 | The University of Virginia record March 15, 1926 |  |
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Edwin Anderson Alderman, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D.
President
James Morris Page, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.
Dean
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
The general requirements for admission to the University may be found
on page 11. For admission to the College of Arts and Sciences, the candidate
should possess an amount of preparation which is at least the
equivalent of that represented by four years of successful work in an accredited
school. He must offer, either by certificate or by examination
(see page 12), fifteen units, of which three must be in English, two and
one-half in Mathematics (one and one-half in algebra, one in plane geometry),
and one in History. The remaining eight and one-half units may
be selected at will from the list on page 13, but no credit will be given for
less than two units in any foreign language. Candidates who expect to
apply for the degree of B.S. in Architecture should offer Solid Geometry
and Physics if possible.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry should
offer Science B (Inorganic Chemistry) and Mathematics C (Solid Geometry),
when possible.
In addition to the above, each candidate must pass at the University a
qualifying examination in English before his registration can be completed.
This examination will be held on Monday of the first week of the session.
Advanced Standing is given to any candidate who, in addition to meeting
the minimum requirements for entrance above stated, can show by passing
an examination given sometime during the first month of his first session
that he has done work equivalent to that covered by any of the following
courses offered in the college: Latin A1, Greek A1, Greek A2, English A1
or A2 or A3, German A1, Mathmetics A1, French A, Spanish A. Candidates
who apply for examination for advanced standing must present a
special certificate showing that the full content of the course, on which advanced
standing is sought, has been covered in a systematic manner in the
preparatory school, and in addition must present the specific recommendation
of the principal of the school that the candidate be admitted to the advanced
standing examination in question.
College Credit.—Candidates 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 Department a certificate covering
the courses for which college credit is desired. The certificate must bear the
character and content of the courses passed by the candidate, and must give
his grades. The final validation of such certificates is effected by the successful
completion of not less than 12 session-hours of work during his first
session. In no case will credit be given on more than forty-five session-hours
of work done elsewhere, and any candidate who receives this maximum
amount of credit can count among the remaining fifteen session-hours
required for his degree only the credit value of the courses he has passed as
a resident student in the College of Arts and Sciences, exclusive of any credit
for work done in the Summer Quarter or in any of the professional departments.
In every case the candidate must spend the last session of his candidacy,
which must be a regular session of nine months, exclusively in college
work in this university; and the courses offered as major electives must all
have been completed in residence in this university. A maximum of 15 session-hours
may be granted for one year of college work, and 33 hours for
two years.
Conditioned Students.— A candidate for entrance must offer fifteen units
as defined by the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools. At least
thirteen of the units offered must be included in the list of units accepted for
admission on page 13. A student who, while able to offer fifteen units, cannot
offer fifteen units as defined in this list, may be conditioned on any two
units not including English A, B, or C, or Mathematics A1. All conditions
should be absolved before the beginning of the session following initial registration.
This may be done by passing entrance examinations or by passing
equivalent courses in the Summer Quarter. But no course taken to remove
a condition may be counted as part of the work credited toward a degree.
No conditioned student may be later registered as a special student.
Special Students.— A candidate may be admitted as a special student
without fulfilling the entrance requirements above specified, provided that,
if he is a Virginian, he is more than twenty years old, or, if he is not a Virginian,
he is more than twenty-three years old, on the day of registration,
and gives adequate evidence of serious purpose and of the training needed
to pursue with profit the courses for which he is registered. No special student
may be a candidate for a degree; but such students are permitted and
encouraged to make up their deficiencies by private study or by taking
courses in the Summer Quarter. They will then be admitted as regular students,
and may be accepted as applicants for degrees, provided all entrance
requirements are met at least one academic year before the date of graduation.
Admission of Women.— Women are admitted as candidates for the vocational
degrees of Bachelor of Science in a Special Subject, Bachelor of
Science in Architecture ond Bachelor of Science in Commerce. A candidate
must be at least twenty years old on the birthday preceding matriculation;
must present certificates showing graduation from an accredited public high-school,
or not less than four years' attendance in an accredited private school
two years before admission to the University; and must in addition show by
proper certificate the completion in a standard college, subsequent to the
credit obtained for fifteen entrance units, of at least thirty session-hours
(sixty semester-hours), of courses of college grade, in not less than eighteen
calendar months.
