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DEGREES

Students who desire to confer with representatives of the Faculties
in regard to their program of work leading to a degree can do so at
the following hours:

Charles G. Maphis, Dean of the Summer Quarter, 10:30-12:30—
Peabody Hall.

James Morris Page, Dean of the University, first term, 10:30-11:30—
Administration Building.

John Calvin Metcalf, Dean of the Graduate School, first term to July
1st, 10:00-12:30—Graduate Building, West Lawn.

J. C. Flippin, Acting Dean of the Department of Medicine, or Dr.
J. A. Waddell, at West Range Laboratory.

John Levi Manahan, Dean of the Department of Education, 11:30-12:30—Room
D, Peabody Hall.

Adelaide Douglas Simpson, Dean of Women, second term, 11:30 to
1:00—East Lawn.

W. R. Smithey, Chairman, Committee on B.A. Degree in the Summer
Quarter, 11:30-12:30—Room B, Peabody Hall.

Other officers by appointment.

Six degrees are offered candidates for graduation in the regular session
of 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. Appropriate
courses taken in the summer quarter count toward these degrees.

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.

The Summer Quarter is an integral part of the University year. Courses
in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the Department of Education,
are the same in character and in credit value as in any other quarter
of the University. Degrees are conferred upon men and women upon
exactly the same terms for work done in the Summer Quarter when the
degree requirements are fully met. Sixty session-hours of undergraduate
courses exclusive of physical training taken in conformity with the requirements
published herewith, are required for the Bachelor's degree.
Those who contemplate completing their degree requirements in the Summer
Quarter should keep clearly in mind, in estimating the time that
will be required, that the normal amount of credit which may be taken
in one Summer Quarter is six session-hours.

Candidates for a degree 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 Summer Quarter a certificate covering
the courses for which college credit is desired. This certificate must be
acceptable both to the Dean of the Summer Quarter and to the Dean of
the Department in which the degree will be obtained. The certificate
must bear the official signature of the head of the candidate's college and
must specify the character and content of the courses passed by the candidate
and must give his grade. In every case the candidate must spend at
least three full Summer Quarters at the University in order to meet the
residence requirements.

The Master's degree may be obtained by properly qualified persons in
three Summer Quarters. In no case is this degree to be conferred upon
any person who has not attended and done graduate work three full Summer
Quarters or the equivalent time in the regular session of the University.

All persons who are looking forward ultimately to taking a degree
through summer work are urgently requested to file with the Dean of
the Summer Quarter an official statement of their entrance requirements
and work for which college credit is desired. Blanks for this purpose
will be mailed upon application.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF 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 (60) session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity
with the following programme:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for either cultural degree must
take 30 hours of required subjects as stated below in addition to Physical
Training. Of the 30 hours of required subjects not less than 24 hours
must be taken during the first two years of the regular session and the
remaining 6 hours not later than the third year. In the summer quarter
the work should be chosen as nearly as practicable in this order.

Foreign Languages

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

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.—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, 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.—This course 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 requirements for the
first and second sessions.

(2) Elective-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.

The major-electives must all be completed at this University.

• 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.—The first-year course in Law, or
the first-year course in Medicine or 12 session-hours of technical courses in
one of the professional departments of Engineering or Education may be
substituted for the 12 session-hours of Major-Electives in academic subjects.
This work, which must be completed in one of the professional departments
of this University, cannot be begun by the candidate until
he has spent at least 2 sessions of 9 months each in successful work in
this University, and has at least 45 session-hours to his credit.

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.[2]

Natural Science: 12 session-hours in 2 subjects.

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

Physical Training: This course 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.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education must
complete 63 session-hours, divided among Required Subjects, Education,
and Electives-at-large.

A. Required Subjects.—33 session-hours distributed as follows:

• 1. Foreign Languages. 6 session-hours, in two subjects.

• 2. Mathematics. 3 session-hours in Mathematics A1 or Mathematics
  A2.

• 3. Natural Science. 6 session-hours.

• 4. Social Science. 6 session-hours.

• 5. English. 9 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English A1 or
  English A2.

• 6. Philosophical Science. 3 session-hours in Psychology B1 or Education
  B1.

