 | The University of Virginia record March 15, 1931 |  |
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D.
President of the University
JAMES MORRIS PAGE, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
GEORGE OSCAR FERGUSON, Jr., M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Admission from Secondary School as a Regular Student: The general
requirements for admission to the University may be found on page 146. For
admission to the College of Arts and Sciences as a regular student, the candidate
must 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 148), 15 units,
of which 3 must be in English, 2½ in Mathematics (1½ in Algebra, 1 in
Plane Geometry), and 1 in History. The remaining 8½ units may be selected
at will from the list on page 147, but no credit will be given for less than 2
units in any foreign language.
For admission to the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Architecture, Solid Geometry and secondary school Physics are required. Students
who desire to study architecture but who cannot offer Solid Geometry
and Physics for admission, are advised to enter the regular college course and
to include these subjects in their program of studies.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry should
offer Inorganic Chemistry and Solid Geometry if possible.
Admission from Other Colleges.—An applicant for admission to the College
of this University from an institution of collegiate rank may be admitted
upon presentation of a satisfactory transcript of his record at his former college
(see page 148).
No student suspended from another college for scholastic deficiency or
on probation in another college for scholastic deficiency will be admitted to
the College of this University in the immediately succeeding session, unless
he passes on at least 3 session-hours of work in one term of the Summer
Quarter of this University.
No student from another college will be admitted to the College of this
University if he has ever been suspended or on probation more than once, or
if he has ever been both on probation and suspended.
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
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
official signature of the head of the candidate's college, must specify the
character and content of the courses passed by the candidate, and must give
his grades. The final validation of those certificates which are provisionally accepted
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 45
session-hours of work done elsewhere, and any candidate who receives this
maximum amount of credit can count among the remaining 15 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.
In general credit will not be granted for work completed elsewhere with
the lowest passing grade, if the grades are given as letters, or with a grade
below 75 per cent., if the grades are given as percentages.
Conditioned Students.—A candidate for admission must offer 15 units
as defined by the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools. At least 13
of the units offered must be included in the list of units accepted for admission
on page 147. A student who, while able to offer 15 units, either cannot
offer 15 units as defined in this list, or cannot offer the 6½ required
units mentioned on page 242, may be conditioned on any 2 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 awarded a degree until his entrance conditions are absolved,
nor may he 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
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.
An applicant who has regularly attended a secondary school until he is
twenty years of age without, because of failure, obtaining credit for 15 acceptable
entrance units, will not be admitted as a special student.
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 and Bachelor of Science in Commerce. A candidate
must be at least twenty years old on the birthday preceding matriculation;
must present a certificate showing graduation from an accredited public
high school, or not less than four years' attendance in an accredited private
school, with credit for not less than 15 college entrance units obtained at least
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 15 entrance units, of at least 30 session-hours (60 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 15
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 18 session-hours, provided he
is credited with 6 session-hours of advanced standing.
(II) A student not in his first year in the College of Arts and Sciences
may take 18 session-hours, provided he (a) has passed in the preceding
session or in the third term thereof courses aggregating 15 session-hours, or
(b) is in his graduating year and needs 18 session-hours for his degree.
(III) A student not in his first year may take 21 session-hours provided
he passed in the preceding session or in the third term thereof courses
aggregating 18 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 3 additional session-hours for the ensuing term.
Physical Education is not counted in the maximum and minimum requirements
detailed above.
Exceptions to the above regulations will be allowed only by special permission
of the Committee on Rules and Courses.
(3) Grade.—The grade of a college student in any 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 75 per cent. is required.
(4) Exclusion from Courses, Probation and Suspension:
(I) Exclusion from Courses:
1. A student who 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 recommendation of the instructor concerned.
2. A student whose term grade in a course is less than 50 per cent., or
who discontinues the course without permission of the Dean, or who is absent
without excuse from the term examination, will be excluded from the course.
(II) Probation and Suspension:
1. Probation is a state of warning, involving withdrawal from the student
of certain privileges enumerated below. Suspension means enforced
withdrawal from the College.
