 | University of Virginia record February, 1911 |  |
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
For admission to the University of Virginia the general conditions are
the following:
1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; seventeen
years or more are advised.
2. Good Character.—As attested by a certificate from the school
last attended or other valid proof.
3. Adequate Preparation.—As shown by the certificate of an accredited
school, or an equivalent examination.
For admission to the College the candidate must offer fourteen units
as specified below; of these three must be in English, three in Mathematics,
one in History. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must offer
in addition four units of Latin. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor
of Science must offer four units in two Modern Languages (French, German,
Spanish). The remaining units may be selected at will from the
list given on page 69.
For admission to the Department of Engineering the candidate must
offer fourteen units as specified below; of these three must be in English,
four in Mathematics, one in History, and the residue selected at will.
The candidate is advised to include in his preparation high school courses
in Physics, Chemistry, and Physical Geography. Mechanical Drawing and
Shop-Work are also recommended.
For admission to the Department of Law the candidate must offer
fourteen units as specified below; of these three must be in English,
three in Mathematics, one in History, and the residue selected at will.
The candidate must also be at least eighteen years old.
For admission to the Department of Medicine the candidate must
fulfill the special requirements, set forth on page 188 of the section of the
catalogue devoted to that department.
The unit in the above estimates is the equivalent of one full year of
High School work, including five periods a week of at least forty minutes
each during at least thirty-six weeks.
SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION.
The Subjects accepted for Admission and their values in units are
given in tabulated form on the opposite page. Fuller Definitions of the
Units follow immediately after. The applicant for admission may enter
either by certificate or by examination.
For Admission by Certificate the candidate must file with the dean
of the university not later than September first a Certificate of Preparation,
made out on the blank form furnished by the university. This
certificate must come from some recognized institution of collegiate rank
or from an accredited high school, but admission by certificate from accredited
public high schools in Virginia shall be extended only to graduates
from four year high-schools. It must bear in all cases the signature
of the head of the school; must specify the character and content of each
course offered for entrance credit; must give the length of time devoted
to the course and the dates of the examinations; and must give the candidate's
grades in percentages. Each unit in the entrance requirements
is the equivalent of one full year of high school work, including five
periods a week of at least forty minutes each during not less than
thirty-six weeks. For schools in which the number of periods given
to any study, or the length of the period, is below the standard here
specified, the credit for such study will be reduced pro rata. In the
scientific subjects two hours of laboratory instruction will be counted
as the equivalent of one hour of recitation. High school courses in
Physics and Chemistry, otherwise adequate, will be allowed half credit,
when individual laboratory work is not done by the student or is not
attested by proper note books filed with the certificate. Certificates of
preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted; students thus
prepared must in all cases take the entrance examinations.
For Admission by Examination the candidate must present himself
for test at the University of Virginia in June or in September, according
to the dates given in the Programme of Entrance Examinations, page
79. The examinations are held under the honor system, no paper being
accepted unless accompanied by the usual pledge. All candidates who take
their examinations at the times appointed are tested free of charge. In
case of delayed entrance, where the grounds of postponement are good, the
president of the university may admit the candidate to a special examination,
for which an additional fee of five dollars is charged. The fee is
payable in advance and is in no case returned. Satisfactory certificates
as to character and age are in all cases required.
| Subject | Topics | Units |
| English A | English Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
| English B | English Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
| English C | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
| English D | History of English and American Literature | 1 |
| Mathematics A | Algebra to Quadratic Equations | 1 |
| Mathematics B | Quadratics, Progressions and the Binomial Formula | ½ |
| Mathematics C | Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics D 1 | Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics D 2 | Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
| History A | Greek and Roman History | 1 |
| History B | Mediæval and Modern European History | 1 |
| History C | English History | 1 |
| History D | American History and Civil Government | 1 |
| Latin A | Grammar, Composition and Translation | 1 |
| Latin B | Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin C | Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin D | Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek B | Grammar; Composition; Xenophon's Anabasis, I-IV | 2 |
| German | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 2 |
| French | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 2 |
| Spanish | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 2 |
| Science A | Physical Geography | 1 |
| Science B | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
| Science C | Experimental Physics | 1 |
| Science D | Botany and Zoölogy | 1 |
| Drawing | Mechanical and Projection Drawing | 1 |
| Shop-Work | Wood-Work, Forging and Machine-Work | 1 |
DEFINITIONS OF THE UNITS.
