 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1935 |  |
GENERAL ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
For admission to any department of the University, the general conditions
are the following:
1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years.
2. Good Character.—This must be attested by a certificate of honorable
dismissal from the school last attended, or by other valid proof.
3. Adequate Preparation.—This must be such as will enable the candidate
to meet the requirements for admission to the several departments of the
University, as detailed below.
ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE
For admission by certificate from a secondary school the applicant should
file with the Dean, a certificate of preparation, made out on a blank form
furnished by the University. This certificate must come from an accredited
public high school or from an accredited private secondary school. For
admission from an institution of collegiate rank, an official transcript of the
applicant's record, made out on the form used by the institution in question,
must be submitted. In addition, each applicant, whether from a secondary
school or a college, must submit a formal application for admission, on a
blank form supplied by the University.
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 secondary school
work of standard grade, covering at least 15 entrance units.
Certificate credit for any unit is invalidated by failure in a college entrance
examination on the unit in question in the year admission is desired, unless the
applicant ranked in the highest quarter of his class.
An applicant for admission who ranked in the lowest quarter of his class,
or who failed on more than two subjects in secondary school, will not be
admitted unless he presents positive evidence that he is likely to succeed in
college in spite of his secondary school record.
An applicant for admission from outside of Virginia may be required to
supplement his application by an interview with a representative of the
University.
In every case the applicant must have a general character recommendation
from the principal of his school, and personality and promise, as well as
scholarly attainment, will be considered in determining admission.
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. Schools outside of Virginia which are fully accredited by their own
state universities or institutions of equal rank, by their own state departments of
education or by recognized regional associations of secondary schools, are also
accredited by the University.
Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases pass the entrance examinations.
ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION
For admission by examination, the candidate must present himself at the
University in June or in September, according to the dates given in the Program
of Entrance Examinations. The examinations are held under the Honor System,
no paper being accepted unless accompanied by the usual pledge, and they are
held only on the dates given in the Program of Entrance Examinations. A fee
of one dollar is charged for each examination taken. This fee is payable in
advance and is in no case returned.
The entrance examinations of the University are similar, in many respects,
to those of the College Entrance Examination Board. The University does not
furnish sample copies of its entrance examinations.
Official records of the examinations of the College Entrance Examination
Board or of the University of the State of New York may be submitted in
lieu of taking entrance examinations here.
PROGRAM OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
| June, 1935 | 9-11 A. M. | 11 A. M.-1 P. M. | 2:30-5 P. M. | Sept., 1935 |
| Mon. 3 | Science D | Greek C | Science F | Mon. 9 |
| Science E | Science A | Science C | ||
| French Cp. 2 | History D | |||
| Tues. 4 | English Cp 2 | Greek Cp. 2 | English C-D | Tues. 10 |
| French C | ||||
| Wed. 5 | History A | History B | History C | Wed. 11 |
| Spanish Cp. 2 | Science B | |||
| Thurs. 6 | Math. A1 | Math. A2 | Math. B. | Thurs. 12 |
| Math. Cp. 2 | Math. C | |||
| Fri. 7 | German Cp. 2 | Spanish D | German C | Fri. 13 |
| Spanish C | French D | Math. D | ||
| Sat. 8 | Latin Cp. 2 | Latin C | Latin D | Sat. 14 |
| German D |
SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION
The subjects usually accepted for admission and their values in units are
given below in tabulated form. Other subjects are also acceptable.