REGULATIONS
(1) The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the
session of lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session
of laboratory work.
(2) Maximum and Minimum Number of Session-Hours.—Each college student
is required to undertake each session courses aggregating at least
fifteen session-hours (with the exception noted under Probation below).
This number may be increased in the following cases:
(I) Any first-year student may take eighteen session-hours, provided
he is credited with six session-hours of advanced standing.
(II) A student not in his first year in the College of Arts and Sciences
may take eighteen session-hours, provided he (a) has passed in the preceding
session or in the third term thereof courses aggregating fifteen session-hours,
or (b) is in his graduating year and needs eighteen session-hours
for his degree.
(III) A student not in his first year may take twenty-one session-hours
provided he passed in the preceding session or in the third term thereof
courses aggregating eighteen session-hours.
(IV) Any student whose term grade (or class grade, if the term grade
is not available) for the first or second term is at least 75 per cent. in each
of his courses, may take three additional session-hours for the ensuing term.
Exceptions to the above regulations will be allowed only by special permission
of the Committee on Rules and Courses.
Physical Training is not counted in the maximum and minimum requirements
detailed above.
(3) Grade.—The grade of a college student in course either for a term
or for the session, is determined by his class standing and his examination
grade, combined in such proportion as the professor in charge of the course
in question may decide. Class standing in any course is determined by the
regularity of the student's attendance upon the lectures (and laboratory or
other similar exercises) of the course, and by the quality of his work, as indicated
by his recitation grades, written tests, laboratory work, etc. For
passing in any course in the college a grade of seventy-five per cent is
required.
(4) Exclusion from Courses, Probation and Suspension.
(I) Exclusion from Courses:
A student who, after due admonition, is evidently making no real progress
in a course, may, at any time during the session, be excluded from the
course by the Dean upon the recommendation of the instructor concerned.
A student whose term grade in a course is less than 50 per cent., or who
discontinues the course without the permission of the Dean, or who is absent
without excuse from the term examination, will be automatically excluded
from the course.
Any student receiving a grade of less than 65 per cent. in English A1,
A2, or A3 in the first or second term, must drop the course and take up
English A4 at the beginning of the ensuing term.
(II) Probation:
(1) A student placed on 15-hour probation must pass on at least 6 session-hours
of his work and average at least 60 per cent. on all his courses
or else be suspended from the College of Arts and Sciences. A student placed
on 15-hour probation who attains an average grade of at least 70 per cent.
on all his courses, is absolved from probation.
(2) A first-year student on 12-hour probation must make an average of
at least 65 per cent. on all his courses, or else be suspended from the Department.
Any other student on 12-hour probation must pass on at least 6 session-hours
of his work and average at least 65 per cent. on all his courses, or
else be suspended from the College. A student on 12-hour probation
whose average grade on all his courses is at least 75 per cent., may take up
3 additional session-hours and be absolved from probation.
(3) A first-year student on 9-hour probation must make an average of
at least 70 per cent. on all his courses, or else be suspended from the Department.
Any other student on 9-hour probation must pass on 6 session-hours
of his work and average at least 70 per cent. on all his courses, or else be
suspended from the College. A student on 9-hour probation whose average
grade on all his courses is at least 75 per cent., may take up 3 additional
session-hours and be placed on 12-hour probation for the term next ensuing.
A student on 9-hour probation who passes on all his courses may take up 6
additional session-hours and be absolved from probation.
(III) Suspension:
Suspension means enforced withdrawal from the College. If imposed
during the session, it applies to the remainder of the regular session; if imposed
at the end of the session, it applies to the whole of the subsequent session.
In no case does it apply to the Summer Quarter. See also (6) below.
No student suspended for a second time may re-enter the College.
