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THE COLLEGE.

   

Edwin Anderson Alderman, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D.	President
James Morris Page, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.	Dean

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

The general requirements for admission to the University may be found
on page 9. For admission to the College, the candidate should possess an
amount of preparation which is at least the equivalent of that represented
by four years of successful work in an accredited school. He must offer,
either by certificate or by examination (see page 9), fifteen units, of which
three must be in English, two and one-half in Mathematics (one and one-half
in algebra, one in plane geometry), and one in History. The remaining
eight and one-half units may be selected at will from the list on page 11,
unless the candidate expects to apply for a baccalaureate degree. In that
case he should offer, if he is an applicant for the degree of Bachelor of Arts,
four units in Latin or two units in Greek; if he is an applicant for the degree
of Bachelor of Science, two units in each of two modern languages (French,
German, Spanish). Candidates who expect to apply for the degree of B.S.
in Architecture should offer Solid Geometry and Physics if possible.

In addition to the above, each candidate must pass at the University a
qualifying examination in English before his registration can be completed.

Advanced Standing is given to any candidate who, in addition to meeting
the minimum requirements for entrance above stated, can show by passing
an examination that he has done work equivalent to that covered by
any of the following courses offered in the college: Latin A1, Greek A1,
Greek A2, English A1 or A2 or A3, German A1, Mathematics A1, French
A, Spanish A. Candidates who apply for examination for advanced standing
must present a special certificate showing that the full content of the
course, on which advanced standing is sought, has been covered in a systematic
manner in the preparatory school, and in addition must present the
specific recommendation of the principal of the school that the candidate be
admitted to the advanced standing examination in question. The examinations
for advanced standing are set at some time during the first month of
the session.

College Credit.—Candidates who desire credit for work done at other
colleges, must satisfy the entrance requirements for regular students, and
must, in addition, file with the Dean of the College a certificate covering
the courses for which college credit is desired. The certificate must bear
the official signature of the head of the candidate's college, must specify the
character and content of the courses passed by the candidate, and must

give his grades. The final validation of such certificates is effected by the
successful completion of the courses taken in this university. In no case
will credit be given on more than forty-eight session-hours of work done
elsewhere, and any candidate who receives this maximum amount of credit
can count among the remaining fifteen session-hours required for his degree
only the credit value of the courses he has passed as a resident student
in the College, exclusive of any credit for work done in the Summer
Quarter or in any of the professional departments. In every case the candidate
must spend at least one regular session of nine months exclusively in
college work in this university.

Conditioned Students.—A candidate for entrance must offer fifteen
units as defined by the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools. At
least thirteen of the units offered must be included in the list of units accepted
for admission on page 11. A student not able to offer fifteen units
as defined in this list may be conditioned on any two units except English
A and B. All conditions must be absolved before the beginning of the
session following initial registration. This may be done by private study
or in the Summer Quarter. But no course taken to remove a condition
may be counted as part of the work credited toward a degree. No conditioned
student may be later registered as a special student.

Special Students.—A candidate may be admitted as a special student
without fulfilling the entrance requirements above specified, provided that,
if he is a Virginian, he is more than twenty years old or, if he is not a Virginian,
he is more than twenty-three years old, on the day of registration,
and gives adequate evidence of serious purpose and of the training needed
to pursue with profit the courses for which he is registered. No special
student may be a candidate for a degree; but such students are permitted
and encouraged to make up their deficiencies by private study or by taking
courses in the Summer Quarter. They will then be admitted as regular
students, and may be accepted as applicants for degrees, provided all entrance
requirements are met at least one academic year before the date of
graduation.

Admission of Women.—Women are admitted as candidates for the vocational
degrees of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, Bachelor of
Science in Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Commerce. A candidate
must be at least twenty years old on the birthday preceding matriculation;
must present certificates showing graduation from an accredited
public high-school, or not less than four years' attendance in an accredited
private school, with credit for not less than fifteen college entrance units
obtained at least two years before admission to the University; and must
in addition show by proper certificate the completion in a standard college,
subsequent to the credit obtained for fifteen entrance-units, of at least
thirty session-hours, (sixty semester hours), of courses of college grade, in
not less than eighteen calendar months.

REGULATIONS.

(1) The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the session
of lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of
laboratory work.

