 | Catalogue of the officers and students of the University of Virginia |  |
DEGREES.
Three honorary distinctions are conferred in this Institution: a Certificate
of Proficiency—that of Graduate in any School—and that of Master
of Arts of the University of Virginia.
The first, the Faculty may confer on any Student who shall, on examination,
give satisfactory evidence of a competent acquaintance with any of
those particular branches which, according to the regulations, may be separately
attended in a school. The second, they are authorised to confer on
any student who shall, on examination, give satisfactory evidence of his
proficiency in the general studies of any of the schools. And the third, is
obtained by graduation, in the schools of Ancient Languages. Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Moral Philosophy, and in any two of
the Modern Languages. But in all cases, to obtain a diploma or certificate
of proficiency, the candidate must give the Faculty satisfactory proof of his
ability to write the English language correctly.
No particular period of study is prescribed for the acquisition of these honors.
The Student obtains them whenever he can undergo the rigid examinations
to which the candidates for them are subjected.
The title of Doctor of Medicine is conferred on the graduate in the Medical
Department.
On the last day of the session, the Visitors, Faculty, Officers and Students,
assemble in the Rotunda, and the public are invited to attend. On
this occasion, the certificates and diplomas are awarded to the successful
candidates, the results of the examinations are announced, and orations are
delivered, and essays read by Students appointed for that purpose.
| Catalogue of the officers and students of the University of Virginia | |