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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
CATALOGUE OF 1906-1907.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRANCE TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Effective Session 1908-1909.

For admission to the University the general conditions are the following:

1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; the
Faculty recommends still greater maturity in ordinary cases.

2. Good Character.—As attested by a certificate from the school last
attended; or other satisfactory proof.

3. Adequate Preparation.—As evinced by entrance examinations or
by diploma or certificate from some accredited school.

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.

The purpose of these examinations is to secure in the applicant
adequate mental maturity for entrance upon a course of University study,
as well as the specific training needed to prosecute with success the work
of the school or department in which the student is registered. It is not
and has never been the policy of the University of Virginia to deny its
opportunities and privileges to any young man able to profit by them.
The test imposed at entrance is designed as much to protect the candidate
as to safeguard the school. Every applicant for admission is therefore
required as a proof of maturity and fitness to pass examination in certain
selected studies, or to present valid certificates covering courses of instruction
equivalent to these. From and after June 1st, 1908, the requirements
will consist of twelve blocks, elected by the applicant under specified
restrictions from the list below.

English.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. English Grammar and Grammatical Analysis.

B. Composition and Rhetoric.

C. History of Literature, English and American.

D. Critical Study of Selected Specimens of Literature.

All applicants for admission must satisfy the examiners in blocks A
and B and in either C or D. For admission to English Literature the
candidate must answer all four blocks.

Mathematics.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Arithmetic and Algebra to Quadratics.

B. Quadratics, Proportion, Progressions, Binomial Formula.

C. Plane Geometry Complete.

D. Geometrical Exercises; Solid Geometry of Planes and Polyhedra.

All applicants for admission must satisfy the examiners in blocks A,
B, and C. For admission to Mathematics 1, the candidate must answer
all four blocks.

History.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. American History and Government.

B. English History.

C. Medieval and Modern European History.

D. Greek and Roman History.

The questions set will be such as should be answered by a student who
had devoted one full high school year to energetic study under competent
instruction in each one of the four topics. All applicants for admission
must satisfy the examiners in Block A and one other. For admission to
History 1, the candidate must answer all four blocks.

Latin.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Grammar and Composition.

B. Cæsar's Gallic War, Books I-IV.

C. Cicero's Orations Against Catiline, and two others.

D. Virgil's Æneid, Books I-VI.

Candidates who elect Latin for entrance must pass in Blocks A, B,
and C. For admission to Latin 1, the candidate must satisfy the examiners
in all four blocks. He should have studied Latin for four years under
competent instruction.

Greek.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Grammar and Composition.

B. Xenophon's Anabasis, Books I-IV.

The candidate should have studied Greek under competent instruction
for two years, and must satisfy the examiners in both blocks. This
examination admits to Greek 2.

German.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Grammar and Composition.

B. Translation of Easy Modern German Prose.

The candidate should have studied German under competent instruction
for two years, and must satisfy the examiners in both blocks. This
examination admits to German 2.

French.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Grammar and Composition.

B. Translation of Easy Modern French Prose.

The candidate should have studied French under competent instruction
for two years, and must satisfy the examiners in both blocks. This
examination admits to French 2.

Spanish.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Grammar and Composition.

B. Translation of Easy Modern Spanish Prose.

The candidate should have studied Spanish under competent instruction
for two years, and must satisfy the examiners in both blocks. This
examination admits to Spanish 2.

Science.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:

A. Physical Geography.

B. Inorganic Chemistry.

C. Experimental Physics.

D. Elementary Botany and Zoology.

The candidate should have studied each of the four topics under
competent instruction and with proper laboratory facilities, for at least
one full school year.

ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION.

The College.—For entrance to the College the candidate must pass in
twelve blocks, of which at least three must be in English, three in Mathematics,
two in History, and the residue selected at will.

For individual schools the following requirements must be met:

English Literature 1; four blocks of English must be taken.

Mathematics 1; four blocks of Mathematics must be taken.

History 1; four blocks of History must be taken.

Latin 1; four blocks of Latin must be taken.

Greek 2; two blocks of Greek must be taken.

German 2; two blocks of German must be taken.

French 2; two blocks of French must be taken.

Physics 1; four blocks of Mathematics must be taken.

English 1; English Lit. 1 or the equivalent must be completed.

Mechanics 1; Mathematics 1 or the equivalent must be completed.

Astronomy 1; Mathematics 1 or the equivalent must be completed.

Biblical History and Literature; English Literature 1 or the equivalent
must be completed.

For the other schools no further specific requirements are exacted.
But in every case the candidate must give evidence of sufficient maturity
and adequate training to pursue the studies elected. Each professor has
authority to refuse to register a candidate obviously unfit to follow his
course.

The Department of Law.—For entrance to this department the candidate
must pass in twelve blocks, of which at least three must be in English,
three in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue selected at will.
He must also be at least eighteen years old.

The Department of Engineering.—The candidate for admission to
this department must pass in twelve blocks, of which three must be in
English, four in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue selected at
will.

The Department of Agriculture.—The candidate for admission to this
department must pass in twelve blocks, of which three must be in
English, four in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue selected at
will.

PROGRAMME OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.

