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Doctor of Philosophy.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
will be conferred upon the holder of the B. A. or cultural B. S. degree
of this university, or (under the regulations mentioned below)
upon the holder of a similar degree from some other chartered
institution of learning who possesses a reading knowledge of French
and German, and who completes the prescribed graduate work in
three cognate subjects (see page 8), chosen by himself from at least
two academic schools and approved by the academic faculty; this graduate
work to be pursued for at least three years in the major subject, for
at least two years in the primary minor, and for at least one year
in the secondary minor subject. It is to be noted, however, that no
"C" course can be counted for the Ph. D. degree unless preceded
by undergraduate work of "B" grade amounting to at least six session-hours
in the same subject, or (in case only one three-session-hour
course is offered in that subject), by one "B" course in it and another
B course in the same Group (see p. 170 of the General Catalogue
for 1912-1913); which "B" courses must be approved by the
professor in charge of the "C" course in question. It is also provided
work in a subject may be required by the professor, with the approval
of the academic faculty, to attend such lectures or courses in
any of the academic schools as the professor may deem necessary.
The "reading knowledge" of French and German mentioned
above is intended to enable the candidate to pursue his chosen subjects
through the medium of books and periodicals in the French
and German languages. His ability to do this must be tested at
the beginning of the first year of his candidacy by examinations on
these languages in the presence of a committee consisting of the
professor of the candidate's major subject and the professors of
French and German. In case of failure on either or both of the
examinations, he will be required to enter the appropriate class or
classes in one or both of the languages, and will not be regarded
as a regular candidate for the doctorate until he has fulfilled the
requirements in French and German. It is provided, however, that
any student who has already passed on courses B1 and B2 in either
or both of the languages at this university shall be considered as
having the requisite knowledge of either or both of them, as the
case may be.
Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in
lieu of resident work done here, provided sufficient evidence is furnished
by examination, written or oral, or both, that such work has
been of a grade similar to that required here, and has been satisfactorily
performed, and provided also that, while it shall be possible
for a candidate to get credit in this way for the whole of his
secondary minor subject, every candidate must take here at least
one advanced course in his primary minor, and at least one year's
work in his major subject.
It is also provided that a candidate who is a professor, in
charge of the subject selected by him as major, in a chartered college
or university, may be allowed by the academic faculty to spend
only two years in resident work at this university. The graduate
work of the last year of candidacy shall in all cases be done at
this university, unless the academic faculty shall for special reasons
direct otherwise.
Upon the completion of the approved courses, the candidate shall
submit to the academic faculty a dissertation exhibiting independent
research in some branch of his major subject. The dissertation
must be submitted not later than April 15 of the year in
which the candidate applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy
presented for the faculty's approval shall be written (type-written,
if feasible) on paper of prescribed quality and size; shall be bound;
and shall have certain prescribed phrases on the cover and title
immediately become the property of the university. If approved,
the dissertation must be printed at the candidate's expense before
the degree is conferred, and one hundred copies deposited in the
library of the university; or, if this be impracticable on account of
lack of time, the candidate must deposit with the Bursar a sum of
money sufficient to have a hundred copies of the dissertation printed.
The instruction open to candidates for the doctor's degree in
each of the academic schools is described in a preceding portion
of the catalogue. No graduate course can be counted for the doctor's
degree unless the professor regularly meets the class not less
than three hours a week.
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