2. A student will be placed on probation if, in any term, he does not pass
on 6 hours of work; and, if he shall be excluded from a course or courses,
he must, in order to avoid probation, pass on a number of hours 6 in excess
of the number from which he is excluded.
A student will be suspended if, in any term, he does not pass on 3 hours
of work; and, if he shall be excluded from a course or courses, he must,
in order to escape suspension, pass on a number of hours 3 in excess of the
number from which he is excluded.
3. A student on probation must carry at least 12 hours of work or be suspended.
A student not on probation must carry at least 15 hours of work or
be placed on probation.
Exception: A first-year student excluded from one course during the
first term is not to be placed on probation during the rest of the term. But
at the end of the term he is to be considered as having made a grade of less
than 50 per cent. on the course from which he was excluded.
4. No student may remain on probation for more than two terms in his
entire college course. If his record is such as to invoke probation a third
time, he will be suspended. No student suspended a second time may reenter
the College.
5. No student on probation may be a member of any student organization
which publicly represents the University, such as an athletic team, a
musical club or a student publication.
6. Suspension, if imposed during the session, 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.
7. Probation or suspension may be absolved by the completion of 3 session-hours
of work in one term of the Summer Quarter.
8. A student who is permitted to withdraw from the University during
the session will be re-admitted only on probation if, at the time of his withdrawal,
he was on probation. A student previously suspended will be readmitted
only on probation.
9. The application of these regulations is automatic. A student may,
however, appeal in writing to the Committee on Rules and Courses for relief
from their application. The Committee is empowered to grant relief for just
cause.
(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 an athletic team, a musical club,
or a student publication, until he has taken 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 examinations.
(7) Re-Examinations.—A candidate for an academic degree who fails
on only one of his courses during his final session of candidacy is entitled to
a special re-examination 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 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 anywhere else. 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, or of other conduct reflecting serious discredit upon the
University.
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.
Motor driven vehicles either owned or operated by students are prohibited
from parking in the roadways and alleys of the University grounds
between the hours of 8:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. However, students suffering
from serious physical disability, or who live more than two miles outside
the city limits, may be granted permits to park.
(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. 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) Absence from Lectures may be excused by the Dean, but only for
sickness or other imperative cause. Any explanation of an absence which a
student has to offer must be made in writing to the Dean within one week
after the absence. But no excuse for an absence may be submitted after
the beginning of an examination period.
Each unexcused absence from a class exercise will cause one point to be
deducted from the student's term grade.
Exception: A second-year student who has credit for at least 12 but
less than 27 session-hours of work is allowed one absence without penalty
per term in each course. A third-year student who has credit for at least
27 but less than 42 session-hours of work is allowed two absences without
penalty per term in each course. A fourth-year student who has credit for
per term in each course.
A total of more than 15 unexcused absences (in excess of absences without
penalty) in any term will cause a student to be placed on probation.
Probation imposed for absences is called "attendance probation," and it carries
the penalties of probation imposed for failure in courses. If, in any term,
a student incurs both attendance probation and probation for failure in courses,
he will be suspended.
No student who was, for any reason, absent from more than 50 per cent.
of the lectures of a course in any term can receive a grade on the course in
that term. This regulation does not apply to students on the Dean's List or
to holders of Intermediate Honors.
The laws relating to absence from the University of members of athletic
teams are found in the General Catalogue. The same regulations apply,
mutatis mutandis, to members of other student organizations.
(14) The Dean's List.—Any student who passed, in the preceding term,
on all courses taken, aggregating not less than 15 term-hours, with an average
grade on all courses of at least 85 per cent., will be placed on the Dean's
List.
A student on the Dean's List is not subject to the regulations limiting
absence from classes, nor does absence from any class entail on such student
any penalty, affecting class standing, imposed for absence alone. But the
performance of written work and laboratory work is not affected by these
regulations.
(15) Physical Education Requirement.—All first- and second-year students
in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to take the course in
Physical Education unless excused by the Dean.