(IV) Probation and Suspension are administered as follows:
(1) A student who by exclusion from a course or courses is left at the
probation[1] for the term next ensuing, unless his average grade on the remaining
12 session-hours is at least 75 per cent. In this case he may take
up 3 additional session-hours and escape probation. A first-year student excluded
from a course under (I) during the first term, however, is not to be
put on probation during the rest of the first term. At the end of the first
term such a student is to be on the same footing as regards probation as is
a student who made less than 50 per cent, on one of his courses at the end of
the first term.
(2) A student who by exclusion from a course or courses is left at the
end of the first or second term with only 9 session-hours, (a) will be put on
9-hour probation,[2]
unless his average grade on his remaining 9 session-hours
is at least 75 per cent., in which case he may take up 3 additional session-hours
and be put on 12-hour probation, or, (b) if he be other than a first-year
student he will be suspended unless he has passed on at least 3 session-hours.
(3) Any student not in his first year, who by exclusion from a course
or courses is left at any time during the session with only 6 session-hours,
will be suspended at the end of the term. Any first-year student left with
only 6 session-hours will be suspended at the end of the term unless he has
passed on at least 3 session-hours. In this case he will be required to take up
3 additional session-hours and be put on 9-hour probation for the ensuing
term.
(4) Any student not on probation who fails to attain a third-term
grade or a session grade of at least 75 per cent. on at least 9 session-hours
of his work, will be put on 15-hour probation for the first term of the subsequent
session. A student who is permitted to withdraw from the University
during the session will be readmitted on 15-hour probation if, at the
time of his withdrawal, he was (a) on probation, or (b) passing on less than
9 session-hours of his work. A student previously suspended will, if readmitted
to the College, be placed on 15-hour probation.
(5) No student may remain on probation for more than three terms,
whether consecutive or not, in his entire college course. If his record is such
as to call for the imposition of probation for a fourth time, he will be suspended
instead of being placed on probation.
(6) Probation or suspension imposed at the end of the regular session
may be absolved by the successful completion of prescribed work in the
Summer Quarter.
(7) No student on probation may receive a leave of absence, except for
imperative cause, nor may such a student be a member of any student organization
which publicly represents the University, such as athletic teams,
musical clubs, student publications, etc.
(5) Absence from Examinations will not be excused, except for sickness
on the day of examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for
other cause which the Faculty by special order may approve. An unexcused
absence is counted as a total failure.
A student excused from more than one-half of his term examinations
on account of illness may not be a member of any student organization
which publicly represents the University, such as the athletic teams, musical
clubs, student publications, etc., until he has passed his examinations.
No student may remain in the College if he misses all the examinations
of two consecutive terms on account of illness.
(6) Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, in accordance with (5) above, is entitled to a special examination
on a date during the regular session to be arranged between himself
and the professor in charge of the examination.
(7) Re-Examinations.—(I) A College student whose session grade in any
course falls below seventy-five per cent., but not below sixty-five per cent.,
may, upon the written recommendation of the professor in charge, be
admitted to re-examination upon that course, or upon such portion of it as
the professor shall determine, during the registration week of the following
September. The fee for each re-examination is five dollars, and it should be
paid to the Bursar on or before July fifteenth.
(II) The candidate for the academic degree who fails on only one of
his courses during his final session of candidacy is entitled to a special reexamination
on the work of that course before the final day, provided that
he average at least 65 per cent. on the work of the three terms, and provided
the professor in charge recommends that the candidate be granted a re-examination.
The professor in charge is to decide whether the candidate is
to stand a re-examination upon the whole course, or upon some portion or
portions of the course. No fee is charged for such re-examination.
It should be carefully noted, in connection with both (I) and (II)
above, that no student is entitled to more than one re-examination on a
given course without repeating the course.
(8) Reports.—Reports are sent at the end of each term to the parent
or guardian of each College student. These reports indicate the number
of times the student has been absent from lectures, and give his term grade
on each course. The dean will be glad at any time to furnish to the proper
person a special report on any student's standing.
In addition to the above, a report on the standing of each first-year
student in the College is sent to the student's parent or guardian early
in November.
(9) 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 precincts or not. Drunkenness,
gambling, and dissoluteness are strictly forbidden, and the President may
dismiss from the University for the residue of the current session every
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.
