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ACADEMIC DEGREES.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts of the University of Virginia is
designed to secure in the candidate thorough and well-proportioned
general training in all of the great departments of human knowledge—
Ancient Languages, Modern Languages, History and Literature, Philosophy,
Mathematical Science, Experimental Science and Descriptive
Science. This degree is accordingly conferred upon a student who has
completed nine B. A. courses, selected from the following list, of which
at least one must be taken from each of the seven groups indicated,
the other two being chosen at will, except that if the student elects
both Latin and Greek, he is required to complete only eight B. A.
courses:
(For the convenience of students the days and hours of lectures, and
the page on which a detailed description will be found, are indicated.)
- Latin (Mon. Wed. Fri., 9 to 10 A. M., p. 60).
- Greek (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 11 to 12:30 A. M., p. 62).
I. ANCIENT LANGUAGES.
- French (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 9 to 10 A. M., p. 68).
- German (Mon. Wed. Fri., 10 to 11 A. M. p. 66).
- Italian (Mon. Wed. Fri., 2:30 to 3:30 P. M., p. 68).
- Spanish (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 2:30 to 3:30 P. M., p. 68).
II. MODERN LANGUAGES.
- General History (Mon. Wed. Fri., 9 to 10 A. M., p. 74).
- English Language (Mon. Wed. Fri., 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., p. 64).
- English Literature (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., p. 71).
III. HISTORY AND ENGLISH.
- Economics (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 10 to 11 A. M., p. 76).
- Logic and Psychology (Mon. Wed. Fri., 3:30 to 5 P. M., p. 77).
- Ethics and Philosophy (Tues. Thurs. Sat, 3:30 to 5 P. M., p. 77).
IV. PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES.
- Mathematics. Mon. Wed. Fri., 11 to 12:30 A. M., Sect. 1. (p. 77).
- Mathematics. Tues. Thurs. Sat., 11 to 12:30 A. M., Sect. 2. (p. 77).
- Astronomy (Mon. Wed. Fri., 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., p. 81).
- Mechanics (Mon. Wed. Fri., 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., p. 80).
V. MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES.
- Physics (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 11 to 12:30 A. M., p. 82).
- General Chemistry (Mon. Wed. Fri., 11 to 12:30 A. M., p. 83).
VI. EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES.
- Botany (Mon. Wed Fri., 10 to 11 A. M., p. 90).
- Comparative Anatomy (Mon. Wed. Fri., 12:30 to 1:30 P. M., p. 91).
- Geology (Tues. Thurs. Sat., 9 to 10 A. M., p. 87).
VII. DESCRIPTIVE SCIENCES.
The degree of Master of Arts of the University of Virginia is
designed for students who desire to extend their work in certain
departments of learning, so as to lay a broader foundation for professional
study, to equip themselves for the work of teaching, or to prepare
for specialized lines of research in letters or science. It is conferred
upon a Bachelor of Arts who has been graduated in each of
four Schools, elected by himself and approved by the Faculty. The
utmost freedom of election will be encouraged in the arrangement of
these courses, subject to the condition that the four lines of advanced
work chosen shall be so related as to form a rationally connected
whole.
It is expressly ordered, however, that none of the work done for the
B. A. degree shall be counted again as part of the advanced work
required for the M. A. degree, nor shall the advanced work done for
the M. A. degree be counted also for the B. A. degree.
The preliminary degree required of candidates for the M. A. degree
may be that of this University or of some other chartered institution
of learning. But in the latter case the degree shall be submitted for
approval to the Faculty, who have absolute power to accept or reject
the degree offered. The candidate must in all cases be graduated in
the B. A. course in each school before he is admitted to the M. A.
course in that school. But this last condition may be waived by the
Faculty in favor of the candidate who evidences upon examination
adequate preliminary training to pursue with profit the M. A. course
simultaneously with the B. A. course of the school.
A Bachelor of Arts of any other chartered institution of learning
who enters this University as a candidate for the M. A. degree, must
submit to the Faculty a statement showing the four major studies in
which he proposes to pursue the M. A. courses, and five associated
minor studies, which would complete the requirements for the B. A.
and M. A. degrees. Under the regulations of the Visitors, he will be
required to pursue here both the B. A. and M. A. courses in the four
major studies. But in any or all of the five minor studies he will be
excused from attendance upon the regular B. A. courses upon presenting
his diploma and passing a SPECIAL EXAMINATION at this University
in such studies. This examination, which shall be held in writing,
will, in all cases, be of a practical character, designed to test the
permanent acquisition by the student of a sound general knowledge of
the several subjects. Bachelors of Arts who are deficient in any of
the minor studies may fill cut their schemes of study by attending the
regular B. A. courses at this University in those subjects and passing
the regular examinations.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Virginia
is offered to students who propose to devote their energies to special
the sciences. The candidate for this degree must hold the degree of
Bachelor of Arts, or other degree of like value from this University
or from some other college or university of good standing, or must
exhibit to the Faculty, by examination if necessary, satisfactory evidences
of having a collegiate education equivalent to that represented
by the degree of Bachelor of Arts of a college or university of good
standing. In the case that the applicant received his collegiate education
at an institution other than this, the Faculty will pass, if necessary,
upon the standing of the institution in question.
The preparation of the candidate for entrance upon Ph. D. courses
in the particular subjects selected shall be passed upon by the
Academic Faculty on the basis of a report from the professors in
charge of the schools involved. These professors may satisfy themselves
of such preparation by any test they see fit to apply, including
a formal examination if they deem this necessary.
The work required for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the
University of Virginia shall in all cases embrace three subjects, viz., a
major subject, in which a dissertation is to be prepared, a cognate
minor, and an independent minor. The election of subjects shall in
all cases be submitted to the Academic Faculty for its approval at the
beginning of candidacy.
No time limit is set for the acquisition of this degree, except a minimum
time limit of three years of study therefor, after the acquisition
of the B. A. degree. The major subject shall be pursued during the
whole time, the first minor during at least two years, and the second
minor during at least one year.
Each candidate for the degree shall be required to possess a reading
knowledge of French and German, and such knowledge of subjects
considered fundamental as may be prescribed by the individual departments.
Each candidate shall be required to stand a final examination upon
the whole course covered in both major and minor studies.
Graduate work done in other universities of high standing shall be
accepted in lieu of resident work done here, provided sufficient evidence
is furnished that such work has been of a similar grade to that
required here, and has been satisfactorily performed; and provided
furthermore, that the last year of graduate work is done here. But a
candidate must obtain the special permission of the Faculty to apply
for this degree after only one year of resident study. It is also provided
that in the case of a professor in a chartered institution of learning
whose department embraces the studies elected by him, but one
year of residence is required.
On the completion of the approved courses of study the candidate
shall submit and present for his approval to the professor at the head
of the school in which his major study lies a dissertation showing
within the province of his major study; this dissertation must be
submitted not later than the first day of May immediately preceding
the Final Day on which the degree is sought; on its approval it must
be printed and fifty copies deposited in the Library of the University.
On the acceptance of the dissertation and the passage of the final
examinations the degree shall be conferred.
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