The following definitions of the units in the requirements for entrance
are designed on the one hand to guide the student in his preparation
for the entrance examinations, and on the other to govern the
high school principal and teacher in organizing the courses of instruction.
English.
English A. English Grammar and Grammatical Analysis:—The
parts of speech with inflections and uses of each; syntax, especially of
nouns, verbs, and conjunctions; detailed study of sentence-structure, including
capitalization and punctuation. Text-Book recommended, Baskervill
and Sewell's English Grammar. Grammar and analysis might well be
taught through two years of the High School. (One unit).
English B. Composition and Rhetoric:—The choice, arrangement
and connection of words with exercises on synonyms, antonyms, and
degrees and shades of meaning; fundamental qualities of style, with
selected and original examples; the sentence in detail as to unity, coherence
and proportion with ample exercises in constructing sentences of
varied types and emphasis; the paragraph with reference to placing topic,
structure for unity, continuity, and emphasis, with abundant exercises in
composing good paragraphs; much practice in planning and writing
simple compositions on familiar subjects under the heads of narration, description,
exposition and argumentation: Text-Book recommended, Brooks
and Hubbard's Composition-Rhetoric. Practice in composition should continue
through the entire High School course, though formal rhetoric may
be studied but one year. (One unit).
English C. Critical Study of Selected Specimens of Literature:
—The specimens for reading and study designated for college entrance
requirements by the joint committee of colleges and secondary schools.
These required books or their equivalents should be studied throughout
the High School course under the guidance of the instructor. Parallel
reading should be encouraged and intelligent conversation about books
directed.
The college entrance requirements in English for 1909, 1910, 1911
are:
I. For Study and Practice. Shakespeare's Macbeth; Milton's Lycidas,
Comus, L'Allegro, and Il Penseroso; Burke's Speech on Conciliation
or Washington's Farewell Address, and Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration;
Macaulay's Life of Johnson or Carlyle's Essay on Burns.
II. For Reading. Group 1 (two to be selected): Shakespeare's
As You Like It; Henry V; Julius Caesar; The Merchant of Venice;
Twelfth Night. Group 2 (one to be selected): Bacon's Essays; Bunyan's
The Pilgrim's Progress, Part I; Addison's Sir Roger de Coverley; Franklin's
Autobiography.
Group 3 (one to be selected): Chaucer's Prologue; Spencer's Fœrie
Queene (Selections); Pope's The Rape of the Lock; Goldsmith's The
Deserted Village; Palgrave's Golden Treasury (First Series), Books II
and III, with especial attention to Dryden, Collins, Gray, Cowper, and
Burns.
Group 4 (two to be selected): Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield;
Scott's Ivanhoe; Scott's Quentin Durward; Hawthorne's House of the
Seven Gables; Thackeray's Henry Esmond; Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford;
Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities; George Eliot's Silas Marner; Blackmore's
Lorna Doone.
Group 5 (two to be selected): Irving's Sketch Book (Selections):
Lamb's Essays of Elia; DeQuincey's Joan of Arc and The English Mail
Coach; Carlyle's Heroes and Hero Worship; Emerson's Essays (Selected);
Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies.
Group 6 (two to be selected): Coleridge's The Ancient Mariner;
Scott's The Lady of the Lake; Byron's Mazeppa and The Prisoner of
Chillon; Palgrave's Golden Treasury (First Series), Book IV, with especial
attention to Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley; Macaulay's Lays of
Ancient Rome; Poe's Poems; Lowell's The Vision of Sir Launfal;
Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum; Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles
Standish; Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine, The Passing of Arthur, Gareth
and Lynette; Browning's Cavalier Tunes, The Lost Leader, How They
Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, Evelyn Hope, Home Thoughts
from Abroad, Home Thoughts from the Sea, Incident of the French Camp,
the Boy and the Angel, One Word More, Herve Riel, Pheidippides. (One
unit).
English D. History of English and American Literature. (One
unit.)
The courses outlined, in accordance with the program of most high
schools, have taken into account English, (1) as a language, (2) as a
means of expression, (3) as a literature—all so intimately connected, however,
that the proper study of each will bear indirectly on the other two.
No student will be conditioned on English A or B.
