 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1925 |  |
REGULATIONS.
REGISTRATION.
Registration of New Students.—Applicants seeking admission to the
University for the first time must present themselves to the Dean of the
University at some time during the first three days of the session.
Registration of Matriculated Students.—Students who have previously
been matriculated as members of the University must present themselves
to the deans of their respective departments upon one of the first three
days of the session.
Delayed Registration.—Any student who fails to present himself for
registration during the first three days of the session will not be admitted
unless he can explain his delay in a manner satisfactory to the President,
and will be charged a delayed registration fee.
Admission to the College during the Session.—No applicant for admission
to the College who has not been previously registered therein will
be admitted after the middle of the first term, unless the Committee on Entrance
Requirements is satisfied that, in view of his record, he is likely to
prove successful with the work undertaken in spite of the handicap of late
entrance.
Registration after the Christmas Recess.—On the first week-day after
the Christmas Recess, every student is required to register by attending all
the classes or laboratory exercises at which he is due that day. No further
formality is necessary. Any student failing to register thus will be required
to pay the delayed registration fee, and will be liable to whatever penalties
may be imposed by his professors for unexcused absences. But if the delay
is due to illness or other providential cause, the dean is authorized to remit
the fee and to notify the professors concerned that the student's absences
have been satisfactorily explained.
RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANCE.
The Academic Year begins on the Thursday preceding the nineteenth
of September and continues for thirty-nine weeks. Thanksgiving Day and
Jefferson Day are holidays, and there is a Christmas recess beginning on the
last week-day before the twenty-third of December and closing on the evening
of the second of January.
Attendance is required of each student throughout the entire session,
with the exception of holidays, unless he has received written permission
to be temporarily absent, or to withdraw before the close of the session.
While in residence each student is required to attend regularly all lectures
and other prescribed exercises in the courses which he pursues, or else suffer
such penalties as his professors may impose for unexcused absences.
Leave of Absence from the University is granted for sufficient reason
in every case be obtained in advance. But leaves of absence for the purpose
of accompanying the athletic teams or other student organizations 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 175. The same regulations
apply, mutatis matandis to members of other student organizations.
Voluntary Withdrawal from the University requires the written consent
of the Dean of the University and the dean of the department in which
the student is registered. For the conditions governing the return of fees
upon withdrawal, see page 174.
Enforced Withdrawal is inflicted by the several departmental faculties
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 the regulations as to the delinquent
students in the various departments.
Absence from Examinations.—Written examinations are an essential
part of the work of every course in the University, and attendance upon
them is required of every student. Absence may be excused only on the
ground of sickness on the day of the examination (attested by a physician's
certificate), or for other imperative cause which may be approved by the
several faculties of the University.
Special Examinations are granted only upon prompt application therefor,
and in case the applicant's absence from the regular examination has
been excused. See the preceding paragraph.
Honor System.—All examinations are held under the Honor System,
and an unpledged paper is counted as a total failure. In matters of class
standing as well, students are expected to regard themselves as governed by
the law of honor.
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 University precincts or not. Drunkenness,
gambling, and dissoluteness are strictly forbidden, and the President may
dismiss from the University any student found guilty of them, or may administer
such other discipline as seems best under the circumstances.
The President will dismiss from the University every student convicted
of public drunkenness.
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.
Prohibition of Credit.—An act of the Legislature prohibits merchants
and others, under severe penalties, from crediting minor students. The license
(except when the parent or guardian requests otherwise in writing) to
cases of urgent necessity.
DORMITORIES AND BOARD.
Dormitories.—Students may reside in the University dormitories, in
their homes, or in private houses approved by the President. The President
will withdraw from the approved list any house in which the regulations
as to the conduct of students are not observed. Any change of residence
during the session should be reported at the office of the Registrar.
For rules governing the rental and occupancy of university dormitories,
and the rates charged for the same, see page 118. For list of private
lodging houses, with rates, apply to the Bursar.
Board.—Students may board at the University Cafeteria, at their homes,
or in private houses approved by the President.
For cost of board at the Cafeteria, see page 117. For list of private
boarding houses, with rates, apply to the Bursar.
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Medical Attendance.—Any student who is temporarily ill from causes
not due to his own misconduct, is entitled, without charge, to all necessary
medical advice from the University Physician; and, if necessary, to nursing
in the University Hospital at a reasonable charge for his maintenance
while there. This exemption from charge does not apply to cases requiring
surgical operation, treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat, or to
constitutional disorders from which the student in question was suffering
at the time of his coming to the University. Nor is the University responsible
for the expense incurred through the employment of private nurses,
necessitated by severe illness of students, or through the maintenance of
quarantine precautions in contagious cases. Students who take the responsibility
of boarding at houses not approved by the Board of Health forfeit
the right of medical attendance. Any student sent to the University Hospital
by the advice and under the care of a physician other than the University
Physician will be required to pay the regular hospital charges for
private patients.
Physical Training.—No student is permitted to undertake an amount of
work greater than he may reasonably be expected to carry without detriment
to his health; and every student is advised to take a due amount of
daily outdoor exercise, for which ample opportunities are afforded by the
athletic fields, the tennis courts, the golf course, and elsewhere; and, in
addition, to make systematic use of the facilities afforded without cost for
definite and judicious physical training at the gymnasium under the advice
and instruction of the director and his assistants. For the regular course in
Physical Training with credit value toward academic degrees, see page 163.
Further information upon the equipment and policy of the University in the
matter of Physical Training and Athletics will be found on page 301.
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