| SUBJECT | TOPICS | UNITS |
| English A | Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
| English B | Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
| English C | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
| English D | English or American Literature | 1 |
| Mathematics A1 | Algebra to Quadratic Equations | 1 |
| Mathematics A2 | Quadratics, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula | ½ or 1 |
| Mathematics B | Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics C | Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics D | Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
| History A | Greek and Roman History | 1 |
| History B | Medieval and Modern European History | 1 |
| History C | English History | 1 |
| History D | American History and Civil Government | 1 |
| Latin A | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Latin B | Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin C | Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin D | Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Greek B | Xenophon's Anabasis, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek C | Homer's Iliad, I-III; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| German A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Science A | Physical Geography | 1 |
| Science B | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
| Science C | Experimental Physics | 1 |
| Science D | Botany | ½ or 1 |
| Science E | Zoölogy | ½ or 1 |
| Science F | Biology | 1 |
| VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS (Not more than 4 Units) | ||
| Manual Training |
Mechanical and Projection Drawing | ½ to 1 |
| Free-Hand Drawing | ½ to 1 | |
| Shop-work | ½ to 1 | |
| Agriculture | (Accredited Agricultural Schools) | 1 to 4 |
| Commercial Subjects |
Commercial Geography | ½ to 1 |
| Shorthand | ½ to 1 | |
| Typewriting | ½ | |
| Bookkeeping | ½ to 1 | |
| Commercial Arithmetic | ½ to 1 | |
ENGINEERING ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
For admission to the Freshman Class in the Department of Engineering the
candidate must be at least sixteen years old. He must present a certificate of
honorable withdrawal from the school last attended, or other valid proof of
general good character. He must further satisfy the Dean of the Department
of Engineering as to his adequate preparation for the work by passing the Entrance
Examinations specified below or by the presentation of equivalent certificates
of preparation signed by an official of a recognized institution of collegiate
rank, or by the principal of an accredited public high school or of an
accredited private secondary school. An applicant for admission from outside
of Virginia may be required to supplement his application by an interview with
a representative of the University. The topics required for entrance and their
values in units are as follows, the unit being one year's work on the subject in
an accredited high school:
| English A—Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
| English B.—Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
| English C.—Critical study of Specimens of Literature | 1 |
| Mathematics A1.—Algebra to Quadratics | 1 |
| Mathematics A2.—Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula | 1 |
| Mathematics B.—Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics C.—Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics D.—Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
| History.—Ancient; Medieval; English; American (any one) | 1 |
| Electives | 7 |
| Total | 15 |
High school students who expect to study Engineering are advised to include
among their electives at least one Foreign Language (Latin or French or
German), one Science (Chemistry or Physics with adequate laboratory work)
and an additional unit of History. Other electives which may be profitably offered
are History of English and American Literature, Greek, Botany, Zoölogy,
Physical Geography.
Conditioned Students.—A candidate may be admitted as a Conditioned
Student in spite of some deficiencies in required entrance subjects, provided
these are not such as will impair the integrity of his work, but he must submit
not less than 15 units. No such candidate will be conditioned except upon subjects
actually taught in this University, nor will any candidate be conditioned
on more than 2 units; and all conditions must be absolved before the beginning
of the next session after initial registration. Courses taken for the removal
of entrance conditions may in no case be counted as part of the work credited
for any degree. No conditions will be allowed in English A or B or in Mathematics
A1, A2, or B.
As the table of Entrance Requirements shows, the full High School course
in Mathematics is required for entrance to the Department of Engineering, but
unfortunately the graduates of the High Schools are often deficient in Solid
Geometry and Plane Trigonometry and can be admitted only upon conditions
with this status, to attend a Summer Session at the University before entering
the Department of Engineering so that these deficiencies may be overcome. If
the prospective student finds it impossible to attend a Summer School previous
to his regular matriculation, a course has been planned which will allow him to
make up his deficiencies by taking work in the Summer School following his
first year in Engineering. This course provides for Trigonometry, Solid Geometry
and College Algebra in the three terms of the regular session, with the
other work as outlined for the regular student, and in addition, in the two terms
of the Summer School, Analytical and Coördinate Geometry are taken. Such a
program will prepare the student for Sophomore standing and will save him
from the failure usually encountered by students who attempt to make up the
deficient work in regular session in addition to the full course of required
subjects.
Special Students.—A candidate may be admitted as a Special Student,
without formal examination, provided he is more than twenty years old if a
Virginian and not less than twenty-three years old if a non-Virginian, and gives
evidence of serious purpose and of fitness to pursue with profit the course for
which he is registered. No special student may be a candidate for any degree.
No conditioned student may register later as a special student.
ADMISSION OF WOMEN
Women are admitted as candidates for the Engineering Degrees but not
as Special Students. 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, 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.