(10) Voluntary Withdrawal.—Voluntary withdrawal from the University
requires the written consent of the Dean of the University as well as the
consent of the student's parent or guardian, if he is a minor. Any student
who withdraws without permission will be recorded as having been suspended
for the residue of the current session. No student on probation may
withdraw except for imperative reasons; and any student on probation who
withdraws without permission will be suspended, not only for the residue of
the current session, but also for the whole of the subsequent session.
(11) Enforced Withdrawal is inflicted 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
suspension, above.
(12) Change of Studies.—No change can be made in a student's program
of studies except with the written consent of the Dean, together with
official notification by the Registrar. No permit for change of courses will
be issued after the end of the first week of each term, except that first-year
students may make such changes within the first two weeks after the beginning
of lectures in September. Any student who drops a course without
permission will receive a grade of zero in that course; and no credit may be
received for any portion of a course attended before formal permission has
been granted as outlined above.
(13) (a) Absence from Lectures may be excused by the professors, but
only for sickness or like providential cause. Any explanation of an absence
which a student has to offer must be made on the day of the first lecture attended
after the absence. Unexcused absence from lectures renders the student
liable to discipline by the Faculty.
It should be carefully noted that no student is "entitled" to be absent
at all. His presence is required at each class or laboratory exercise at which
he is due, unless his absence is excused for reasons outlined above or in the
next paragraph below. Even if the student is absent with excuse, he must
make up the work lost by such absence. No student who was, for any reason,
absent for more than fifty per cent. of the lectures of any one term
can receive a grade on the work of that term.
(b) Absence from the University is permitted upon the written leave
of the dean, and should in every case be obtained in advance. But leaves
clubs, 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 324 of the General
Catalogue. The same regulations apply, mutatis mutandis, to members
of other student organizations. No student on Probation may receive a
leave of absence except for imperative cause.
It should also be carefully noted that no leave of absence can be granted
just before or just after a vacation, or just after term examinations, except
for very grave reasons, or unless the applicant is passing in all his courses
(14) The Dean's List.—Any student who passed on not less than fifteen
hours in a given session with an average of at least eighty-five per cent., and
with no session grade less than seventy-five per cent., is placed on the Dean's
List, and remains on the list as long as he receives no term grade less than
seventy-five per cent. If a student on the Dean's List receives a term grade
less than seventy-five per cent., he is automatically dropped from the List.
A student on the Dean's List is not subject to the regulations limiting the
issuance of leaves of absence from the University, nor does absence from
any class entail on such student any penalty, affecting class standing, imposed
for absence alone.
Or 15-hour probation for a student excluded from English A1, A2, or A3, and thereby
forced to take up English A4.
Or 12-hour probation for a student excluded from English A1, A2, or A3, and thereby
forced to take up English A4.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES
Full opportunity is given to any student to carry out any definite plan
of work which he may have in view on coming to the University, or which
may have been prescribed for him by those whose direction he is completing
his education. But when no well-considered plan has been outlined in
advance, and the end in view is that for which the great majority of students
enter college, namely, the attainment of a liberal education, the student
will be expected to enter upon regular work of the college leading to
a baccalaureate degree.
Five degrees are offered candidates for graduation in the College of
Arts and Sciences. 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,
and the Bachelor of Science in Commerce, are vocational degrees, designed
for those who wish to fit themselves especially for professional work.
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.
For a student who enters without advanced standing the normal time
required for obtaining a baccalaureate degree is four years, assuming that
he completes each year courses which aggregate the regular minimum of
fifteen session-hours. A student receiving advanced standing in not less
complete each year eighteen session-hours. A student may materially shorten
the time required for obtaining a degree by taking courses in the Summer
Quarter for which college credit is given. For credit for work done at
other colleges, see page 67.
The requirements for the baccalaureate degrees are such as to allow a
large measure of freedom of election on the part of the individual student,
such restriction only being placed upon this liberty as is necessary to insure
at the same time the thoroughness and the breadth of culture for which
these degrees stand. In order to secure to the recipient of a degree a due
measure of acquaintance with the methods of thought characteristic of
each of the leading departments of knowledge, as well as with their subject
matter, his courses must be chosen subject to the specific requirements
detailed below.
