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CREDITS AND DEGREES

Degrees are conferred upon men and women upon exactly the same terms
for work done in the Summer Quarter when the degree requirements are fully
met. 60 session-hours of undergraduate courses, exclusive of Physical Education,
taken in conformity with the requirements published on page 193, are required
for the Bachelor's degree. Those who contemplate completing their degree requirements
in the Summer Quarter should keep clearly in mind, in estimating the
time that will be required, that the normal amount of credit which may be taken
in one Summer Quarter is 6 session-hours.

Any course for which credit on a baccalaurate degree is allowed in this
University must be a complete course, that is, not a fraction of a course.
For example, one or two terms only of a three-term course cannot be counted
toward a degree. Similarly, when work is done elsewhere, one semester
alone of a two-semester course cannot be counted toward a degree. However,
combinations of fractions of courses may be allowed to count as complete
courses with the approval of the Schools and Departments concerned.

Candidates for a degree 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 Summer Quarter a certificate covering the courses
for which college credit is desired. The certificate must be acceptable both to the
Dean of the Summer Quarter and to the Dean of the Department in which the
degree will be obtained. The certificate must bear the signature of an official of
the candidate's college and must specify the character and content of the courses
passed by the candidate and must give his grade. In every case the candidate
must spend at least three full Summer Quarters at the University in order to
meet the residence requirements.

The Master's degree may be obtained by properly qualified persons in three
Summer Quarters. In no case is this degree to be conferred upon any person
who has not attended and done graduate work three full Summer Quarters or
the equivalent time in the regular session of the University.

All persons who are looking forward ultimately to taking a degree through
summer work are urgently requested to file with the Dean of the Summer
Quarter an official statement of their entrance credits and work for which college
credit is desired.

In order to provide for the increasing number of students who complete the
requirements for their degrees during the Summer Quarter, a convocation exercise
will be held Friday evening, August 30, at 8 o'clock, when the degrees will
be conferred.

Catalogue and further information may be obtained by addressing Secretary
Summer Quarter, Box 1337, University, Virginia.