-year high school.
The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be a full
graduate of the school, or must present a certificate showing that he has completed
at least the equivalent of four years of satisfactory secondary school
work of standard grade, covering at least 15 entrance units.
Certificate credit for any entrance unit is invalidated by subsequent failure
in a college entrance examination on the unit in question, unless the applicant
ranked in the highest quarter of his class.
An applicant for admission who ranked in the lowest quarter of his class, or
who failed on more than two subjects in secondary school, will not be admitted
unless he presents positive evidence that he is likely to succeed in college in spite
of his secondary school record.
An applicant for admission from outside of Virginia may be required to
supplement his application by an interview with a representative of the University.
In every case the applicant must have a general character recommendation
from the principal of his school, and personality and promise, as well as
scholarly attainment, will be considered in determining admission.
The University accredits all four-year public high schools and all private
secondary schools which are fully accredited by the State Board of Education
of Virginia. Schools outside of Virginia which are fully accredited by their own
state universities or institutions of equal rank, by their own state departments
of education or by recognized regional associations of secondary schools, are
also accredited by the University.
Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases pass the entrance examinations.
