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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 full
graduate of an accredited four-year high school.

The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be
a full 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 make at least the grade
required by the School of College Certification, and must have the recommendation
of the principal of the certifying school.

The university accredits all four-year public high schools and all private
secondary 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.

Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases pass the entrance examinations.