Mathematics.
Mathematics A. Algebra to Quadratic Equations:—The four
fundamental operations for rational algebraic expressions; factoring,
by factoring; fractions, including complex fractions; ratio and proportion;
linear equations, both numerical and literal, containing one
or more unknown quantities; problems depending on linear equations;
radicals, including the extraction of the square root of polynomials and
numbers; exponents, including the fractional and negative. (One unit).
Mathematics B. Quadratic Equations, Progressions, and the
Binomial Formula:—Quadratic equations, both numerical and literal;
simple cases of equations with one or more unknown quantities, that
can be solved by the methods of linear or quadratic equations: problems
depending upon quadratic equations; the binomial formula for
positive integral exponents; the formulas for the nth term and the sum
of the terms of arithmetic and geometric progressions, with applications.
(Half unit).
Mathematics C. Plane Geometry, with Original Exercises:—
The usual theorems and constructions of good text-books, including the
general properties of plane rectilinear figures; the circle and the measurement
of angles; similar polygons; areas; regular polygons and the
measurement of the circle. The solution of numerous original exercises,
including loci problems. Application to the mensuration of lines and plane
surfaces. (One unit).
Mathematics D1. Solid Geometry, with Original Exercises:—
The usual theorems and constructions of good text-books, including the
relations of planes and lines in space; the properties and measurement of
prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones; the sphere and the spherical triangle.
The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci problems.
Applications to the mensuration of surfaces and solids. (Half unit).
Mathematics D2. Plane Trigonometry:—Definitions and relations
of the six trigonometric functions as ratios; circular measurement of
angles; proofs of principal formulas; product formulas; trigonometric
transformations. Solution of simple trigonometric equations. Theory
and use of logarithms (without introducing infinite series). Solution
of right and oblique triangles with applications. (Half unit).
History.
History A. Greek and Roman History, including the geography of
Greece and the early development of Ancient Hellas; state and national
development to the period of the foreign wars; the foreign wars and the
supremacy of Athens; the wars between the Greek states; the Macedonian
invasion and the empire of Alexander the Great; the geography of Italy
and early Roman legend; the Roman Republic and its supremacy in Italy;
the conquest of the Mediterranean; the transition from republic to
monarchy; the ancient world under the Roman empire; the transition
from ancient to mediæval history, down to the death of Charlemagne.
(One unit).
History B. Mediæval and Modern European History, including the
Carolingian empire and feudalism; the papacy and the beginnings of
the new Germano-Roman empire; the formation of France; the East
and the crusades; Christian and feudal civilization; the era of the
Renaissance; the Protestant Revolution and the religious wars; the
ascendency of France and the age of Louis Quatorze; the rise of Russia
and Prussia and colonial expansion; the French Revolution; Napoleon
and the Napoleonic wars; the growth of nationality, democracy and liberty
in the Ninetenth Century. (One unit).
History C. English History, including the geography of England
and early Britain; Saxon England; Norman England; England under
the Plantagenets; Tudor England; Puritans and Royalists; the constitutional
monarchy; the modern British empire. (One unit).
History D. American History and Civil Government:—In American
History the work includes the earliest discoveries to 1607; Virginia
and the other Southern colonies; Massachusetts and the other
New England colonies; New York and the other Middle colonies; the
colonies in the Eighteenth Century; the causes of the Revolution; the
Revolution, the Confederation, and the Constitution; Federalist supremacy
to 1801; Jeffersonian Republicanism to 1817; economic and political
reorganization to 1829; the National Democracy to 1844; slavery in
the Territories to 1860; the War of Secession, Reconstruction and the
problems of peace to 1900. In Civil Government the work covers the early
forms of Government; the Colonies and Colonial Government; Colonial
Union and the Revolution; the Confederation and the Constitution; the
Political Parties and Party Machinery; the existing Federal Government;
the Foreign Relations of the United States. (One unit).
Latin.
Beginning with 1912, the Latin units will be construed in accordance
with the following Report of the Commission on College-Entrance Requirements
in Latin:
I. Amount and Range of the Reading Required.
1. The Latin reading required of candidates for admission to college,
without regard to the prescription of particular authors and works, shall
be not less in amount than Cæsar, Gallic War, I-IV; Cicero, the orations
against Catiline, for the Manilian Law, and for Archias; Vergil, Aeneid,
I-VI.
