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DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE STUDIES.

   

EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph. B., D. C. L., LL. D.	President
RICHARD HEATH DABNEY, M. A., Ph. D.	Dean

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Required for Admission to the Department.—A candidate for admission
to the Department of Graduate Studies must have a baccalaureate
degree from a recognized institution of collegiate rank; or, in case the
institution he attended does not confer such a degree, he must present a
certificate of graduation in a course of study accepted by the Academic
Faculty as fully equivalent to that ordinarily required for the degree in
question.

Required for Admission as Applicant for a Degree.—In order to be
recognized as an applicant for a Master's or Doctor's degree, any candidate
who has not received a baccalaureate degree from this university must
secure from the Registrar of the University a blank form, which, when
properly filled out, he must file with the Dean of this department, together
with a catalogue of the institution from which he graduated. If that
institution has (1) a faculty of at least six professors giving their full
time to college or university work, (2) entrance requirements equal to
those of this university, and (3) a course of four full years in the liberal
arts and sciences, the candidate will not be required to take any undergraduate
courses except such as the Committee on Rules and Courses or
the professors in charge of the graduate courses he elects may consider
ncessary for the successful prosecution of those courses. If, however, the
institution in question does not meet the three conditions mentioned above,
the candidate's preparation will be carefully considered by the Committee
on Rules and Courses, which will prescribe such undergraduate courses as
are deemed necessary to supply his deficiencies.

REGULATIONS.

Grade.—The grade of a student in any course, either for a term or
for the session, is determined by his class standing and his examination
grade, combined in such proportion as the professor in charge of the
course in question may decide.

Grade Required for Passing.—For passing in any course a grade of
seventy-five per cent is required.

Grade Required for Reöxamination.—A student whose grade for the
session in any course falls below seventy-five per cent, but not below sixty-five
per cent, may, upon the written recommendation of the professor in
charge, be admitted to reöxamination upon that course, or upon such portion
of it as the professor shall determine, during the registration week
of the following September. The fee for each reöxamination is five dollars,
and must be paid to the Bursar on or before July fifteenth.

An applicant for a degree in any given session, whose grade for that
session in not more than one of his courses falls below seventy-five per cent,
but not below sixty-five per cent, is entitled to be reöxamined before Final
Day upon that course or upon such portion of it as the professor shall
determine. In such cases no reöxamination fee is charged.

Absence from Examinations will not be excused except for sickness
on the day of examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for
other cause which the Faculty by special order may approve. An unexcused
absence is counted as a total failure.

Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, is entitled to a special examination on a date to be arranged
between himself and the professor in charge.

Change of Schools can be made only with the consent of the Dean
and of the professors concerned.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.

Graduate in a School.

Any student who successfully completes all the courses offered in any
academic School is entitled to a diploma of graduation in that School.

The Master's Degrees.

A candidate who has received a baccalaureate degree from this university,
or who has fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance
Requirements, is entitled to a Master's degree upon his successful completion
of four graduate courses, chosen in accordance with the restrictions
detailed below.

No C course may be counted for a Master's degree unless preceded by
a B course or courses in the same subject aggregating at least six session-hours;
or, in case only one three-session-hour course is offered in that
subject, by one B course in that subject and a second B course in the same

Group (see pp. 179-180), chosen with the approval of the professor in
charge of the C course in question.

No C course which a candidate has offered as part of the work credited
for a baccalaureate degree (p. 181) may be counted for a Master's degree.

A candidate must take at least two graduate courses during the last
year of his work for a Master's degree, and no candidate may receive this
degree until at least one year after he has received his baccalaureate
degree, except by special consent of the Academic Faculty.

The degree of Master of Arts is conferred upon a Bachelor of Arts
who has successfully completed four graduate courses, chosen with the
approval of the Academic Faculty. These four courses must be in at least
three distinct subjects, and in three different academic Schools, except by
special order of the Academic Faculty. Three of the subjects must be
cognate, which means that they must be selected from kindred groups of
subjects, such as, for example, languages and literature, or mathematics
and natural science, or history, economics, and philosophy, or philosophy,
education, and biology.

The degree of Master of Science is conferred upon a holder of the
cultural degree of Bachelor of Science (p. 181), who has successfully completed
four graduate courses chosen in accordance with the regulations
prescribed for the Master of Arts above.

The degree of Master of Science in a Special Subject, the name of
which is inscribed on the diploma, is conferred upon a holder of the vocational
degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject (p. 182), who has
successfully completed four graduate courses selected from among those
offered in his special subject, or from among other courses which meet
with the approval of the professor or professors in charge of his special
subject.

Doctor of Philosophy.