(2) Maximum and Minimum Number of Session-Hours.—Each College
student is required to undertake each session courses aggregating at least
fifteen session-hours (with the exception noted in paragraph (4) ). This
number may be increased in the following cases:

(I) Any first-year student may take eighteen session-hours, provided he
is credited with six session-hours of advanced standing.

(II) A student not in his first year in the College may take eighteen
session-hours, provided he (a) has passed in the preceding session courses
aggregating fifteen session-hours, or (b) is in his graduating year and needs
eighteen session-hours for his degree.

(III) A student not in his first year may take twenty-one session-hours
provided he passed in the preceding session courses aggregating eighteen
session-hours.

(IV) Any student whose term grade (or class grade, if the term grade
is not available) for the first or second term is at least 75 per cent. in each
of his courses, may take three additional session-hours for the ensuing term.

Exceptions to the above regulations will be allowed only by special permission
of the Committee on Rules and Courses.

Physical Training is not counted in the maximum and minimum requirements
detailed above.

(3) Grade.—The grade of a college 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. Class standing in any course is determined
by the regularity of the student's attendance upon the lectures (and laboratory
or other similar exercises) of the course, and by the quality of his
work, as indicated by his recitation grades, written tests, laboratory work,
etc. For passing in any course in the college a grade of seventy-five per cent.
is required.

(4) Exclusion from Courses, Probation and Suspension.

(I) Exclusion from Courses:

A student who, after due admonition, is evidently making no real progress
in a course, may, at any time during the session, be excluded from the
course by the Dean upon the recommendation of the instructor concerned.

A student whose term grade in a course is less than 50 per cent., or who
discontinues the course without the permission of the Dean, or who is absent
without excuse from the term examination, will be automatically excluded

from the course, unless the instructor recommends on his term report to the
Registrar that the student be retained in the course.

Any student excluded from English A1, A2, or A3 in the first term,
must take up English A4 at the beginning of the second term, but this required
addition to the student's program of studies will not affect his total
number of session-hours as far as the application of these regulations is
concerned.

A student who by exclusion from one or more of his courses, is left at
the end of the first or second term with 15 or more session-hours, shall not
be allowed to take up additional work for the ensuing term. For the case
of students left with less than 15 session-hours see below.

(II) Probation:

(1) A student placed on 15-hour probation must pass on at least 6 session-hours
of his work, or else be suspended from the college.

(2) A student placed on 12-hour probation must pass on at least 6 session-hours
of his work and average at least 50 per cent. on the other 6 session-hours,
or else be suspended from the college. A student on 12-hour probation
who passes on all of his courses may take up 3 additional session-hours and
be absolved from probation.

(3) A student placed on 9-hour probation must pass on 6 session-hours
of his work, and receive a grade of at least 65 per cent. on the remaining 3
session-hours, or else be suspended from the college.

A student on 9-hour probation who passes on all of his courses may
take up 3 additional session-hours and be placed on 12-hour probation for
the term next ensuing.

(III) Suspension:

Suspension means enforced withdrawal from the college. If imposed
during the session it applies to the remainder of the regular session; if imposed
at the end of the session, it applies to the whole of the following session.
In no case does it apply to the Summer School. [But see also (10)
below.]

(IV) Probation and suspension are administered as follows:

(1) A student who by exclusion from a course or courses, is left at the
end of the first or second term with only 12 session-hours is put on 12-hour
probation for the term next ensuing, unless he has passed all his remaining
12 session-hours. In this case he may take up 3 additional session-hours
and escape probation.

(2) A student who by exclusion from a course or courses, is left at the
end of the first or second term with only 9 session-hours (1) will be put on
9-hour probation, unless he has passed all his remaining 9 session-hours, in
which case he may take up 3 additional session-hours and be put on 12-hour
probation, or (2) if he be other than a first year student, will be suspended
unless he has passed on at least 3 session-hours.

(3) Any student not in his first year, who by exclusion from a course
or courses, is left at any time during the session with only 6 session-hours,
will be suspended. Any first year student who by exclusion from a course
or courses, is left with only 6 session-hours will be suspended at the end
of the term unless he has passed on at least 3 session-hours. In this case he
will be required to take up 3 additional session-hours and be put on 9-hour
probation for the ensuing term.

(4) Any student who fails to attain a session grade of at least 75 per
cent. on at least 9 session-hours of his work will be put on 15-hour probation
for the first term of the subsequent session.

(5) No student on probation may receive leave of absence, except for
imperative cause, nor may such a student be a member of an athletic team,
glee club, or other student organization which publicly represents the University,
such as Topics, Virginia Reel, etc.

