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DEGREES.

No merely honorary degree is conferred by the University of Virginia.
The degrees are conferred only upon examination, as follows:

1. A Certificate of Distinction is conferred on one who has attained
three-fourths of the value of the questions at any General Examination.

2. A Certificate of Proficiency is conferred on one who has passed
examination on any of the following special subjects: Anglo-Saxon,
Early English, Modern English, Rhetoric and English Literature, General
History, Political Economy and Science of Society, Logic, Philosophy,
Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, Junior Physics, Agricultural
Chemistry, Mineralogy, Geology, Botany, Physiology, Human Anatomy,
Medical Jurisprudence, Pharmacy, and Constitutional and International
Law.

3. A Diploma of Graduation is conferred on one who has passed examination
on any of the following general courses: Latin, Greek, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Modern Languages (any two of the last four),
English Language and Literature, Historical Science, Moral Philosophy,
Pure Mathematics, Mixed Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, Practical Physics, Practical Astronomy, General Chemistry,
Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical and Agricultural
Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology, Natural History and Geology, and
Agriculture, Zoology and Botany.

ACADEMICAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The title Bachelor of Letters of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has graduated in Latin, Greek, and Moral
Philosophy, and in Modern Languages, or English, or Historical
Science. (See p. 36.)

2. The title Bachelor of Science of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has graduated in Pure Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, General Chemistry, and Natural History and Geology.

3. The title Bachelor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has graduated in any three of the following:
Latin, Greek, both French and German, English, Historical
Science, and Moral Philosophy; and in any two of the following: Pure

Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, General Chemistry, and Natural
History and Geology. (See p. 37.)

4. The title Bachelor of Arts of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has attained: First, Distinctions in the work
of Senior Latin, and in that of Junior and Intermediate Greek, and a
Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, in Junior Physics,
and in either class of Moral Philosophy; Second, any two of the following:
a Distinction in a prescribed course of General Chemistry, a
Proficiency in Geology, in either class of English, in either class of Historical
Science, and a Diploma in either French or German; Third,
Graduation in any two of the ten Schools indicated. (See p. 37.)

N. B.—The examination in Senior Latin for this degree is limited in the translation
of Latin into English to the Latin read in the lecture-room, and in the translation of
English into Latin to a designated one-fourth of the exercise assigned for graduation.
The prescribed course in General Chemistry includes all the instruction given in
that subject, except the portion devoted to Chemical Physics.

5. The title Doctor of Letters of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has attained the degree Bachelor of Letters,
and accomplished a Graduate Course in any two or more of the Literary
Schools.

6. The title Doctor of Science of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has attained the degree Bachelor of Science,
and accomplished a Graduate Course in any two or more of the Scientific
Schools.

7. The title Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has attained the degree Bachelor of Philosophy,
or Bachelor of Arts, and accomplished a Graduate Course in
any two or more of the Literary Schools, or in any two or more of the
Scientific Schools.

N. B.—The candidate for a Doctorate may obtain the preliminary degrees above required,
or other degrees which the Faculty may deem equivalent, either at this University,
or at other chartered institutions of learning: provided, however, that he shall, in
all cases, have graduated at this University in the Schools in which it is proposed to
pursue graduate courses. The candidate for a Doctorate is also required to prepare and
have printed a fortnight before Public Day, an approved Thesis, showing independent
research in the subjects of one or another, as he may elect, of the Schools in which he pursues
a Graduate Course. His election of Schools is subject to the approval of the Faculty.

8. The title Master of Arts of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has graduated in Latin, Greek, French and
German, Moral Philosophy, Pure Mathematics, Natural Philosophy,
and General Chemistry.

PROFESSIONAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The title Bachelor of Law is conferred on one who has passed
examination on all the subjects of instruction in the Schools of the
Law Department.

2. The title Doctor of Medicine is conferred on one who has
passed examination on all the prescribed subjects of instruction in the
Schools of the Medical Department.

3. The title Graduate in Pharmacy is conferred on one who has
completed the prescribed course of instruction, and has passed the examinations
in each of the subjects taught in the Department of Pharmacy.

N. B.—A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Law, who in a previous session
has become a Proficient in Constitutional and International Law, is not required to
stand examination in this subject anew. A similar rule applies to a candidate for the
degree of Doctor of Medicine, who is a Proficient in Physiology, Anatomy, or Medical
Jurisprudence, or a graduate in General Chemistry; and to a candidate for the degree
of Graduate in Pharmacy, who has completed the course and stood the examination
in one or more of the prescribed subjects in a previous session; but for the degree in
Medicine, all candidates alike are required to stand the oral examination. (See p. 46.)

4. The title Civil Engineer is conferred on one who has attained
a Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, accomplished a
prescribed course on the Infinitesimal Calculus, and graduated in Natural
Philosophy, General or Industrial Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology,
and Applied Mathematics in the course of Civil Engineering.

5. The title Mining Engineer is conferred on one who has attained
a Proficiency in Junior and Intermediate Mathematics and in
Junior Physics, accomplished a prescribed course on the Infinitesimal
Calculus, and graduated in General and Industrial Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology, and Applied Mathematics in the
course of Mining Engineering.

6. The title Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture is conferred on
one who has attained Distinctions in Junior Applied Mathematics, a
Proficiency in Junior Physics, and graduated in General and Industrial
Chemistry, Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry, Natural History and
Geology, and Agriculture, Zoology and Botany.