ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
For admission to the 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. He must further 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, the unit being one year's work on the subject in
an accredited high school:
| English A.—Grammar and Grammatical Analysis |
1 |
| English B.—Composition and Rhetoric |
1 |
| English C.—Critical Study of Specimens of Literature |
1 |
| Mathematics A1.—Algebra to Quadratics |
1 |
| Mathematics A2.—Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula |
1 |
| Mathematics B.—Plane Geometry |
1 |
| Mathematics C.—Solid Geometry |
½ |
| Mathematics D.—Plane Trigonometry |
½ |
| History.—Ancient; Mediæval; English; American (any one) |
1 |
| Electives |
7 |
| Total |
15 |
High school students who expect to study Engineering are advised to include
among their electives Physical Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Drawing,
and Shop-work (valued at one unit each). Other electives which may be
offered are History of English and American Literature (1 unit), History (4
units), Latin (4 units), Greek (3 units), German (4 units), French (4 units),
Spanish (4 units), Botany (half unit), Zoölogy (half unit).
A candidate may be admitted as a Conditioned Student in spite of some deficiencies,
provided these are not such as will impair the integrity of his work.
But no such candidate 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. Courses taken for the removal of entrance conditions
may in no case be counted as part of the work credited for any degree. No conditions
will be allowed in English A or B or in Mathematics A1, A2, or B.
A candidate may be admitted as a Special Student, without formal examination,
provided he is more than twenty years old if a Virginian and not less than
twenty-three years old if a non-Virginian, and gives evidence of serious purpose
and of fitness to pursue with profit the courses for which he is registered. No
special student may be a candidate for any degree. No conditioned student may
register later as a special student.