A student excused for more than one-half of his term examinations on
account of illness may not be a member of one of the above organizations
until he has passed his examinations.

No student may continue at the College if he misses all the examinations
of two consecutive terms on account of illness.

(5) 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.

(6) Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, in accordance with (5) above, is entitled to a special examination
on a date during the regular session to be arranged between himself
and the professor in charge of the examination.

(7) Re-Examinations.—(I) A College student whose session grade 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 re-examination 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 re-examination is five dollars, and should be
paid to the Bursar on or before July fifteenth.

(II) The candidate for an academic degree who fails on only one term
of one of his courses during his final session of candidacy, is entitled to a
special re-examination on the work of that term before the Final Day. The
candidate who passes the re-examination, as an independent unit and not
averaged in with the grades of the other terms, will receive credit for the
work of the whole course in question. No fee is charged for such re-examination.

(8) Reports.—Reports are sent at the end of each term to the parent
or guardian of each College student. These reports indicate the number of
times the student has been absent from lectures, and give his term grade on

each course. The dean will be glad at any time to furnish to the proper person
a special report on any student's standing.

In addition to the above, a report on the standing of each first year
student in the College is sent to the student's parent or guardian early in
November.

(9) Conduct.—The laws of the University require from every student
decorous, sober, and upright conduct as long as he remains a member of the
University, whether he be within the precincts or not. Drunkenness, gambling,
and dissoluteness are strictly forbidden, and the President may dismiss
from the University for the residue of the current session every student
found guilty of them, or may administer such other discipline as seems best
under the circumstances.

In all cases of discipline, the law requires that the student must first be
informed of the objections to his conduct and afforded an opportunity of
explanation and defense.

The keeping of dogs by students within the University grounds is forbidden.

(10) Voluntary Withdrawal from the University requires the written
consent of the Dean of the University as well as the consent of the student's
parent or guardian, if he is a minor. But it should be noted that
no student on probation may withdraw except for imperative reasons; and
any student on probation who withdraws without permission will be suspended,
not only for the residue of the current session, but also for the whole
of the subsequent session.

Any student, not on probation, who withdraws from the University, shall
be on 15-hour probation for the first term of the next session, if he is passing
on less than 9 session-hours of his courses at the time of withdrawal.

(11) Enforced Withdrawal is inflicted for habitual delinquency in class,
habitual idleness, or any other fault which prevents the student from fulfilling
the purposes for which he should have come to the University. See
also (4).

(12) Change of Studies.—No change can be made in a student's program
of studies except with the approval of the Dean together with official
notification by the Registrar. Any student desiring to change his program
of studies must apply to the Dean who, if he approves the change, will give
the student a permit to be taken at once to the Registrar. The change becomes
valid only when the Registrar notifies the student and the Professors
concerned to this effect. No permit for change of courses will be issued
after the end of the first week of each term, except that first-year students
may make such changes within the first two weeks after the beginning of
lectures in September. Any student who drops a course without permission will
receive a failure in that course and may be subjected to further discipline by the
Academic Faculty; and no credit may be received for any portion of a course attended
before formal permission has been granted as outlined above.

(13) (a) Absence from Lectures may be excused by the professors, but
only for sickness or like providential cause. Any explanation of an absence
which a student has to offer must be made on the day of the first lecture attended
after the absence. Unexcused absence from lectures renders the
student liable to discipline by the Faculty.

It should be carefully noted that no student is "entitled" to be absent
at all. His presence is required at each class or laboratory exercise at which
he is due, unless his absence is excused for reasons outlined above or in the
next paragraph below. Even if the student is absent with excuse, he must
make up the work lost by such absence. No student who was, for any reason,
absent from more than fifty per cent. of the lectures of any one term,
can receive a grade on the work of that term.

(b) Absence from the University is permitted upon the written leave
of the dean, and should in every case be obtained in advance. But leaves
of absence for the purpose of accompanying the athletic teams or musical
clubs on excursions will not be granted, except to the officers and members
of these organizations. The laws relating to absence from the University
of members of the athletic teams are found on page 276 of the Catalogue.
The same regulations apply, mutatis mutandis, to members of other student
organizations.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.

Full opportunity is given to any student to carry out any definite plan
of work which he may have in view on coming to the University, or which
may have been prescribed for him by those under whose direction he is
completing his education. But when no well-considered plan has been outlined
in advance, and the end in view is that for which the great majority
of students enter college, namely, the attainment of a liberal education, the
student will be expected to enter upon the regular work of the college leading
to a baccalaureate degree.

