 | The University of Virginia record February 1, 1936 |  |
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.
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 September, according to the dates given in the Schedule 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 Schedule. A fee of on dollar is
charged for each examination taken. This fee is payable in advance and is
in no case returned. In order to take the examinations it is only necessary
for the candidate to register for them at the Dean's Office, after his arrival
here.
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.
SCHEDULE OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
| English: Four years | 2:30 p. m. | Tuesday |
| History A: Ancient | 9:00 a. m. | Tuesday |
| History B: Modern European | 11:00 a. m. | Tuesday |
| History C: English | 9:00 a. m. | Tuesday |
| History D: American | 11:00 a. m. | Tuesday |
| Mathematics A: Algebra, Two years | 9:00 a. m. | Friday |
| Mathematics B: Advanced Algebra | 9:00 a. m. | Friday |
| Mathematics C: Plane Geometry | 11:00 a. m. | Friday |
| Mathematics D: Solid Geometry | 11:00 a. m. | Friday |
| Mathematics E: Plane Trigonometry | 2:30 p. m. | Friday |
| Biology: | 9:00 a. m. | Monday |
| Botany: | 11:00 a. m. | Monday |
| Chemistry: | 9:00 a. m. | Monday |
| Physical Geography: | 11:00 a. m. | Monday |
| Physics: | 2:30 p. m. | Monday |
| Zoölogy: | 2:30 p. m. | Monday |
| French 2: Two years | 9:00 a. m. | Wednesday |
| French 3: Third year | 11:00 a. m. | Wednesday |
| French 4: Fourth year | 2:30 p. m. | Wednesday |
| German 2: Two years | 9:00 a. m. | Thursday |
| German 3: Third year | 11:00 a. m. | Thursday |
| German 4: Fourth year | 2:30 p. m. | Thursday |
| Latin 2: Two years | 9:00 a. m. | Thursday |
| Latin 3: Third year | 11:00 a. m. | Thursday |
| Latin 4: Fourth year | 2:30 p. m. | Thursday |
| Spanish 2: Two years | 9:00 a. m. | Wednesday |
| Spanish 3: Third year | 11:00 a. m. | Wednesday |
| Spanish 4: Fourth year | 2:30 p. m. | Wednesday |
ENGINEERING ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
For admission to the First-year 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 A.—Algebra through Quadratics, Progressions, Binomial Formula |
2 |
| Mathematics C.—Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics D.—Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics E.—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 absorbed 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 C or in Mathematics A or C.
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 in those subjects. High School principals are advised to urge
their graduates, 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. Such a program
will prepare the student for Second-year 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 Second-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 Credits 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 First-year
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 First-year students have
the same courses.
For advancement to the Second-year Class the student must have completed
at least two-thirds of his First-year work. Upon entering this class the
students majoring in Chemical Engineering begin their specialized work, while
all others pursue identical courses of study through the year, except for
courses in the third term. On entering this third term each student elects his
specialty. The courses thereafter diverge according to the major subject
chosen by the student. At the beginning of the fourth year the students of
Mechanical Engineering must choose either the machinery or the aeronautical
option. 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 First 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
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 unless, in the opinion both of the Dean and of
the professor, his preliminary 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.
| The University of Virginia record February 1, 1936 | |