 | The University of Virginia record April 1, 1923 |  |
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
For admission to the Department of Education, the general conditions
are the following:
1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; the faculty
advise seventeen or more.
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.—Each candidate must offer either by certificate
or by examination, 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.
4. In addition to the above, each candidate must pass at the University
a qualifying examination in English before his registration can be completed.
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 | 1 |
| English B | Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
| English C | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
| English D | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
| Mathematics A1 | Algebra to Quadratic Equations | 1 |
| Mathematics A2 | Quadratics, Progressions and the Binomial Formula | ½ or 1 |
| Mathematics B | Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics C | Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics D | Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
| History A | Greek and Roman History | 1 |
| History B | Medieval and Modern European History | 1 |
| History C | English History | 1 |
| History D | American History and Civil Government | 1 |
| Latin A | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Latin B | Caesar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin C | Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin D | Virgil's Æneid, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Greek B | Xenophon's Anabasis, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek C | Homer's Iliad, I-III; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| German A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Science A | Physical Geography | 1 |
| Science B | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
| Science C | Experimental Physics | 1 |
| Science D | Botany | ½ |
| Science E | Zoölogy | 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 | 1 | |
| Commercial Arithmetic | ½ to 1 | |
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.
PROGRAM OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
| June, 1923 | 9-11 A. M. | 11 A. M.-1 P. M. | 3-5 P. M. | Sept., 1923 |
| Mon. 4 | Science D | Greek C | Science F | Mon. 10 |
| Science E | Science A | Science C | ||
| French A | French B | History D | ||
| Tues. 5 | English A | English B | English C | Tues. 11 |
| Greek A | Greek B | French C | ||
| Wed. 6 | History A | History B | History C | Wed. 12 |
| Spanish A | Spanish B | Science B | ||
| Thurs. 7 | Math. A1 | Math. A2 | Math. B | Thurs. 13 |
| French D | ||||
| Fri. 8 | German A | German B | German D | Fri. 14 |
| Spanish C | Spanish D | Math. C and D | ||
| Sat. 9 | Latin A | Latin C | Latin D | Sat. 15 |
| 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.
Two courses in Education (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) Men may be admitted as special students without fulfilling the entrance
requirements above specified, provided that, if they are Virginians,
they are more than twenty years old or, if they are not Virginians, they
are more than twenty-three years old, on the day of registration, and give
adequate evidence of serious purpose and of the training needed to pursue
with profit the courses for which they are 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
and may be accepted as applicants for degrees, provided all entrance requirements
are met at least one academic year before the date of graduation.
(c) 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.
| The University of Virginia record April 1, 1923 | |