 | The University of Virginia record February 15, 1936 |  |
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES
Master of Arts.—The degree of Master of Arts will be conferred upon the
holder of a degree of Bachelor of Arts who has fulfilled the following requirements:
(1) The successful completion, in not less than one full year of resident
graduate work, or three Summer Quarters, of the program of studies approved
for the candidate by the Committee on Rules and Courses, as embodied
in his formal application for advancement to candidacy. This application
must be submitted not later than one week after registration. The program
must form a consistent plan of work, to be pursued with some definite aim,
and grouped around some one subject to be known as the candidate's Major
Subject, the name of which will be incorporated in the body of each diploma
conferring the degree. The program should be arranged in consultation with
the professors concerned, and must be approved in writing by a professor
of the candidate's Major Subject, who shall be designated by the Dean of the
Department of Graduate Studies, after consultation with the candidate.
Ordinarily, courses aggregating 12 session-hours, or 24 semester-hours, are
required of candidates for Master's degree.
(2) The preparation and submission of a thesis to be accepted as satisfactory
by at least two professors in the candidate's Major Subject in the
regular session of the University. A candidate who expects to obtain the
Master's degree in three Summer Quarters shall select his subject for a
thesis not later than the beginning of his second summer of residence. This subject
should be approved by October 15 following. Two copies of the thesis, typewritten
on paper of good quality, 8½ by 11 inches, and bound in stiff board or
cloth cover must be deposited in the office of the Dean of the Department of
Graduate Studies not later than August 1 of the summer at the end of which it
is expected that the degree will be conferred. The back of the cover must bear
the title of the thesis and the writer's name, and the title page must carry the
author's name, degree, and the subject of the thesis, followed by the words: A
thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Virginia in candidacy
for the degree of Master of Arts.
(3) A final comprehensive examination, oral or written, after the acceptance
of the candidate's thesis, conducted by the candidate's major professor
and two or more of his departmental colleagues.
Master of Science.—The degree of Master of Science will be conferred
upon the holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science who fulfills requirements
corresponding to those stated above for the degree of Master of Arts. The
degree of Master of Science, like that of Master of Arts, is regarded as a
cultural rather than a professional degree and the prerequisites for candidacy,
including a reading knowledge of foreign languages, are estimated accordingly.
No extension or correspondence courses will be credited toward a Master's
degree.
Graduate Work in Education.—Graduate work in Education leading to the
degree of Master of Arts and Master of Science may be pursued in the Summer
Quarter.
Residence.—As stated above, the Master's degree may be won by properly
qualified persons in three full Summer Quarters of two terms each. In no
case will a degree be conferred without resident graduate study during three
Quarters, the equivalent in time of the regular session. Graduate students
in the Summer Quarter are required to make their Master's degree in three
out of five summers, after being accepted for graduate courses without conditions.
Graduate students are advised to continue their residence, if possible
during one or more terms of the regular session.
Candidates for degrees at the Summer Quarter Final Exercises must
notify the Graduate Office of their intention at the beginning of the Summer
Quarter.
Courses, Session-hours, and Grade.—Only those courses marked C in this
catalogue may be counted toward the Master's degree. Not more than two
graduate courses each term of the Summer Quarter will be credited toward
the degree except by special permission of the Dean and the Committee on
Graduate Studies.
At least 12 session-hours of resident work, constituting a definite program
of study and distributed over three Quarters, or six Summer terms,
study will not be counted in residence for the Master's degree.
Grade.—A graduate student's standing in a course is indicated by one of
the following symbols: A, B+, B, C. A is distinguished, B+ is very good,
B is satisfactory, C is unsatisfactory. Failure to attain the grade of B on any
one term will invalidate candidacy for the degree in the current session.
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