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DEGREES.

No merely honorary degree is conferred by the University of Virginia.
A Certificate of Distinction is conferred on one who has attained
three-fourths of the value of the questions at an Intermediate
or a Final Examination. For the Degrees of Proficient or Graduate,
an equal or a higher standard is demanded; these degrees, which are
conferred only upon examination, are as follows:

UNTITLED DEGREES.

1. A Certificate of Proficiency in the Class is conferred on one
who has passed examination in any of the following classes: Anglo-Saxon,
Political Economy and Science of Society, Moral Philosophy,
Agricultural Chemistry, Descriptive Mineralogy, Determinative Mineralogy,
Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Human Anatomy, Medical Jurisprudence,
Constitutional and International Law.

2. A Diploma of Graduation in the Bachelor of Arts Course
in the subject named is conferred on one who has passed examination in
any one of the following courses: Junior and Intermediate Latin, Junior
and Intermediate Greek, Junior and Intermediate Mathematics, General
Astronomy, Junior French, Junior German, Spanish, Italian, Junior
Physics, General Chemistry, History, English Literature, Modern English,
Early English, Logic, Geology, Biology.

3. A Diploma of Graduation in the School is conferred on one
who has passed examination in all classes of any of the following
schools: Latin, Greek, French, German, Modern Languages, (including
French and German), 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, Biology, and Agriculture.

ACADEMICAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

1. The degree of Bachelor of Arts of the University of Virginia
is conferred upon one who has graduated in the Bachelor of Arts
courses in Latin, Greek (or Logic), Mathematics (or Astrohomy) History,
French (or Spanish, or Italian), German (or English), and any
two of the following—Physics, Chemistry, Geology, and Biology.

2. The degree of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia
is conferred on one who has graduated in the Schools of Latin, Greek,
Modern Languages, Moral Philosophy, Pure Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, and General Chemistry.

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

N. B.—The candidate for a Doctorate may obtain the preliminary degree above
required, or other degree which the Faculty may deem equivalent, either at this
University or at some other chartered institution 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 or original treatment of a fitting
theme from 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.

The graduating examinations are in all cases in writing, and the
standard is three-fourths.

PROFESSIONAL DEGREES WITH TITLES.

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

2. The degree of 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 degree of Graduate in Pharmacy is conferred on one who
has passed examination on all the prescribed subjects of instruction in
the Schools of the Pharmaceutical Department.

4. The degree of Civil Engineer is conferred on one who is a Proficient
in Mathematics, Physics, Geology, and Mineralogy (Descriptive
or Determinative), and a Graduate in Applied Mathematics, Chemistry
(General or Industrial), and Mathematics or Natural Philosophy.

5. The degree of Mining Engineer is conferred on one who is a
Proficient in Mathematics, Physics, Geology, and Mineralogy, and a
Graduate in Applied Mathematics, General and Industrial Chemistry,
and Analytical Chemistry.

6. The degree of Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture is conferred
on one who is a Proficient in Applied Mathematics, Physics, Geology,
and Mineralogy, and a Graduate in General and Industrial Chemistry,
Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry, and Biology and Agriculture.