2. The amount of reading specified above shall be selected by the
schools from the following authors and works: Cæsar (Gallic War and
the Civil War) and Nepos (Lives); Cicero (orations, letters, and De
Senectute) and Sallust (Catiline and Jugurthine War); Vergil (Bucolics,
Georgics, and Aeneid) and Ovid (Metamorphoses, Fasti, and Tristia).
II. Subjects and Scope of the Examinations.
1. Translation at Sight. Candidates will be examined in translation
at sight of both prose and verse. The vocabulary, constructions, and range
of ideas of the passages set will be suited to the preparation secured by the
reading indicated above.
2. Prescribed Reading. Candidates will be examined also upon the
following prescribed reading: Cicero, orations for the Manilian Law and
for Archias, and Vergil, Aeneid, I, II, and either IV or VI at the option
of the candidate, with questions on subject-matter, literary and historical
allusions, and prosody. Every paper in which passages from the prescribed
reading are set for translation will contain also one or more passages for
translation at sight; and candidates must deal satisfactorily with both
these parts of the paper, or they will not be given credit for either part.
3. Grammar and Composition. The examinations in grammar and
composition will demand thorough knowledge of all regular inflections, all
common irregular forms, and the ordinary syntax and vocabulary of the
prose authors read in school, with ability to use this knowledge in writing
simple Latin prose. The words, constructions, and range of ideas called
for in the examinations in composition will be such as are common in the
reading of the year, or years, covered by the particular examination.
Note. The examinations in grammar and composition may be either in
separate papers or combined with other parts of the Latin examination, at
the option of each individual institution; and nothing in any of the above
definitions of the requirements shall be taken to prevent any college from asking
questions on the grammar, prosody, or subject-matter of any of the passages
set for translation, if it so desires.
Suggestions Concerning Preparation.
Exercises in translation at sight should begin in school with the first
lessons in which Latin sentences of any length occur, and should continue
throughout the course with sufficient frequency to insure correct methods
of work on the part of the student. From the outset particular attention
should be given to developing the ability to take in the meaning of each
word—and so, gradually, of the whole sentence—just as it stands; the
sentence should be read and understood in the order of the original, with
full appreciation of the force of each word as it comes, so far as this can
be known or inferred from that which has preceded and from the form
and the position of the word itself. The habit of reading in this way
should be encouraged and cultivated as the best preparation for all the
translating that the student has to do. No translation, however, should
be a mechanical metaphrase. Nor should it be a mere loose paraphrase.
The full meaning of the passage to be translated, gathered in the way
described above, should finally be expressed in clear and natural English.
A written examination cannot test the ear or tongue, but proper
instruction in any language will necessarily include the training of both.
The school work in Latin, therefore, should include much reading aloud,
writing from dictation, and translation from the teacher's reading. Learning
suitable passages by heart is also very useful, and should be more
practised.
The work in composition should give the student a better understanding
of the Latin he is reading at the time, if it is prose, and greater
facility in reading. It is desirable, however, that there should be systematic
and regular work in composition during the time in which poetry
is read as well; for this work the prose authors already studied should
be used as models.
In accordance with the above report, the following detailed description
of the four units of Latin is given:
Latin A. Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The Roman
pronunciation; habitual observance of accent and quantity; thorough
mastery of the regular forms; the simpler rules of word-formation and
derivation; syntax of the cases, tenses, and moods; accusative and infinitive,
relative and conditional sentences, indirect discourse, and the
subjunctive. Translation into Latin of easy detached sentences illustrating
grammatical principles, and of very easy continuous prose based upon
the vocabulary of Caesar and Cicero. (One unit).
Latin B. Grammar, Composition, and Caesar's Gallic War, Books
I-IV:—A reasonable acquaintance with the time and purpose of the author;
intelligent grasp of the thought; ability to summarize the narrative as a
whole; ready comprehension of the normal forms and constructions; a
reasonable facility in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and
construction. As much as one book of Caesar may be substituted by an
equivalent amount of Viri Romae, or other Latin prose. In connection with
all of the reading there must be constant practice in prose composition, as
well as in sight translation. (One unit).
