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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
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.
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