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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
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 July 20th 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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