Latin C. Grammar, Composition, Cicero's Orations against
Catiline, and Two Others:—A reasonable acquaintance with the time and
circumstances of the Catilinarian conspiracy; intelligent appreciation of
the orator's thought and purpose; ability to summarize the oration as a
whole; readiness in explaining normal forms and constructions; reasonable
facility in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and structure.
As much as two orations may be substituted by an equivalent amount of
Nepos, or other Latin prose. In connection with all of the reading there
must be constant practice in prose composition, as well as in sight translation.
(One unit).
Latin D. Grammar, Composition, and Vergil's Aeneid, Books I-VI:
—A reasonable acquaintance with the time and purpose of the poet; intelligent
appreciation of the poet's thought and art; ability to summarize the
story as a whole; acquaintance with the typical forms and constructions
of poetry; practical mastery of the heroic hexameter; reasonable facility
in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and difficulty. The third
and fifth book of the Aeneid may be substituted by an equivalent amount
of Ovid, or other Latin epic poetry. In connection with all reading there
should be constant practice in prose composition, as well as in sight translation.
(One unit).
Students who offer Latin for entrance must pass in at least two units.
Greek.
Greek Grammar, Composition and Translation:—The common
forms, idioms, and inflections of Attic Prose; syntax of the cases, moods,
discourse. Translation from English into Greek of detached sentences,
illustrating the principles of Greek grammar; and of easy continuous
prose based upon Xenophon. For translation from Greek into English
short passages will be set from Xenophon's Anabasis, Books I-IV, together
with associated questions on forms and syntax. The candidate
should know the principal parts of all the verbs that occur in the passages
selected. (Two units).
Modern Languages.
German: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The examination
in Grammar will cover the declension of the articles (definite and
indefinite), of pronouns (personal, demonstrative, interrogative, relative
and indefinite), of nouns (regular and irregular), and of adjectives;
the comparison of adjectives; the conjugation of the Weak, Strong,
and Irregular Verbs, including the Temporal and Modal Auxiliaries; the
uses of the articles, the pronouns, and the cases; the uses and meanings
of the tenses, the modes, the temporal, modal and causative auxiliaries,
of prepositions and conjunctions; and the general laws governing sentence-arrangement
and word-formation. The exercise set in Composition will
consist of English sentences, giving the natural forms of every-day expression,
to be translated into German, and of the translation into
German of a piece of connected English prose, based on one of the extracts
assigned for translation. The candidate, in order to satisfy the
examiner in Translation, should have read between 600 and 700 pages
of German, divided as follows: Seventy-five to 100 pages of graduated
text, such as found in any of the standard introductory readers; 150 to
200 pages of literature in the form of easy stories and plays; and about
400 pages of moderately difficult prose or poetry. (Two units).
French: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The candidate
should have studied French two years under competent instruction,
should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and mastered the
principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.
During the first year the work should comprise careful drill in
pronunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar; abundant easy
exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the translation of
150 pages of graduated texts. During the second year 450 additional
pages of Modern French prose and poetry should be covered, with continued
drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into French, and
periodical written exercises in French Composition. (Two units).
Spanish: Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—The candidate
should have studied Spanish two years under competent instruction,
should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and mastered the
principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.
During the first year the work should comprise careful drill in
ponunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar; abundant easy
exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the translation of
150 pages of graduated texts. During the second year 450 additional pages
of Modern Spanish prose and poetry should be covered with continued
drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into Spanish, and periodical written
exercises in Spanish Composition. (Two units).
Science.
Science A. Physical Geography:—The entrance requirements in
Physical Geography include such elementary knowledge of the following
topics, as would be obtained from the study of a text-book like Maury's
"Physical Geography" or Tarr's "Elementary Physical Geography." The
earth as a planet; planetary movements; magnetism of the earth;
internal heat of the earth; volcanoes; earthquakes; arrangement of
land masses; forms of land; relief forms of the continents; islands;
properties of water; waters of the land; drainage; continental drainage;
the sea; the oceans; waves and tides; currents of the sea; physical
properties of the atmosphere; climate; winds and circulation of the air;
storms; moisture of the air; hail, snow and glaciers; electrical and
optical phenomena of the atmosphere; relations between plants and animals;
range of plants and animals; man, including range of human
habitation, division into races, conditions favorable to civilization, and
man's influence on physical geography; influence of physical geography
on the industries of countries. (One unit).