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 and must in addition, unless
exemption is granted on a physician's certificate, complete the two
years' course in Physical Training which is not evaluated in session-hours
(see below). Of the 30 hours of required subjects not less than 24 hours
must be taken during the first two years, and the remaining 6 hours not
later than the third year.
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.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which
must be completed before graduation. If not completed during the first two
years, an additional study-course of 3 session-hours must be taken. In this
case, the candidate must offer 63 hours, exclusive of Physical Training, for
the degree. A candidate excused on a physician's certificate from Physical
Training during his whole college course, however, is not required to take
a 3-hour study-course in place of Physical Training. He is required to
offer only 60 session-hours for the degree.
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) Electives-at-large.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required by
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 MajorGroup
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
in this College or in some professional department of 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 College, and has
at least 45 session-hours to his credit.
DEGREES WITH HONORS
The courses required for the cultural B.A. and B.S. degrees are adapted
to the powers of the average student, and any graduate of an accredited
for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences, if he is reasonably
industrious and regular in his studies, should obtain one of these degrees
without difficulty in four sessions' work. In every body of students, however,
there is a varying proportion of men and women who possess greater ability
and application than the average, and whose ambition aims higher than
a bare pass-mark on their work. For the proper stimulation of such students
toward the best that they can do, and for due and authoritative
recognition of unusual ability and high achievement in studies, the Academic
Faculty has instituted the following system of Special Honors:
Intermediate Honors
A certificate of Intermediate Honors is conferred by the Academic Faculty
on the student who, during his first two regular sessions in the College
of Arts and Sciences of this University, has passed on not less than 30
session-hours, including all required A courses, without failure or re-examination
on any course, and with an average grade on all courses of 85 per
cent. or more.
The holder of a Certificate of Intermediate Honors, so long as he has no
grade below 75 per cent. on the work of any term in any course, is not subject
to any of the rules limiting the issuance of leaves of absence from the
University, nor does absence from any class entail on such student any penalty
affecting class-standing imposed for absence alone.
The Certificates of Intermediate Honors are publicly conferred at the
Annual Convocation of the University following the session in which the
honors have been attained. The names of the holders of these certificates are
published under a separate heading in the annual catalogue of the University.
Final Honors
Final Honors are conferred only on graduation, and the diploma of B.A.
or B.S. with Final Honors states that the graduate has obtained special
honors, and the subjects in which honors were won.
A student who wishes to obtain Final Honors must be accepted as a
candidate for honors two sessions before graduation.
Any holder of the Certificate of Intermediate Honors, or any student
who has credit for not less than 30 session-hours, including all required A
courses, passed in this college or elsewhere, and who satisfies the Special
Committee on Honors of his capacity for superior work, may become a
candidate for Final Honors.
The candidate for Final Honors, in addition to completing, without failure
in any course, the regular degree requirements not later than the end
of his second year of candidacy, will, before graduation, take a special comprehensive
examination, oral or written, for Final Honors in some one group
of subjects, selected by him at the beginning of his candidacy from the list
of such groups published by the Special Committee on Honors. Final Honors
not of the grades obtained in any or all of the courses required for the baccalaureate
degree.
Students who have credit for 30 session-hours and who are interested in
Final Honors, are urged to consult the temporary Chairman of the Committee
on Honors, Professor W. H. Faulkner, before registering.
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.[3]
Natural Science: 12 session-hours in 2 subjects.
English: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English B3.
Physical Training: 3 session-hours, which 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.
Students applying for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology may substitute Biology
C1 for 3 hours of Mathematics; students applying for the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Geology may be permitted, at the discretion of the professor of geology, to substitute
Astronomy B1 for 3 hours of Mathematics.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
A six-year course of study in architecture is offered jointly by the
University of Virginia and the School of Architecture of Harvard University.
This course comprises four years of undergraduate study at Virginia
and two years of graduate study at Harvard. It is essentially a professional
course, but with a larger number of non-technical subjects than are usual
of this course, at Virginia, will receive the degree B.S. in Architecture;
upon completion of two additional years at Harvard he will receive, from
Harvard, the degree Master of Architecture.