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 under 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 should 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 baccalaurate 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 15
session-hours. A student receiving advanced standing in not less than two
subjects may obtain a degree in three years, provided he is able to complete
each year 18 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 243.
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
60 session-hours of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the following
program:
(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 Education 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.—9 session-hours from two languages, of which
6 must be in either Latin or Greek.
For the Bachelor of Science.—9 session-hours from two languages, of
which 6 must be in either French, German, Spanish, or Italian.
Mathematics
For either degree.—3 session-hours.
Natural Science
For either degree.—6 session-hours in Biology B1, Chemistry B1, Geology
B1 or Physics B1.
English
For either degree.—6 session-hours, 3 of which may be in Biblical Literature,
or Public Speaking, the other 3 being in English or English Literature.
Social Science
For either degree.—3 session-hours in History B1 or B2, or Economics
B1, or Government B1, or Sociology B1.
Philosophy
For either degree.—3 session-hours in Philosophy B1, or Psychology B1.
Physical Education
For either degree.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which
must be completed during the first two years unless the candidate is excused
on a physician's certificate.
Note.—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 above requirements for
the first and second sessions.
(2) Electives-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 (which must require two B courses as a prerequisite),
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 6-hour B course in this Group,
for admission to which another 6-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
two sessions of nine 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
school, who has, either by certificate or examination, satisfied the requirements
and regular in his studies, should obtain one of these degrees without
great difficulty in four sessions' work. In every body of students, however,
there are a number 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 3 session-hours in English, 3 session-hours in
Mathematics and 6 session-hours in Foreign Language, without failure or
re-examination on any course, and with an average grade on all courses of
85 per cent. or more each session.
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 the rules limiting 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 honors were won in a given
academic school.
A student who wishes to attain Final Honors must be accepted as a
candidate for honors two sessions before graduation. Any student who has
met the requirements for the Dean's List for two sessions may apply to
become a candidate for Final Honors. Application must be made first to
the Dean, and, if approved by him, must also be approved by one of the
academic schools which offer work for honors. A list of such schools is
published annually.
Final honors are conferred on the basis of a final comprehensive
examination, both oral and written, on some field of knowledge, and not
for work done in any or all of the regular courses required for a baccalaureate
degree. Honors work involves wide and independent reading for two years,
under the general direction of the professors of an academic school. It does
not require regular attendance upon lectures or the passing of any tests
or examinations, except the final examination, though consultations and
reports may be required. Its aim is the development of a capacity for
details of subject matter.
The completion of work for Final Honors may be counted as credit
towards a B.A. or cultural B.S. degree in lieu of 6 session-hours of Electives-at-Large
or Major-Electives. In the event that the work for honors is not
of sufficiently high quality for Final Honors to be conferred, 6 session-hours'
credit toward a degree without honors may be granted upon recommendation
of the academic school in charge.
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 60 session-hours
of undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the following
program:
(1) Required Subjects: Candidates must complete 30 session-hours of
required subjects as stated below, not less than 24 hours of which 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.[1]
Natural Science: 12 session-hours in 2 subjects.
English: 6 session-hours, of which 3 must be in English B6.
Physical Education: Two years' course required of all candidates, 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.
MINIMUM PROGRAM FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN CHEMISTRY
First Year: Chemistry B1, Mathematics A2, French A1, English A1,
Physical Education begun: Total 15 session-hours.
Second Year: Chemistry B2, Mathematics B2, Physics B1, German A1,
Physical Education completed: Total, 18 session-hours.
Third Year: Chemistry B3, Chemistry C1, English B6: Total, 15 session-hours.
Fourth Year: Chemistry B4, Electives: 12 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.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture will be conferred upon
regular students who have completed not less than 60 session-hours of
undergraduate courses, taken in conformity with the program which follows:
First Year: English A1, Mathematics A1, Freehand Drawing A1 and
A2, History B1 or B2, Architectural Drawing A1 and A2.
Second Year: Architecture B1, Architectural Construction B1, Freehand
Drawing B1, French A1, History of Art B1.