ADVANCED STANDING
Under the elective system of the University of Virginia, a student who has
completed courses of college or university grade in other institutions of learning
on mathematical or scientific subjects may be excused from attendance upon
these courses by the Dean, with the advice and consent of the professor in
charge, and will then be registered for the more advanced work, provided the
full entrance requirements have been satisfied.
In order to secure College Credit upon such courses toward a degree in
Engineering from the University, the applicant must show—
1. That the courses offered are coextensive with the corresponding courses
as given in the University of Virginia.
2. That his grades on them were not below the 75 per cent pass-mark of
this University.
Such credits may be granted by the faculty upon the recommendation of
the Dean and the professors in charge; but are automatically revoked by the
failure of the student to pass in the more advanced courses in the related topics.
Advanced standing in the technical engineering subjects of higher grade
than those of the Sophomore year will not be given except to graduates of other
institutions offering technical engineering instruction and then only upon special
consideration of each application for such advanced standing. No degree in
Engineering will be awarded for less than one full year's work in a regular
session of this University and the work of a candidate's last year must be performed
in residence here.
The same rules apply to Credit on Summer School Courses; except that for
courses in the Summer School of this University the examination questions
must be prepared by the professor in charge of the regular course, and the
answers must be read and graded by him.
Students, suspended from other universities, are not granted college credits
on courses previously passed, except upon explicit recommendation of the suspending
university, and after such additional tests as this Engineering Faculty
may impose.
Credits on Practice-Courses, in Drawing, or Field-work may be granted
to applicants who have gained in professional practice the training which these
courses represent. Such applicants must file with the Dean proper certificates
from the official under whom the work was done and must in every case pass an
additional practical test on the subjects for which credit is desired.
College credit is not granted for high-school work.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
The candidate who has satisfied the requirements for entrance as above
defined is matriculated as a student of Engineering and admitted to the Freshman
Class. The studies of this class comprise lecture courses in English, Mathematics,
Applied Mathematics, and Chemistry with associated laboratory courses
in Chemistry, Drawing, and Field-work. All Freshmen have the same courses.
For advancement to the Sophomore Class the student must have completed
at least two-thirds of his Freshman work. Upon entering this class the students
majoring in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering begin their specialized work,
while all others pursue identical courses of study through the year. On entering
the Junior year each student elects his specialty. At this time the students of
Mechanical Engineering must choose either the power or the aeronautical option.
The courses thereafter diverge according to the major subject chosen by the
student. Programs of study for each degree are given below.
The courses are so ordered that the specified entrance requirements are adequate
for the work of the Freshman Year. Each succeeding year presupposes the
completion of the work for all the foregoing years. Students are advised to adhere
strictly to the regular programs. The arrangements specified in them have
been carefully planned and are the best. Departures from the curriculum will in
almost every case produce conflicts in lecture hours or laboratory periods and
may cost the student a year's time. Haphazard election is discouraged and in
extreme cases will be prohibited. No student will be registered for a course
training has fitted him for the profitable pursuit of that course.
Students are especially advised against the attempt to crowd too many
studies into their scheme of work, and are warned that admission to advanced
courses will be granted only to those who have adequate mathematical and
scientific training to profit by them. Men overloaded with work, too great in
volume or in difficulty for their powers, suffer inevitable discouragement and
incur almost certain failure.
Changes of classes with transfer of fees may be made, subject to the approval
of the Dean, within two weeks after the beginning of any term. Thereafter
such changes may be made only by special order of the faculty, and then
without transfer of fees.
Upon the completion of the four years' course as defined in any one of the
Programs of Study, the faculty will award to any student in regular and honorable
standing the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Upon the completion
of the additional Graduate Course in a satisfactory manner the faculty
will award the appropriate degree of Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical
Engineer, or Mechanical Engineer.
The five-year curriculum has been adopted at the University of Virginia in
view of the impressive and growing demand from practicing engineers and
industrial leaders that Schools of Engineering should enlarge the field of study
to embrace more of the humanities and better opportunities for student research,
to the end that the graduates may be better fitted to undertake their duties as
engineers and citizens.
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