Science B. Inorganic Chemistry:—The candidate for entrance
credit in Chemistry should have studied, under a competent teacher,
such a course in the elements of inorganic chemistry as can be covered
in three meetings a week during a nine-months' school year, and in addition
thereto should have worked in the laboratory about one hundred
hours, or enough time to perform intelligently the usual experiments given
in a High School laboratory course. The ground covered by Remsen's
"Introduction to the Study of Chemistry" is the accepted standard. The
student's autograph laboratory notes must be submitted with the examination
paper or entrance certificate. (One unit).
Science C. Experimental Physics:—A course of one full year, covering
the topics of Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat, Electricity, and
Magnetism. The work should include (a) lecture-table demonstrations
by the teacher, with appropriate yet simple apparatus; (b) text-book
work, in which the pupil solves numerical problems; and (c) laboratory
exercises by the pupil—all three embodying fundamental principles of the
subject. In the laboratory work at least thirty exercises should be performed;
the following distribution is advised: In Mechanics, 14; in
Sound, 1; in Light, 5; in Heat, 3; in Electricity and Magnetism, 7.
submitted with indication of acceptance on the part of the teacher. Any
one of the standard texts and laboratory manuals may be followed. (One
unit).
Science D. Botany and Zoölogy:—The entrance examinations in
these two subjects, which together count as a single unit, presuppose such
sound elementary knowledge of the structure and functions of plants and
animals, respectively, and of their classifications, as may reasonably be
regarded as representing a half year's work, in each case, upon plants or
animals with the aid of such a text-book on the one hand, as Coulter's
"Plant Structure," and on the other by Jordan and Kellogg's "Animal
Forms;" or other books of similar grade and character.
In each case the candidate will be required to submit (with his certificate
of preparation or his written examination) his own laboratory
notes and drawings as an evidence of the amount and character of the
direct personal work done by him upon the plants or the animals, which he
has studied.
Drawing and Shop-Work.
Drawing: Mechanical and Projection Drawing:—Projections of
cubes, prisms, and pyramids in simple positions; method of revolving
the solid into new positions; method of changing the planes of projection;
projections of the three round bodies in simple positions and
in revolved positions; sections by planes parallel to the planes of projection;
sections by inclined planes; developments of prisms, pyramids,
cylinders, and cones; intersections of polyedra and curved surfaces;
distances from a point to a point or a plane or a line; angles between
planes and lines. (One unit).
Shop-Work: Wood-Work, Forging and Machine-Work:—The candidate
must present valid certificates covering at least 240 hours of competent
instruction with adequate appliances in these topics. About 80
hours should be devoted to wood-work, 40 to forging, and 120 to machine-work.
He should be familiar with the usual shop processes, the standard
methods of work, and the properties of the ordinary constructive materials.
(One unit).
In these units, which may be offered by students of engineering only,
a practical examination in drawing and in shop-work is given to validate
the certificate of training.
PROGRAMME OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
| June, 1911 | 9-11 A. M. | 11-1 A. M. | 3-5 P. M. | Sept., 1911 |
| Mon. 5 | Bot. and Zoöl. | Phys. Geog. | Physics | Mon. 11 |
| French | French | History D | ||
| Tues. 6 | English A | English B | English C | Tues. 12 |
| Greek A | Greek B | |||
| Wed. 7 | History A | History B | History C | Wed. 13 |
| Spanish | Spanish | Chemistry | ||
| Thur. 8 | Math. A | Math. B | Math. C | Thurs. 14 |
| Fri. 9 | German | German | Math. D | Fri. 15 |
| Sat. 10 | Latin A and B | Latin C | Latin D | Sat. 16 |
CONDITIONED STUDENTS.
A candidate may be admitted in spite of some deficiencies, provided
these are not such as will impair the integrity of his academic work.
But no such candiate will be conditioned except upon subjects actually
taught in this university, nor will any candidate be conditioned on more
than two units; and all conditions must be absolved before the beginning
of the next session after initial registration. The courses taken for the
removal of conditions of admission can in no case be counted as part of
the work credited for any degree.
SPECIAL STUDENTS.