Six degrees are offered candidates for graduation in the College. Two
of these, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science, are cultural;
the Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, the name of which is inscribed
on the diploma, the Bachelor of Science in Architecture, the Bachelor of
Science in Commerce, and the Bachelor of Science in Medicine, are vocational
degrees, designed for those who wish to fit themselves especially for
professional work.

No course offered by a successful candidate for one of the cultural baccalaureate
degrees can be offered by the same candidate as part of the work
credited toward the other cultural baccalaureate degree, nor can any work
done to remove an entrance condition be counted for any degree.

For a student who enters without advanced standing the normal time

required for obtaining a baccalaureate degree is four years, assuming that
he completes each year courses which aggregate the regular minimum of
fifteen session-hours. A student receiving advanced standing in not less
than two subjects may obtain a degree in three years, provided he is able
to complete each year eighteen session-hours. A student may materially
shorten the time required for obtaining a degree by taking courses in the
Summer Quarter on which college credit is given. For credit for work done
at other colleges, see page 57.

The requirements for the baccalaureate degrees are such as to allow a
large measure of freedom of election on the part of the individual student,
such restriction only being placed upon this liberty as is necessary to insure
at the same time the thoroughness and the breadth of culture for which
these degrees stand. In order to secure to the recipient of a degree a due
measure of acquaintance with the methods of thought characteristic of each
of the leading departments of knowledge, as well as with their subject matter,
his courses must be chosen subject to the specific requirements detailed below.

BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts or of Bachelor of Science, respectively,
will be conferred upon regular students who have completed not less than
sixty-three (63) session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity
with the following programme:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for either cultural degree must take
33 hours of required subjects as stated below, 3 hours of which must be
Physical Training. Of the remaining 30 hours of required subjects not less
than 24 hours must be taken during the first two years, and the remaining
6 hours not later than the third year.

Foreign Languages.

For the Bachelor of Arts.—Nine session-hours from two languages, of
which six must be in either Latin or Greek (exclusive of Greek Literature B1).

For the Bachelor of Science.—Nine session-hours from two languages, of
which six must be in either French, German or Spanish.

Mathematics.

For either degree.—Mathematics A1 or A2—three session-hours.

Natural Science.

For either degree.—Six session-hours.

English.

For either degree.—Six session-hours, 3 of which may be in Biblical History,
or Biblical Literature, or Public Speaking, or Greek Literature B1; the
other 3 being in English or English Literature.

Social Science.

For either degree.—Three session-hours in History B1 or B2, or Economics

B1, or Government B1. Economics B1, if selected, cannot be taken
before the candidate's second year.

Philosophy.

For either degree.—Three session-hours in Philosophy B1, Philosophy
B2, or Psychology B1.

Physical Training.

For either degree.—Three session-hours, which must be completed during
the first two years.

A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college credit shall
in his first, and, if necessary, continuously in subsequent sessions, take such
courses as are necessary to complete these requirement for the first and second
sessions.

(2) Electives-at-Large.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for
the baccalaureate degree, 18 session-hours may be elected from any courses
in the academic schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.

(3) Major-Electives.—The remaining 12 session-hours required for
either degree, shall be known as Major-Electives. The Major-Electives shall
include at least one C course, and must all be offered from some one of the
following Major-Groups of related subjects, except that when the Major-Group
is Group III, the candidate may offer, in lieu of a C course, any six-hour
B course in this Group, for admission to which another six-hour B
course in the Group is prerequisite.

• Group I.—Languages, Literature, Fine Arts, and Music.

• Group II.—Social and Philosophical Sciences.

• Group III.—Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

(4) Substitutions for Major-Electives.—12 session-hours of technical
courses in any one of the professional departments of Law, Medicine, Engineering
or Education may be substituted for the 12 session-hours of Major-Electives
in academic subjects.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN A SPECIAL SUBJECT.

The degree of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject will be conferred
upon regular students who have completed not less than sixty-three
(63) session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the
following programme:

(1) Required Subjects: Candidates must complete 33 session-hours of
required subjects as stated below, of which 3 must be in Physical Training
B1. Of the remaining 30 session-hours of required subjects not less than
24 must be taken during the first two years, and the remaining 6 not later
than the third year.

Foreign Languages: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and
3 in German.