Third Year: Architecture B2, Architectural Construction B2, Freehand
Drawing and Color B2, French B1, History of Art B2.
Fourth Year: Architecture B3, Architectural Construction B3, History of
Art B3. An Elective of 3 session-hours is to be selected with advice of the
faculty of the School of Architecture.
Physical Education.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which must
be completed during the first two years.
The degree of Master of Science, with a major in Architecture, will be
conferred according to requirements for degrees as stated in the Department of
Graduate Studies. The candidate's Major Subject must be Architectural Design
and the Minor Subject Freehand Drawing or Archaeology.
The degree of Master of Architecture is also offered by Harvard University
to the student with a degree of B.S. in Architecture from the University of
Virginia, who completes the two-year course as outlined below.
(Harvard): Architecture 4a and a part of 4b (Advanced design), Architecture
3b (Life drawing), Architecture 1b (Modern Architecture), Architecture
6ab (Modeling), Architecture 5b (Structural design), Architecture 8.
(Harvard): Architecture 5c (Advanced structural design), Architecture 9
(Contracts and Specifications), Architecture 10ab (Theory of Architecture), two
historic problems, two construction problems, thesis.
Additional information in regard to the degree of Master of Architecture
may be had upon application to Dean G. H. Edgell, the School of Architecture,
Harvard University.
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 30 session-hours of required subjects as stated below, not less
than 24 hours of which must be taken during the first two years.
Foreign Languages.—6 session-hours from one of the following languages:
French, German, Spanish or Italian.
Mathematics.—3 session-hours in Mathematics A4.
Natural Science.—6 session-hours.
English.—6 session-hours.
Social Science.—9 session-hours in History, Government B1 and Economics
B1.
Physical Education.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which must
be completed during the first two years.
(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 B1,
Commercial Law B1, Economics B2, Economics B3, Economics B4 and Economics
B5. An additional B course, and 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.
(3) Substitution for Major-Electives.—Candidates for the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Commerce will be permitted to substitute the first-year
course in the Department of Law of this University for 12 session-hours from
the group of Major-Electives. This substitution, however, cannot be made unless
the student has spent at least two sessions of nine months each in successful
work in the College of this University, and has at least 45 session-hours to his
credit. The substitution must include the 6 session-hours of general electives,
the remaining 6 session-hours to be designated by the faculty of the Schools of
Economics and Commerce.
PROGRAM FOR BACHLOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE
First Year: French, German, Spanish or Italian A, Mathematics A4, English
A, Natural Science (Chemistry B1 or Geology B1 recommended), Physical
Education begun: Total, 15 session-hours.
Second Year: French, German, Spanish or Italian B, Economics B1, Economics
B4, Economic Geography B1, English B, Physical Education completed:
Total, 15 session-hours.
Third Year: Economics B2, Economics B3, History B2 or B3, Commercial
Law B1, and one general elective course: Total, 15 session-hours.
Fourth Year: Economics B5, one additional B course in Economics, Government
B1, a C course in Economics, and one general elective course: Total,
15 session-hours.
PRE-LEGAL AND PRE-MEDICAL COURSES
For admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine, two years of college
work (30 session-hours) are required. This work may be completed in the
College of Arts and Sciences by students who have satisfied the entrance requirements
of the College.
For details concerning admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine,
the catalogues of those departments should be consulted. In general, the requirements
are as follows:
Pre-Legal Requirements: No specific courses are prescribed, but courses
in any of the following subjects are recommended: English, Latin, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, History, Natural Science, Mathematics, Accounting,
Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, and Public Speaking.
It should be noted that courses in Political Science, Economics, Psychology,
and Philosophy are not open to first-year students.
Pre-Medical Requirements: The following subjects are prescribed: Inorganic
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English, and 6 elective
session-hours in non-science subjects.
The courses usually recommended for the first year are Chemistry B1,
Biology B1 and Mathematics A.
Both Pre-Legal and Pre-Medical students are required to take the course in
Physical Education.
| The University of Virginia record March 15, 1931 | |