The University of Virginia record February, 1909 | ||
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
For admission to the regular Freshman Class in the Department
of Engineering the candidate must be at least sixteen years old. He
must present a certificate of honorable withdrawal from the school
last attended, or other valid proof of general good character. And
he must satisfy the Dean of the University as to his adequate preparation
for the work by passing the Entrance Examinations specified
below or by the presentation of equivalent certificates of preparation
signed by the President of a recognized institution of collegiate rank,
or by the Principal of an accredited high school. The topics required
for entrance and their values in units are as follows:
English A.—Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
English B.—Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
English C.—Critical Study of Specimens of Literature | 1 |
Mathematics A.—Algebra to Quadratics | 1 |
Mathematics B.—Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula | 1 |
Mathematics C.—Plane Geometry | 1 |
Mathematics D.—Solid Geometry | ½ |
Mathematics E.—Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
History.—Ancient; Medieval; English; American (any two) | 2 |
Electives | 5 |
Total | 14 |
The candidate is recommended to include among his five electives
Physical Geography, Chemistry, and Physics (valued at 1 unit each).
(4 units), German (2 units), French (2 units), Spanish (2 units),
Botany (half unit), Zoology (half unit), Mechanical Drawing (1 unit),
Shop-work (1 unit).
The University of Virginia record February, 1909 | ||