 | The University of Virginia record January 15, 1934 |  |
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
final examination, though consultations and reports may be required. Its aim is
the development of a capacity for scholarly work in a field of knowledge, rather
than a mastery of required 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.
| The University of Virginia record January 15, 1934 | |