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DEGREES.
The degrees conferred by the University are Academic and Professional.
The Academic Degrees are:
1. That of Proficient—conferred for satisfactory attainments in
certain subjects of study, to wit: in Anglo-Saxon, the Junior and
Intermediate course of Mathematics, Mineralogy and Geology, Physics,
Physiology, Medical Jurisprudence, Human Anatomy; Botany,
Political Economy, History, Literature, International Law and Government,
and the lecture course of Applied Chemistry.
2. That of Graduate in a School—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in the leading subjects of instruction in the same, to wit: in
the Latin Language and Literature, in the Greek Language and
Literature, in the French Language and Literature, in the German
Language and Literature, Mixed Mathematics, Pure Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Moral Philosophy, History and
Agricultural Chemistry.
3. That of Bachelor of Letters—conferred upon such students as
have graduated in the Schools of Ancient and Modern Languages,
Moral Philosophy, and History and Literature.
4. That of Bachelor of Science—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and
Chemistry, and who are also Proficients in the Classes of Anatomy,
Physiology, Comparative Anatomy, Botany, Mineralogy and
Geology, and who have obtained distinctions in the Junior Class of
Applied Mathematics, and made satisfactory attainments in the first
Laboratory class of Analytical Chemistry.
5. That of Bachelor of Arts—conferred on such students as have
graduated in Latin, Greek, Chemistry, Moral Philosophy and French
or German, and have obtained certificates of proficiency in Junior
and Intermediate Mathematics, Physics and History or Literature.
6. That of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia—conferred
upon students who have graduated in the Latin, Greek,
French and German Languages, Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry, Moral Philosophy, and History and Literature,
and who have passed satisfactory general examinations, in review,
on all the subjects embraced in the curriculum.
The candidate for the degree of Bachelor or Master of Arts is
also required to submit to the approval of the Faculty an Essay,
composed by himself, on some subject of literature or science,
which essay must be read by the author on the Public Day, if so
ordered.
The Professional Degrees are:
1. That of Bachelor of Law—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in all the subjects of instruction in the School of Law.
2. That of Doctor of Medicine—conferred for satisfactory attainments
in all the subjects of instruction, except Botany, in the several
schools constituting the Medical Department.
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, who have been
previously declared Graduates in Chemistry or Proficients in
Anatomy, Physiology or Medical Jurisprudence, are not required to
stand the examinations on these subjects anew; and the same rule
applies to candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Law, who are
Proficients in International Law and Government.
3. That of Civil Engineer—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Applied
Mathematics, and Chemistry or Applied Chemistry (Proficiency
in the Lecture course), and obtained a certficate of proficiency
in Mineralogy and Geology.
4. That of Mining Engineer—conferred on such students as have
graduated in the Schools of Chemistry, Applied Chemistry and
Natural Philosophy, and obtained certificates of proficiency in
Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, in a prescribed course of Applied
Mathematics, and in Mineralogy and Geology.
5. That of Civil and Mining Engineer—conferred on such students
as have graduated in Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, including
Mineralogy and Geology, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics
and Applied Chemistry.
☞ Honorary degrees are forbidden by the laws of the University.
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