Applicants for registration who are more than twenty years old, reckoning
from the birthday preceding matriculation, and desire to enter for
the pursuit of special elective courses, must present adequate proofs of
good character and of the needful maturity and training. Such applicants
may then be registered by the dean of the university as Special Students,
and will be admitted without formal examination to the privileges of the
university, but not as candidates for any titled degree. Such students
must in all cases meet the specific entrance requirements as prescribed for
the courses elected by them.
Special students and conditioned students are advised and encouraged
to make up their deficiencies by private study or by work in the
Summer School. They will then be registered as regular students. But
for any degree from the University of Virginia, unless he shall have
completed all the entrance requirements at least one academic year before
the date of his graduation.
ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING.
Applicants from other universities and from colleges affiliated with
the University of Virginia will be admitted to advanced standing as
candidates for degrees from this university upon presentation of proper
certificates, covering the courses for which credit is desired. Such
certificates must be filed with the dean of the department in which the
student is registered. They must be acceptable both to the dean and to
the professor in charge of the course accredited. The certificate must
bear the official signature of the head of the college; must specify the
character and content of the course followed by the student; must give
his marks, which should in no case fall below the standard seventy-five
per cent. of this university; and must recommend the student as worthy
of admission to the University of Virginia in respect of both character
and scholarship. The final validation of such certificates is effected by the
successful completion of the courses attended in this university.
Students from training schools, in which the work of the upper
classes is approximately of collegiate grade, will be granted advanced
standing in English, Mathematics and the Languages, provided they are
recommended officially and in writing for such advanced standing by the
principal of the school. Such students must, however, in every case,
attend the lectures and pass the examinations here in the last year of the
undergraduate work of every course elected. High School courses in
Science are in no case accepted as grounds for advanced standing.
The College.—The programme of studies offered by the candidate for
the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science must satisfy all
the requirements of that degree as here established. He must devote at
least one full session to the studies of the college and at least three of
his electives must be taken here.
Department of Engineering.—The programme of studies offered by
the candidate for a degree in Engineering must satisfy all the requirements
of that degree as here established. He must devote at least two
full sessions to engineering studies in this university.
Department of Graduate Studies.—Applicants for admission to this
department as candidates for the degree of Master of Arts, Master of
Science, or Doctor of Philosophy must present the baccalaureate degree
of an affiliated institution of collegiate rank, or in cases of incorporated
institutions of learning which confer no such degree, the certificate of
graduation on a course fully equivalent to the ordinary collegiate course.
No diploma or certificate can be accepted except by vote of the Faculty,
based on the recommendation of the Committee on Rules and Courses.
Department of Law.—No admission with advanced standing is
permitted by the faculty of this department.
Department of Medicine.—The special prescription for admission with
advanced standing in Medicine will be found set forth in the section of
the catalogue devoted to that department on page 191.
CONDITIONS FOR THE ACCREDITING OF SCHOOLS.
A school desiring to be placed on the accredited list of the university
should apply to the Chairman of the Committee on Accredited Schools.
In response to the application, a blank form inquiring into the course of
study, faculty, etc., of the school will be sent to the principal. Upon
the return of this blank, properly filled out, a representative of the
university will be sent to inspect the school. If his report is favorable
and the Committee concurs, the school will be accepted and the principal
duly notified. The name of the school will be entered upon the list of
accredited schools and published in the catalogue of the university.
No school will be placed upon the list in which the course of study
covers less than four years of high school work based upon at least seven
years of competent elementary instruction.
Each school must offer at least sixteen units of high school instruction
as defined in the entrance requirements of the University of Virginia
in the current number of the catalogue. A unit consists of thirty-six
weeks of instruction in one subject, in which there are five recitations
of forty minutes each per week. These sixteen units must include the
first three units of English, the first three in mathematics, and one unit
of history as outlined. Students wishing to pursue the study of Latin
at the university must offer four units of Latin for entrance.
The university will not consider any high school in which the teaching
force consists of less than two teachers devoting their entire time
to high school instruction. It is strongly in favor of requiring the entire
time of not less than three teachers. All high school teachers should
possess college training and preference will be given to those schools in
which the teachers are college graduates.
The number of daily recitation periods given by one teacher should
not exceed eight. The university advises six. The number of daily
recitation periods of one student should not exceed five.
The quality of the instruction, the general intellectual and moral tone
of the school, the efficiency of the equipment and the character of the
text-books used are paramount factors, and a representative of the
university must report satisfactorily upon those points before a school
shall be accredited.