B. Education:

15 session-hours in Education, which must include Education B2, B5,
B7, B10 and B11 of the regular session. Candidates having had
successful experience in teaching may be permitted to substitute
other work for Education B11. It should be noted that Education
B10 and B11 give one session-hour and two session-hours' credit,
respectively, thus leaving one course in Education to be elected.
Students taking Education B1 to fill the requirement in Philosophical
Science will elect some course other than Education.

C. Electives-at-Large: Exclusive of Education:

15 session-hours, of which 3 should be in Physical Training B1.

(Not less than 9 session-hours, including one C course, of required subjects
and electives must be in some one subject to be known as the candidate's
Academic Major.)

Note—Candidates for this degree, should note carefully the required
courses in Education, and avoid taking too many courses which are credited
only as Electives in Education.

For Bachelor of Science in Architecture see Regular Catalogue of the
University.

For Bachelor of Science in Commerce see Regular Catalogue of the
University.

For Bachelor of Science in Health Education see Regular Catalogue of
the University.

For Bachelor of Science in Medicine see Regular Catalogue of the
University.

For Bachelor of Science in Physical Education see Regular Catalogue
of the University.

GRADUATE STUDIES

Registration Graduate students of the Summer Quarter, new or old, are
required each summer of their residence, if they wish to become candidates
for the Master's Degree at this University, to register at the office of
the Dean of Graduate Studies, Graduate House, West Lawn, who will
advise them in regard to a program of studies.

This registration should promptly follow registration at the Summer
Quarter Office in Peabody Hall.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the Department.—For admission to the Department of
Graduate Studies a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution
of collegiate rank is required, for men and women alike. In order to
become a candidate for a degree, the student must be advanced to candidacy
by the Committee on Rules and Courses upon formal application
as set forth below.

Final approval of candidacy will depend upon the record made during
the first term or quarter of residence.

Advancement to Candidacy for a Degree.—Any graduate student who
wishes to become a candidate for a degree must file with the Dean of the
Department his application on a blank form to be secured from the Dean's
Secretary. This application must include a proposed program of work
arranged in accordance with the requirements for the several degrees as
stated below, and must be accompanied, in case the applicant does not
hold an academic degree from this University, by an official transcript of
the applicant's academic record made out by the Registrar of the institution
from which the baccalaureate degree was received, and by a catalogue
of that institution, marked to show the courses of study pursued. The
application will be submitted by the Dean to the Committee on Rules and
Courses, who will consider it in conference with the professors concerned.
The Committee will have the right to require that the applicant add to his
program any courses, undergraduate or graduate, considered necessary to
supply his deficiencies, or to enable him to pursue with profit the courses
he has selected. When the program has been finally approved, the Dean
will report to the applicant his advancement to candidacy for a degree.

It should be distinctly understood that graduate degrees are not conferred
merely upon the basis of the number of courses passed, or of the
length of time spent in resident or non-resident work, but upon the basis
of the quality and scope of the candidate's knowledge and his power of
investigation in his chosen field of study. Candidates whose training and
attainments are inferior cannot expect to secure a degree in the normal
length of time estimated below for the respective degrees.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.

Master of Arts.—The degree of Master of Arts will be conferred upon
the holder of a degree of Bachelor of Arts who has fulfilled the following
requirements:

(1) The successful completion, in not less than one full year of resident
graduate work, or three summer quarters, of the program of studies approved
for the candidate by the Committee on Rules and Courses, as embodied
in his formal application for advancement to candidacy. This application
must be submitted not later than one week after registration.
The program must form a consistent plan of work, to be pursued with
some definite aim, and grouped around some one subject to be known as
the candidate's Major Subject, the name of which will be incorporated in
the body of each diploma conferring the degree. The program should be
arranged in consultation with the professors concerned, and must be approved
in writing by a professor of the candidate's Major Subject, who
shall be designated by the Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies,
after consultation with the candidate.

(2) The preparation and submission of a thesis, and an examination
written or oral, upon the program of study, to be accepted as satisfactory
by the professor of the candidate's Major Subject in the regular session

of the University. A candidate who expects to obtain the Master's degree
in three Summer Quarters shall select his subject for a thesis not later than
the beginning of his second summer of residence. This subject should be
approved by October 15 following. Two copies of the thesis, typewritten
on paper of prescribed quality and size, and substantially bound, must be
deposited in the office of the Dean of the Department of Graduate Studies
not later than May 15 of the year in which it is expected that the degree
will be conferred. The back of the cover must bear the title of the thesis
and the writer's name, and the title page must bear the words: A thesis
presented to the Academic Faculty of the University of Virginia in candidacy
for the degree of Master of Arts.

