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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

For admission to any department of the University, the general conditions
are the following:

1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; the faculty
advise seventeen or more. Eighteen years is the minimum for admission
to the Department of Law.

2. Good Character.—This must be attested by a certificate of honorable
dismissal from the school last attended, or by other valid proof.

3. Adequate Preparation.—This must be such as will enable the candidate
to meet the requirements for admission to the several departments of
the University. The requirements for admission to the Department of Education
are given on pages 6-8.


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SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION.

The subjects accepted for admission and their values in units are given
below in tabulated form. Fuller definitions of the units may be had upon
application to the Dean.

                                                                                               
Subject  Topics  Units 
English A  Grammar and Grammatical Analysis 
English B  Composition and Rhetoric 
English C  Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature 
English D  Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature 
Mathematics A1  Algebra to Quadratic Equations 
Mathematics A2  Quadratics, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula  ½ or 1 
Mathematics B  Plane Geometry 
Mathematics C  Solid Geometry  ½ 
Mathematics D  Plane Trigonometry  ½ 
History A  Greek and Roman History 
History B  Medieval and Modern European History 
History C  English History 
History D  American History and Civil Government 
Latin A  Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Latin B  Caesar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition 
Latin C  Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition 
Latin D  Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition 
Greek A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Greek B  Xenophon's Anabasis, I-IV; Grammar; Composition 
Greek C  Homer's Iliad, I-III; Grammar; Composition 
German A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
German D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish A  Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish B  Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish C  Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish D  Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Science A  Physical Geography 
Science B  Inorganic Chemistry 
Science C  Experimental Physics 
Science D  Botany  ½ 
Science E  Zoology  ½ 
Vocational Subjects (Not more than four Units) 
Manual
Training 
Mechanical and Projection Drawing  ½ to 1 
Free-Hand Drawing  ½ to 1 
Shop-Work  ½ to 4 
Agriculture  (Accredited Agricultural Schools)  1 to 4 
Commercial
Subjects 
Commercial Geography  ½ 
Shorthand  ½ to 1 
Typewriting  ½ 
Bookkeeping 
Commercial Arithmetic  ½ to 1 

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ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE.

For admission by certificate, the applicant should file with the Dean of
the University not later than September 1 a Certificate of Preparation, made
out on the blank form furnished by the University. This certificate must
come from a recognized institution of collegiate rank, from an accredited
public high school, or from an accredited private secondary school.

The candidate for admission from a public high school must be a graduate
of an accredited four-year high school.

The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be
a graduate of the school, or must present a certificate showing that he has
completed at least the equivalent of four years of satisfactory high-school
work of standard grade, covering at least fifteen entrance units.

In every case the candidate for admission must have the recommendation
of the principal of the certifying school.

Private secondary schools in Virginia are accredited by the faculty of
this university after inspection and report by a committee of the faculty.
The university also accredits all four year public high schools which
are fully accredited by the State Board of Education of Virginia. The
Dean of the University is further authorized to accept certificates from
schools outside Virginia, accredited by their own state universities or institutions
of equal rank, or by their own state departments of education, provided
the courses of study offered in such schools meet the requirements
demanded of accredited schools in this state.

If in any accredited school the number of periods given to a study, or
the length of the period, is below the specified standard, the credit for such
subject is reduced pro rata. In the science subjects only half-credit is allowed
unless individual laboratory notebooks, properly attested by the
teacher in charge, are 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.

ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION.

For admission by examination, the candidate must present himself at
the University in June or in September, according to the dates given in the
Program of Entrance Examinations. 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 a fee of five dollars
is charged. This fee is payable in advance, and is in no case returned.


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PROGRAM OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.

                           
June, 1922  9-11 A. M.  11 A. M.-1 P. M.  3-5 P.M.  Sept., 1922 
Mon. 5  Science D  Greek C  Science F  Mon. 11 
Science E  Science A  Science C 
French A  French B  History D 
Tues. 6  English A  English B  English C  Tues. 12 
Greek A  Greek B  French C 
Wed. 7  History A  History B  History C  Wed. 13 
Spanish A  Spanish B  Science B 
Thurs. 8  Math. A1  Math A2  Math. B  Thurs. 14 
French D 
Fri. 9  German A  German B  German D  Fri. 15 
Spanish C  Spanish D  Math. C and D 
Sat. 10  Latin A  Latin C  Latin D  Sat. 16 
Latin B  German C  English D 

Requirements for the Admission of Men.—To be admitted to regular
standing in the Department of Education, men must have satisfied the entrance
requirements of the College. Students who have decided to enter the
teaching profession at the time of entering college should register with the
Dean of the Department of Education in order to be advised in planning
their curricula. Holders of State Teachers' Scholarships are required to
register in the Department of Education.

Three courses in Education (Education B1, Education B2 and Education
B3) are especially suited to the needs of first-year students. These
courses count as electives toward any degree offered in the College.

Requirements for the Admission of Women.—To be admitted to regular
standing in the Department of Education, women must be twenty years of
age, must meet the entrance requirements of the University and must have
completed two years of college work aggregating thirty session-hours in
academic subjects. Candidates not able to meet these requirements may
make up their deficiencies during the summer quarter.

Special Students.—(a) Graduates of colleges and universities other than
the University of Virginia, desiring to secure the necessary professional
training to qualify for the Collegiate Professional Certificate, may register
in the Department of Education and upon completion of the required courses
receive a certificate which will entitle them to the Collegiate Professional
Certificate issued by the State Board of Education.

(b) Women, twenty-five years of age, giving satisfactory evidence that
they are qualified to pursue courses in Education successfully, may be admitted
as special students, even though they fail to show credit for the 30
session-hours of academic work required of women for admission to regular
standing.