The laboratory and library facilities should be adequate to the needs
of the instruction in the subjects for which credit is asked.
Each accredited school is required to report to the Committee on
Accedited Schools when requested to do so. Any failure so to report
will be considered cause for removal from the list.
The principal is required to forward to the dean of the university,
upon a blank to be supplied upon request, a list of subjects in which
each student entering the university from said school is properly prepared.
The university reserves the right to cease to accredit at any time
any school that employs inefficient teachers or fails to maintain the
standard mentioned herein.
High schools which do not fulfill all the requirements for a fully
accredited school, but which offer at least twelve units, may be partially
accredited, upon those subjects which have been approved by the committee.
Graduates of such schools will be credited with the twelve
approved units and will be required to stand entrance examinations upon
the other units.
LIST OF ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.
The following is a list of the schools within the State of Virginia at
present accredited by the university. This list is revised annually by
the Faculty Committee on Accredited Schools. Schools already on the
list will be retained and new schools added provided they give evidence
upon examination of meeting the entrance requirements stated above.
Certificates from schools outside the State of Virginia which are
accredited by their own state universities, or other institutions of similar
rank, may be accepted by the dean, provided the courses of instruction
in such schools meet the requirements indicated in the foregoing pages.
| Augusta Military Academy | Fort Defiance, Va. |
| Berryville High School | Berryville, Va. |
| Bethel Military Academy | Bethel, Va. |
| Big Stone Gap High School | Big Stone Gap, Va. |
| Bridle Creek High School | Bridle Creek, Va. |
| Bristol High School | Bristol, Va. |
| Charlottesville High School | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Chase City High School | Chase City, Va. |
| Clifton Forge High School | Clifton Forge, Va. |
| Cluster Springs Academy | Cluster Springs, Va. |
| Covington High School | Covington, Va. |
| Culpeper High School | Culpeper, Va. |
| Danville High School | Danville, Va. |
| Danville School for Boys | Danville, Va. |
| Dublin Institute | Dublin, Va. |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, Va. |
| Fishburne Military Academy | Waynesboro, Va. |
| Fork Union Academy | Fork Union, Va. |
| Gloucester Academy | Gloucester, Va. |
| Hampton High School | Hampton, Va. |
| Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Jefferson School for Boys | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville, Va. |
| Lexington High School | Lexington, Va. |
| Lynchburg High School | Lynchburg, Va. |
| Manassas High School | Manassas, Va. |
| Martinsville High School | Martinsville, Va. |
| Massanutten Academy | Woodstock, Va. |
| McGuire's School | Richmond, Va. |
| Miller School | Miller School, Va. |
| New London Academy | Forest Depot, Va. |
| Newport News High School | Newport News, Va. |
| Norfolk High School | Norfolk, Va. |
| Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, Va. |
| Onancock High School | Onancock, Va. |
| Petersburg High School | Petersburg, Va. |
| Pocahontas High School | Pocahontas, Va. |
| Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth, Va. |
| Pulaski High School | Pulaski, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Bedford City, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Front Royal, Va. |
| Richmond High School | Richmond, Va. |
| Richmond Academy | Richmond, Va. |
| Roanoke High School | Roanoke, Va. |
| Salem High School | Salem, Va. |
| Shenandoah College | Reliance, Va. |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute | Dayton, Va. |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy | Winchester, Va. |
| Shoemaker High School | Gate City, Va. |
| Smithfield High School | Smithfield, Va. |
| South Boston High School | South Boston, Va. |
| Staunton High School | Staunton, Va. |
| Staunton Military Academy | Staunton, Va. |
| Suffolk High School | Suffolk, Va. |
| Tazewell High School | Tazewell, Va. |
| Western Branch High School | Portsmouth, Va. |
| Woodberry Forest School | Orange, Va. |
| Woodlawn High School | Woodlawn, Va. |
| Woodstock High School | Woodstock, Va. |
| Wytheville High School | Wytheville, Va. |
| Abingdon High School | Abingdon, Va. |
| Appomattox High School | Appomattox, Va. |
| Cape Charles High School | Cape Charles, Va. |
| Toano High School | Toano, Va. |
| Warrenton High School | Warrenton, Va. |
| Waverly High School | Waverly, Va. |
| University of Virginia record February, 1911 | |