(3) A final comprehensive examination, oral or written, after the acceptance
of the candidate's thesis, conducted by the candidate's major
professor and one or more of his departmental colleagues.

Master of Science.—The degree of Master of Science will be conferred
upon the holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science who fulfills requirements
corresponding to those stated above for the degree of Master of Arts.

Graduate Work in Education.—Graduate work in Education leading to
the degree of Master of Arts and Master of Science may be pursued in the
Summer Quarter.

Residence.—As stated above, the Master's degree may be won by properly
qualified persons in three full Summer Quarters of two terms each. In
no case will a degree be conferred without resident graduate study during
three Quarters, the equivalent in time of the regular session. Graduate
students in the Summer Quarter are required to make their Master's degree
in three out of five summers, after being accepted for graduate courses
without conditions. Graduate students are advised to continue their residence,
if possible, during one or more terms of the regular session.

Courses, Session-hours, and Grade.—Only those courses marked C in this
catalogue may be counted toward the Master's degree. Not more than
two graduate courses each term of the Summer Quarter will be credited
toward the degree except by special permission of the Dean and the Committee
on Graduate Studies.

At least twelve session-hours of resident work, constituting a definite
program of study and distributed over three Quarters, or six Summer
terms, are required for the Master's degree. Terms devoted entirely
to undergraduate study will not be counted in residence for the Master's
degree.

A graduate student's standing in a course is indicated not by a numerical
grade, but by one of the following terms: Distinguished, Satisfactory,
Unsatisfactory.

PRE-LAW COURSES

For Admission to the Department of Law, in addition to the completion
of an approved high school course of four years, or its equivalent, the
candidate must present evidence that for at least two years he has pursued
in a standard college courses leading to a baccalaureate degree, of which
he must have successfully completed at least thirty session-hours.

Applicants may, however, be registered as regular students on presentation
of a certificate of the completion of 27 session-hours, and may
make up the three additional hours before entering upon the work of
their third year.

All the required pre-Law courses are offered in the Summer Quarter.

PRE-MEDICAL COURSES

The requirements given below are strictly minimum requirements. Premedical
students are advised to take more than thirty session-hours of college
work, either by spending an additional year in college or by taking
thirty-three or thirty-six session-hours during their two years as college
students. Entrance conditions of any kind whatsoever are absolutely prohibited
and no substitution can be allowed for any required subject.

In addition to the high-school work specified above, a candidate for admission
to the Department of Medicine must present evidence of the completion
in a manner satisfactory to this medical school of at least thirty
session-hours of collegiate work in a college approved by the Council on
Medical Education of the American Medical Association. A session-hour
is the credit value of one hour a week of lecture or recitation or two hours
a week of laboratory work throughout a session of at least thirty-two weeks,
exclusive of holidays. The subjects included in the thirty session-hours of
college work should be in accordance with the following schedule:

Required Subjects:

             

	Session-hours
General Inorganic Chemistry (a)	4
Organic Chemistry (b)	3
Physics (c)	4
Biology (d)	4
English Composition and Literature (e)	3
Other non-science subjects (f)	6

Subjects Strongly Urged:

French or German, Advanced Botany or Advanced Zoölogy, Psychology,
Advanced Algebra, Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry, additional
courses in Chemistry.

Other Suggested Electives:

English (additional), Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science,
Logic, Mathematics, Latin, Greek, Drawing.

Credit not Given for an Incomplete Course.

Credit can be accepted only when the student has a clear record on the
entire course; for example, if the course in general physics is a six session-hour
course consisting of 3 hours lecture and six hours laboratory weekly
for three trimesters and the student passes on two trimesters but fails on
the third, no credit for admission to medicine can be given for the portion
of the subject passed, even though the credit value of this work is four
session-hours. In all cases the student must have completed the entire subject
for which he has registered. Deficiencies of this kind may however be
made up by obtaining a clear record in the portion of the subject in which
the failure has occurred, without repeating the entire course.

All the pre-medical courses are offered in the Summer Quarter.