             

June, 1908	8-10 A. M.	10-12 A. M.	12-2 P. M.	3-5 P. M.	Sept., 1908.
Mon. 8	Bot. & Zoöl. Greek A	Phys. Geog. Greek B	Spanish A Physics	Spanish B Chemistry	Mon. 7
Tues. 9	English A	English B	Math. A	Math. B	Tues. 8
Wed. 10	History A	History B	History C	History D	Wed. 9
Thur. 11	Math. C	Math. D	English C	English D	Thur. 10
Fri. 12	German A	German B	Latin A	Latin B	Fri. 11
Sat. 13	Latin C	Latin D	French A	French B	Sat. 12

The examinations are held at the University, twice each year, in
accordance with the dates in the above programme. The principal of
any accredited school may, upon application, not later than May 1st,
receive authority to hold the June examiantion in his school also. Copies
of the papers will be furnished gratis.

These examinations are held under the Honor System, no paper being
accepted unless accompanied by the usual pledge. All candidates, who
take their examinations at the time appointed, are tested free of charge.
In case of delayed entrance, where the grounds of postponement are good,
the President of the University may admit the candidate to a special
examination, for which an additional fee of five dollars is charged. This
fee is payable in advance and is in no case returned.

Candidates conditioned on not more than four blocks of the entrance
requirements are permitted to register and proceed with the work of their
classes; but such students will in no case be admitted to formal matriculation
until these conditions have been removed. All conditions must be
passed off before the opening of the session succeeding the student's
initial registration.

ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE.

In lieu of the foregoing examinations the candidate may be admitted
upon certificate from

1. A recognized institution of collegiate rank.

2. A Virginian public high school accredited by this University.

3. A Virginian private academy accredited by this University.

4. The American College Entrance Examination Board.

5. A properly accredited high school outside Virginia.

In the last class are included only such high schools as are accredited
by their own state universities or by institutions of higher learning with
equivalent rank.

The best certificate in all cases is a diploma of graduation from the
college or high school. If the candidate has not completed the course
required for graduation, the certificate presented must bear the official
signature of the head of the school; must specify the character and
content of each course offered as the equivalent of one of the entrance
examinations of this University; must give the length of time devoted to
the course; and must state the candidate's grades, which must be at least
seventy-five per cent. These certificates of preparation should be submitted
to the Dean of the University not later than September first. In default
of an acceptable certificate presented in due time the candidate will be
required to take the regular entrance examinations before being registered
as a student.

ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING.

Applicants from other universities and from colleges affiliated with the
University of Virginia will be admitted to advanced standing as candidates
for degrees from this University upon presentation of proper certificates,
covering the courses for which credit is desired. Such certificates must
be filed with the Dean of the Department in which the student is
registered. They must be acceptable both to the Dean and to the Professor
in charge of the course accredited. The certificate must bear the
official signature of the head of the college; must specify the character
and content of the course followed by the student; must give his marks,
which should in no case fall below the standard seventy-five per cent.
of this University; and must recommend the student as worthy of
admission to the University of Virginia in respect of both character and
scholarship. The final validation of such certificates is effected by the
successful completion of the courses attended in this University.

The College.—The programme of studies offered by the candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must satisfy all the requirements of
that degree as here established. He must devote at least one full session
to the studies of the College and at least three of his ten electives
must be taken here.

Department of Graduate Studies.—Applicants for admission to this
department as candidates for the degree of Master of Arts or Doctor of
Philosophy must present the baccalaureate degree of an affiliated institution
of collegiate rank, or in cases of incorporated institutions of learning
which confer no such degree, the certificate of graduation on a course
fully equivalent to the ordinary collegiate course. No diploma or certificate
can be accepted except by vote of the Faculty, based on the
recommendation of the Committee on Academic Degrees.

Department of Engineering.—The programme of studies offered by
the candidate for a degree in Engineering must satisfy all the requirements
of that degree as here established. He must devote at least two
full sessions to engineering studies in this University.

SPECIAL STUDENTS.

Applicants for registration who are twenty years old, and desire to
enter for the pursuit of special elective courses, must present adequate
proofs of good character and of the needful maturity and training. Such
applicants may then be registered by the Dean of the University as
Special Students, and will be admitted without formal examination to
the privileges of the University, but not as candidates for any titled
degree. Such students must in all cases meet the specific entrance
requirements as prescribed for the courses elected by them.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

From and after June 1st, 1909, the entrance requirements will be
still further advanced, as follows:

The College.—The candidate must pass in fifteen blocks, of which at
least three must be in English, three in Mathematics, two in History, and
three in Latin, and the residue elected at will. In place of the three blocks
of Latin the candidate may offer four blocks of the Modern Languages
(French, German, Spanish).

The Department of Engineering.—The candidate must pass in fifteen
blocks, of which at least three must be in English, four in Mathematics,
and two in History. One block of questions will be set in Plane Trigonometry.
The remaining five blocks may be selected at will.

A candidate may be admitted in spite of some deficiencies, provided
these are not such as will impair the integrity of his academic work.
But no such candidate will be conditioned except upon subjects actually
taught in this University; and all conditions must be absolved before the
beginning of the next session after initial registration.