An outline of this Virginia-Harvard Course is given below. Additional
information may be had upon application to Professor Joseph Hudnut, University
of Virginia, or to Dean G. H. Edgell, the School of Architecture,
Harvard University.
PROGRAM OF THE VIRGINIA-HARVARD COURSE IN ARCHITECTURE
First Year (Virginia): English A1, Mathematics A1, French A1, History
B2, Architectural Drawing A1.
Second Year (Virginia): Architecture B1, Architectural Construction
B1, Freehand Drawing B1, History of Art B1, French B1.
Third Year (Virginia): Architecture B2, Architectural Construction B2,
Freehand Drawing B2, History of Art B2, French B2.
Fourth Year (Virginia): Architecture B3, Freehand Drawing B3, History
of Art B3, French C or an elective to be approved by the Professor of
Architecture.
Fifth Year (Harvard): Architecture 4a and a part of 4b (Advanced
design), Architecture 3d (Life drawing), Architecture 1b (Modern Architecture),
Architecture 6ab (Modeling), Architecture 5b (Structural design),
Architecture 8 (Mechanical Plant of Buildings).
Sixth Year (Harvard): Architecture 5c (Advanced structural design),
Architecture 9 (Contracts and Specifications), Architecture 10ab (Theory
of Architecture), two historic problems, two construction problems, thesis.
PROGRAM FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
First Year: Chemistry B1, Mathematics A2,[4]
French A1, English A1,
Physical Training begun: Total, 15 session-hours.
Second Year: Chemistry B2, Mathematics B2,[5]
Physics B1, German A1,
Physical Training completed: Total, 18 session-hours.
Third Year: Chemistry B3, Chemistry C3, English B3: Total, 15 session-hours.
Fourth Year: Chemistry C4, Electives nine session-hours to be selected
with the advice of the faculty of the School of Chemistry.
Applicants for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry are
required to file applications for this degree with the Secretary of the School
of Chemistry not later than one year before the degree is to be conferred.
It is highly desirable that the student enter Mathematics A2. In special cases, however,
Mathematics A1 may be substituted.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce will be conferred upon
regular students who have completed not less than 60 session-hours of undergraduate
courses, taken in conformity with the following program:
(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce
must take 33 session-hours of required subjects as stated below, 3
hours of which must be in Physical Training. Of the remaining 30 session-hours
of required subjects, not less than 24 hours must be taken during the
first two years and the remaining 6 hours not later than the third year.
Foreign Languages.—Six session-hours from one of the following languages:
French, German or Spanish.
Mathematics.—Three session-hours in Mathematics A1 or A2.
Natural Science.—Six session-hours.
English.—Six session-hours, 3 of which shall be in English A1, A2 or
A3.
Social Science.—Nine session-hours in History B2 or B3, Government B1
and Economics B1. History B1 or B2 should be taken in the candidate's
first year, and Government B1 and Economics B1 in the candidate's second
year.
Physical Training.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which
must be completed before graduation. If not completed during the first two
years, an additional study-course of 3 session-hours must be taken.
(2) Major-Electives.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for the
degree, 24 session-hours must be taken from commercial subjects in the
Schools of Economics and Commerce and Business Administration, 18 session-hours
of which shall include the following courses: Economic Geography
B, Commercial Law B1, Economics B2, Economics B3, Economics B4
and Economics B5. One C course must be taken in commercial subjects.
The remaining 6 session-hours may be elected from any courses in the academic
schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.
PROGRAM FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE
First Year: French, German or Spanish A, Mathematics A1 or A2,
English A1, A2 or A3, History B2 or B3, Economic Geography B1, Physical
Training begun: Total, 15 session-hours.
Second Year: French, German or Spanish B, Natural Science, Economics
B1, Economics B4, Physical Training Completed: Total, 15 session-hours.
Third Year: English B, Commercial Law B1, Economics B2, Economics
B3, Government B1: Total, 15 session-hours.
Fourth Year: Economics B5, Select one from Economics B6, B7, B8, B9,
B10, B11, select one from Economics C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 or C9,
General electives six session-hours: Total, 15 session-hours.
| The University of Virginia record March 15, 1926 | |