Mathematics: 6 session-hours.[1]

Natural Science: 12 session-hours in 2 subjects.

English: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English B3.

Physical Training: 3 session-hours, which must be completed during
the first two years.

A candidate entering with advanced standing or with college credit,
shall in his first, and, if necessary, continuously in subsequent sessions, take
such courses as are necessary to complete the requirements for the first and
second sessions.

(2) Major-Electives: 30 session-hours. At least two years before the
date of graduation, the candidate must select one of the Schools of the Natural
or Mathematical Sciences as his Major School, and during the remainder
of his candidacy must pursue work in that School, with such other courses
as shall be prescribed by the professor or professors in charge of his Major
School and approved by the Academic Faculty.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE.

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture must
complete 63 session-hours as listed below. To complete the work required
for the degree in four years from entrance, students without advanced standing
or college credit should adhere closely to the following programme in
choosing their courses. It is strongly urged, however, that those students
who can do so should devote an additional year to study for the degree,
taking other cultural and scientific subjects, such as foreign languages, history
and chemistry.

Unless Solid Geometry and Physics are offered for entrance, these subjects
must be made up in addition to the required 63 session-hours.

Normal Four-Year Program for the B.S. in Architecture.

(Credit value in session-hours is given in parenthesis):

First Year: English A1 or A2 or A3(3), [2] Mathematics 100-106-107(3),
[2] Applied Mathematics 521-522-523 with 571-572-573(6), Art B2(3), Physical
Training B1 or elective (3): Total, 18 session-hours.

Second Year: Economics B1(3), [2] Mathematics 108-109-110(3), Art
B1(3), Architecture B1(3), Architectural Construction B1(3): Total, 15
session-hours.

Third Year: [2] Applied Mathematics 524-525-526 with 574-575-576(5),

[3] Civil Engineering 714(1), Art B3(2), Architecture B2(4), Architectural
Construction B2(3): Total, 15 session-hours.

Fourth Year: [3]> Business Administration 20-25-30(3), [3] Applied Mathematics
528(1), [3] Experimental Engineering 661(1), [3] Civil Engineering
718(1), Architectural Construction B3(1), Art C1(2), Architecture C1(6),
Architecture C2: Total, 15 session-hours.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE.

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce will be conferred upon
regular students who have completed not less than 63 session-hours of undergraduate
courses, taken in conformity with the following programme:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce
must take 33 session-hours of required subjects as stated below, 3
hours of which must be in Physical Training. Of the remaining 30 session-hours
of required subjects, not less than 24 hours must be taken during the
first two years and the remaining 6 hours not later than the third year.

Foreign Languages.—Six session-hours from one of the following languages:
French, German or Spanish.

Mathematics.—Three session-hours in Mathematics A1 or A2.

Natural Science.—Six session-hours.

English.—Six session-hours, 3 of which shall be in English A1, A2 or
A3, and 3 in English B3.

Social Science.—Nine session-hours in United States History B3, Government
B1 and Economics B1. History B3 should be taken in the candidate's
first year, and Government B1 and Economics B1 in the candidate's
second year.

Physical Training.—Three session-hours, which must be completed during
the first two years.

(2) Major-Electives.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for the
degree, 24 session-hours must be taken from commercial subjects in the
Schools of Economics and Commerce and Business Administration, 18 session-hours
of which shall include the following courses: Commercial Geography
B2, Commercial Law B1, Economics B2, Economics B3, Economics
B4 and Economics B5. The remaining 6 session-hours may be elected from
any courses in the academic schools for which the candidate has adequate
preparation.

Note: 12 session-hours of technical courses in one of the professional
departments of Law or Engineering may be substituted under the requirements
in commercial subjects. In any case, however, 18 session-hours must

be taken from commercial subjects in the Schools of Economics and Commerce
and Business Administration.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICINE.

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medicine must complete
63 session-hours, taken in conformity with the following programme:

(1) Required Subjects: 36 session-hours, distributed as follows:

Foreign Languages: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in French and
3 in German.

Mathematics: 3 session-hours in Mathematics A1.

Natural Science: 24 session-hours in Physics B1, Chemistry B1 and B3,
and Biology B1.

English: 3 session-hours in English A1 or A2 or A3.

(2) Major-Electives: 27 session-hours, of which 3 may be in Physical
Training B1. For 24 session-hours, the first two years of the regular course
in the Department of Medicine are to be substituted.