A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must hold the
degree of Bachelor of Arts or the cultural degree of Bachelor of Science of
this university, or, if he be a graduate of some other institution, he must
have fulfilled the conditions above specified under Entrance Requirements.
The requirements for the degree are as follows:

(1) A reading knowledge of French and German, attested by the successful
completion of the B courses in these languages, or else by examinations
held at the beginning of the first year of the candidate's work for
the doctorate, by committees consisting of the professor in charge of the
candidate's major subject and the professors of French and German, respectively.
If the candidate fails on one or both of these examinations, he will

be required to enter the appropriate course in one or both of these languages.
No student will be regarded as a regular candidate for the doctorate
until he has fulfilled this requirement.

(2) The successful completion of at least three years of graduate
work in three subjects, to be known, respectively, as the candidate's major,
primary minor and secondary minor. These subjects must be cognate (see
p. 187), and must be chosen, with the approval of the Committee on Rules
and Courses, from at least three academic Schools. The major must be
pursued for at least three years, the primary minor for at least two years,
and the secondary minor for at least one year.

No C course may be counted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
unless preceded by a B course or courses in the same subject aggregating
at least six session-hours; or, in case only one three-session-hour course
is offered in that subject, by one B course in that subject and a second
B course in the same Group (see pp. 179-180), chosen with the approval
of the professor in charge of the C course in question.

Any student taking a D course in any 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.

Graduate work done in other universities may be accepted in lieu
of resident work, 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 the candidate takes in this university at least one graduate
course in his primary minor, and does at least one year's resident work
in his major subject.

A candidate who is a professor in a chartered college or university,
of the subject selected by him as major, may be allowed by the Academic
Faculty to spend only two years in resident work. In all cases the work
of the last year of candidacy shall be done in residence, unless the Academic
Faculty shall for special reasons direct otherwise.

(3) A dissertation exhibiting independent research in some branch
of the candidate's major subject. The dissertation must be submitted to
the Academic Faculty not later than April fifteenth of the year in which
the candidate applies for the degree. Moreover, the copy presented for the
Faculty's approval shall be written (typewritten, if feasible) on paper
of prescribed quality and size, shall be bound, and shall have certain prescribed
phrases on the cover and title page. If the dissertation is
accepted by the Faculty as satisfactory, the copy submitted shall immediately
become the property of the University. Before the degree is conferred
the dissertation must be printed at the candidate's expense, 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.

EXPENSES.

The necessary expenses of a Virginia student in the Department of
Graduate Studies may be estimated at from $220 a year upward, according
to the mode of living; for students from other States this minimum
should be increased by a sum ranging from $90 to $130 for tuition fees.
A fuller statement of expenses, including the conditions under which Virginians
and other students are entitled to free tuition, will be found on
pp. 104-113.

Applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who are granted the
privilege of non-residence during a portion of their candidacy, under the
conditions above stated, are required to register each year during such
period of non-residence, and to pay the annual university fee ($10 for
Virginians, $40 for students from other States).

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND EXAMINATIONS[2]

1915-1916.

Any change in the lecture-hours of a course involves a corresponding
change in the examination dates.

                                                             

Hours	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday	Hours
9:00 to 9:55	English C1;	Philosophy C2;	9:00 to 9:55
	Tuesday, Dec. 14.	Tuesday, Dec. 21.
	Thursday, Mar. 16.	Thursday, Mar. 23.
	Tuesday, May 30.	Tuesday, June 6.
10:00 to 10:55	Analytical Chemistry C1;		10:00 to 10:55
	Applied Mathematics C1;
	Philosophy C1;
	Monday, Dec. 13.	Friday, Dec. 17.
	Wednesday, Mar. 15.	Monday, Mar. 20.
	Thursday, June 8.	Friday, June 2.
11:00 to 11:55		Mathematics C1;	11:00 to 11:55
	Mathematics D3;	French C1;
	Thursday, Dec. 23.	Saturday, Dec. 18.
	Saturday, Mar. 25.	Tuesday, Mar. 21.
	Monday, May 29.	Saturday, June 3.
12:00 to 12:55	History C1;	Latin C2;	12:00 to 12:55
	Latin C1;	Latin D1 (Sat.);
	Latin D1 (Fri.);	Industrial Chem. C1 (Tues.);
	Monday, Dec. 20.	Wednesday, Dec. 22.
	Wednesday, Mar. 22.	Friday, Mar. 24.
	Monday, June 5.	Wednesday, June 7.
1:00 to 1:55	Latin D1 (Fri.);		1:00 to 1:55
	Political Science C1;	Latin D1 (Sat.);
	Wednesday, Dec. 15.	Thursday, Dec. 16
	Friday, Mar. 17.	Saturday, Mar. 18.
	Wednesday, May 31.	Thursday, June 1.
3:00 to 4:30	Industrial Chemistry C1;		3:00 to 4:30
	Monday, Dec. 20.	Wednesday, Dec. 22.
	Wednesday, Mar. 22.	Friday, Mar. 24.
	Monday, June 5.	Wednesday, June 7.